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Betty Cole leads an interfaith meditation practice at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/William Liang)

Ancient meditation practices find new life in modern religious communities across America

7:20 AM on Monday, December 29

Meditation has been a common feature for eons in religious traditions from Buddhism to yoga, which originated as an ancient spiritual practice in India rooted in Hindu philosophy

Taiwan's aviation authority says more than 100,000 air travelers will be affected by China military drills

7:16 AM on Monday, December 29

Taiwan's aviation authority says more than 100,000 air travelers will be affected by China military drills

6 Islamic State militants, 3 police officers killed in clash in northwest Turkey, minister says

3:58 AM on Monday, December 29

6 Islamic State militants, 3 police officers killed in clash in northwest Turkey, minister says

FILE - The 7-foot tall "2026" numerals are displayed at an illumination ceremony in Times Square, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)

Out with the old: With 2026 nigh, here's some wide-ranging intel on managing transitions

12:16 AM on Monday, December 29

It’s that time again when we turn the calendar page on one year and meet another

FILE - People carry sacks and boxes of food and humanitarian aid that was unloaded from a World Food Program convoy that had been heading to Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)

US pledges $2B for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding and warns agencies to 'adapt or die'

12:10 AM on Monday, December 29

The United States has announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance funding

US pledges $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid, a dramatic reduction as Trump demands reforms

12:06 AM on Monday, December 29

US pledges $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid, a dramatic reduction as Trump demands reforms

Palestinian youth walk along a tent camp for displaced people as the sun sets in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Trump and Netanyahu are to meet in Florida at a crucial moment for the US-backed Gaza ceasefire

12:01 AM on Monday, December 29

President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida

FILE - A woman stands in front of the home where a New Year's Eve firework explosion killed and injured people, Jan. 1, 2025, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)

Hawaii hopes stricter laws will quiet illegal fireworks after deadly New Year's Eve blast

Monday, December 29

Hawaii authorities are cracking down on illegal fireworks after a tragic explosion last New Year's Eve killed six people

FILE - New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a news conference, in the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File)

Zohran Mamdani has bold promises. Can he make them come true as New York City mayor?

11:57 PM on Sunday, December 28

Zohran Mamdani has promised to transform New York City government when he becomes mayor

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

World shares are mostly lower in quiet holiday trading as China stages war drills near Taiwan

11:55 PM on Sunday, December 28

Shares in Europe and Asia are mostly lower in thin holiday trading as China stages military exercises near the island of Taiwan

Heavy snow falls along Nicollet Mall Sunday Dec.28, 2025 in Minneapolis. (Jerry Holt /Star Tribune via AP)

Winter storm brings blizzard conditions and dangerous wind chills

11:54 PM on Sunday, December 28

A powerful winter storm is moving northeast, bringing snow, ice, rain, and strong winds

Mexican president says 13 people died in the Interoceanic Train derailment in southern Mexico

9:15 PM on Sunday, December 28

Mexican president says 13 people died in the Interoceanic Train derailment in southern Mexico

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), front row second from left, poses with other military officers after promoting to generals, back row, from left, Yang Zhibin of the Eastern Theater Command and Han Shengyan commander of Central Theater Command in Beijing on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

China stages military drills around Taiwan to warn 'external forces' after US, Japan tensions

8:10 PM on Sunday, December 28

The Chinese military says it dispatched air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint live-fire drills around Taiwan to warn against what it calls separatist and “external interference” forces

Interoceanic Train derails in southern Mexico, killing at least 13 and injuring dozens

4:30 PM on Sunday, December 28

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says 13 people died and another 98 people were injured when a train derailed on a rail line connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico

CORRECTS MONTH FILE - This photo provided by NASA shows the Moon's shadow covering portions of Canada and the U.S. during a total solar eclipse as seen from the International Space Station, on Monday, April 8, 2024. (NASA via AP, File)

The moon and sun figure big in the new year's lineup of cosmic wonders

9:10 AM on Sunday, December 28

The moon and sun share top billing in 2026

A police officer injured by a thrown stone is helped away from the area after clashes erupted between Alawite protesters from the Alawite religious minority and counterprotesters, two days after a bomb in an Alawite mosque in Homs killed eight people and wounded 18 during Friday prayers, in Latakia, Syria's coastal region, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

4 dead, dozens injured in Syria during clashes between Alawites and counterdemonstrators

6:59 AM on Sunday, December 28

At least four people have been killed and dozens wounded in clashes on Syria’s coast

This photo provided by Mel D. Cole shows Carson Bispels, left, posing for a photo with his father, Martin Bispels, who recently started Retroactv, a company that sells rock merchandise dating back to the 1960s and 1970s, on Aug. 1, 2025, in Asbury Park, N.J. (Mel D. Cole via AP)

'The past gives comfort': Finding refuge on analog islands amid deepening digital seas

12:18 AM on Sunday, December 28

As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea

President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands at the start of a joint news conference following a meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says Ukraine and Russia are 'closer than ever' to peace after talks with Zelenskyy

12:02 AM on Sunday, December 28

President Donald Trump says Ukraine and Russia are “closer than ever before” to a peace deal, but he acknowledges that negotiations could still break down and leave the war dragging on for years

FILE - Ryan Seacrest hosts "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" during the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

What music and television to stream: A New Year's Eve tradition

3:52 PM on Wednesday, December 24

The end of the year brings fewer new streaming options, but it's a great time to catch up on 2025's best movies, TV, music, and games

Today in History: December 29, the Wounded Knee Massacre

4:58 PM on Monday, December 15

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