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NOV. 27, 2025
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FILE - Emergency personnel keep a presence following the shooting of two National Guard soldiers near the White House in Washington, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
People visit Herrnhuter Sterne GmbH manufacturing, a Christmas stars manufacturing company in Herrnhut, Germany, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Moravian stars light up Germany’s Christmas season
Bright Christmas stars have long been a familiar sight across Germany during the darkest days of the year, but none is more famous — and lately as popular — as the Moravian stars from the eastern village of Herrnhut near the Polish and Czech borders. They come in different sizes and shine in varying colors. They decorate church steeples […]
NOV. 26, 2025
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Ellie Laks carries a turkey at The Gentle Barn, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in Christiana, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
At The Gentle Barn, turkeys are for snuggling, not stuffing at Thanksgiving
At the start of a busy holiday week filled with hours of travel, Jordan Gullotta went to a place that has given her comfort and a sense of peace. At The Gentle Barn, an animal rescue organization in Tennessee that offers animal-based therapy, she can brush a friendly cow or give scratches and kisses to fluffy white […]
NOV. 26, 2025
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This image from video by the United States Geological Survey shows lava erupting from Kilauea volcano on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. (USGS via AP)
Kilauea displays lava fountains for the 37th time since its eruption began last year
The on-and-off eruption that’s been dazzling residents and visitors on Hawaii’s Big Island for nearly a year resumed Tuesday as Kilauea volcano sent fountains of lava soaring 400 feet (122 meters) into the air. The molten rock was confined within Kilauea’s summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the U.S. Geological Survey said. No homes were threatened. It’s the […]
NOV. 26, 2025
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High Priestess Mary Mina, left, lights a torch from the Olympic flame during the flame lighting ceremony for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, at the archaeological museum of Olympia, Greece, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Under a cloud, the Olympic flame begins its journey to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic. Bad weather lashing western Greece forced organizers to move the torch-lighting ceremony indoors, from Olympia’s ancient stadium and temples to a nearby museum. The flame is lit by focusing the sun’s rays with a […]
NOV. 26, 2025
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Technical equipment of the INEOS Energy's Siri platform is seen from the helicopter pad at the platform in the North Sea, Denmark, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/James Brooks)
Ambitious plan to store CO2 beneath the North Sea set to start operations
Appearing first as a dot on the horizon, the remote Nini oil field on Europe’s rugged North Sea slowly comes into view from a helicopter. Used to extract fossil fuels, the field is now getting a second lease on life as a means of permanently storing planet-warming carbon dioxide beneath the seabed. In a process that […]
NOV. 26, 2025
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First lady Melania Trump receives the official 2025 White House Christmas Tree, a white fir from Korson's Tree Farms in Michigan, on the North Portico of the White House, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Melania Trump welcomes Christmas tree to the White House
First lady Melania Trump on Monday welcomed this year’s official White House Christmas tree, a white fir from a farm in Michigan that arrived by horse-drawn carriage. The tree, which came from Korson’s Tree Farms, arrived on the North Portico. It was delivered by a pair of Clydesdales named Logan and Ben in a carriage driven by […]
NOV. 24, 2025
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South Carolina guard Ta'Niya Latson (00) brings ball upcourt against Queens of Charlotte guard Magda Freire during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
UConn’s narrow victory keeps Huskies No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25, South Carolina, UCLA and Texas next
UConn passed its first test of the season to remain No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll on Monday. The Huskies received 30 of the 32 first-place votes from a national media panel after beating No. 6 Michigan 72-69 last Friday in the Naismith Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase. South Carolina, UCLA and Texas followed […]
NOV. 24, 2025
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Arizona guard Jaden Bradley (0) is guarded by UConn guard Malachi Smith in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Arizona jumps to No. 2 behind Purdue in AP Top 25, Alabama into top 10; Kansas falls out of rankings
Purdue remained at No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, while Arizona jumped to No. 2 to continue its opening-month rise after another impressive win against a ranked opponent. The Boilermakers (6-0) earned 46 of 61 first-place votes in Monday’s poll to remain at the top after beating then-No. 15 Texas Tech by 30 to […]
NOV. 24, 2025
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Elizabeth Arnold, the owner of Sugar Magnolia Bakery, slices into a sweet potato pie on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Flowood, Miss. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)
Sweet potato or pumpkin? The Thanksgiving pie debate
They’re both round, orange and probably bad for your health, but which is the better Thanksgiving dessert: pumpkin or sweet potato pie? For most people, the answer likely depends on where they’re from. The two Thanksgiving favorites have more in common than not. They’re similar in color, taste and texture, and derived from European carrot pie. Those similarities make […]
NOV. 24, 2025
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A Christian Orthodox clergy stands in one of the corridors of the Christian Orthodox Halki Theological school, at the Holy Trinity monastery, in Heybeliada island, Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Optimism ahead of pope’s visit to Turkey for reopening of Istanbul’s Greek Orthodox seminary
As Pope Leo XIV prepares to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Turkey to mark a key event that shaped the foundations of Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, there has been a surge of renewed optimism over the possible reopening of a Greek Orthodox religious seminary that has been closed since 1971. […]
NOV. 24, 2025
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AP Fund for Journalism secures over $30 million to bring AP content to local US newsrooms
AP Fund for Journalism today announced significant commitments from several organizations, including the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc. and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, that will help power its first-of-its kind local news program to support the U.S. local news ecosystem. The combined investment of more than […]
NOV. 20, 2025
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