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Sudan advances at Africa Cup despite defeat and war at home

1:37 PM on Wednesday, December 31

Despite a 2-0 loss to Burkina Faso in its final group game Sudan has reached the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations after qualifying as one of the best third-place finishers

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Mullens (14) talks with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers (17) following an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Rivers' brief comeback to end as Colts opt to start Leonard at QB against Houston

1:30 PM on Wednesday, December 31

Philip Rivers' brief comeback is over — and apparently so is his career

San Jose Sharks' Macklin Celebrini (71) celebrates his goal against the Vancouver Canucks with his teammates during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Celebrini joins McDavid, MacKinnon, Crosby on Team Canada's Olympic hockey roster

12:57 PM on Wednesday, December 31

Macklin Celebrini, the 19-year-old star for the San Jose Sharks, is heading to the Winter Olympics

Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over the first Vespers and the 'Te Deum' in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope asks that Rome welcome foreigners as he closes out 2025

12:19 PM on Wednesday, December 31

Pope Leo XIV has closed out 2025 with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people young and old

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial -- until Trump vetoed them

12:16 PM on Wednesday, December 31

President Donald Trump has issued the first vetoes of his second term, rejecting two bipartisan natural resources bills

FILE - Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks to reporters before presiding over the annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., May 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Some Warren Buffett wisdom on his last day leading Berkshire Hathaway

12:14 PM on Wednesday, December 31

The advice that legendary investor Warren Buffett offered on investing and life over the years helped earn him legions of followers who eagerly read his annual letters and filled an arena in Omaha every year to listen to him at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meetings

This photo provided by Capital Entertainment, Grammy Award Nominated Gospel Singer Richard Smallwood is handed a portrait of himself during his 75th Birthday Celebration. (Capital Entertainment via AP)

Gospel singer Richard Smallwood dies at 77, leaving a legacy that inspired many in music

12:09 PM on Wednesday, December 31

Eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at 77

FILE - Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton pose for photographers upon arrival at the Season 2 UK Premiere of The Night Manager in London, England, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Photo by Millie Turner/Invision/AP, File)

English actors Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton welcome their second child

12:09 PM on Wednesday, December 31

English actors Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton have welcomed their second child

Average US long-term mortgage rate falls to the lowest level of the year at 6.15%

12:00 PM on Wednesday, December 31

Average US long-term mortgage rate falls to the lowest level of the year at 6.15%

Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé sidelined with knee injury

10:47 AM on Wednesday, December 31

Real Madrid says forward Kylian Mbappé has injured his left knee

Former White House chief usher Gary Walters, author of "White House Memories," is interviewed about his book, in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump isn't the 1st president to want more room to entertain, longtime White House usher says

8:03 AM on Wednesday, December 31

The longest-serving White House chief usher says presidents before Donald Trump were interested in having a larger space for entertaining too

A woman stands for a photo by her friend before an event to ring in the new year at the Juyongguan Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, late Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Asia's drummers pound in the new year as others mark 2026 with defiance or hope

6:02 AM on Wednesday, December 31

Drummers pounded in the New Year and a stampede of computer-generated horses was shown over part of the Great Wall as China and elsewhere in Asia marked the start of 2026

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russian drone attack injures 3 Ukrainian children as Putin expresses confidence in victory

5:11 AM on Wednesday, December 31

Russian drones have blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in Ukraine's city of Odesa, injuring six people including three children

People pose for photographs at Lan Kwai Fong to celebrate the start of 2026 in the Central district of Hong Kong, on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Hong Kong greets 2026 without fireworks after deadliest blaze in decades

3:05 AM on Wednesday, December 31

Hong Kong welcomed 2026 without fireworks over Victoria Harbor after a massive fire in November killed at least 161 people

FILE - President Donald Trump talks to the media as he walks to Marine One from the White House, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

A rough year for journalists in 2025, with a little hope for things to turn around

1:10 AM on Wednesday, December 31

By most measures, 2025 was a rough year for those who care about freedom of the press

In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), Cambodian soldiers, center, arrive after being captured and held by the Thai army, at Prum border gate, in Pailin province, Cambodia, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. (AKP via AP)

Thailand releases 18 Cambodian prisoners of war as part of ceasefire agreement

12:58 AM on Wednesday, December 31

Thailand has repatriated 18 Cambodian prisoners of war

FILE - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, center, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., appear on stage during a rally, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File)

Zohran Mamdani to become NYC's next mayor with a midnight oath underground

12:03 AM on Wednesday, December 31

Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York City as the clock ticks over into 2026 — but the celebrations are set to last through New Year’s Day

Justin Flinn, left, works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Wall Street is slipping in light trading on the final day of 2025

9:21 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Wall Street is slipping on the final day of trading for 2025, a banner year for markets that was driven by both optimism and uncertainty

FILE - An EBT SNAP sign is shown on a self check out screen at a grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states Jan. 1

12:09 PM on Tuesday, December 30

Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new limits starting Thursday on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits

Dianna Tompkins looks at a mirror while she sits on a bed at her home in Demotte, Ind., Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

How a fast-moving $50 cash relief program buoyed needy families when SNAP payments were paused

8:11 AM on Wednesday, December 24

GiveDirectly got $50 gift cards out to SNAP recipients during last month’s shutdown through a new approach to cash assistance

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