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

12:00 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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

Fans hold up scarves to support their teams prior to the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Club Brugge and Arsenal in Bruges, Belgium, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

DAZN to continue Belgian league broadcasts after arbitration ruling

9:19 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

DAZN says it will continue broadcasting Belgian league matches until the end of the season

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump made lots of tariff threats in 2025. Here are some that never materialized

8:48 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

President Donald Trump made a lot of tariff threats and trade promises this year

FILE - "Help Wanted" sign is displayed at a dry cleaner in Rolling Meadows, Ill., Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

US applications for jobless benefits fell below 200,000 last week with layoffs historically low

8:41 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain low despite a weakening labor market

US jobless claim applications fell to 199,000 last week with layoffs still limited

8:35 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

US jobless claim applications fell to 199,000 last week with layoffs still limited

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, 2025

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

FILE - This image provided by America250 in December 2025 shows the New Year's Eve ball designed for the U.S.'s 250th year. (Eli Ritter/America250 via AP,File)

The nation's 250th anniversary arrives with a call for year-round community service

8:02 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission wants to turn America’s 250th birthday celebration into the country’s single biggest year for volunteering

FILE -The shadow of a Royal New Zealand Air Force P3 Orion is seen on low level cloud while the aircraft searches for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean, near the coast of Western Australia, March 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)

What to know about the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 as the search resumes

7:50 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 remains a mystery more than a decade later

This photo provided by Toyota shows the Prius Plug-in Hybrid, an affordable and surprisingly sporty plug-in hybrid with excellent fuel economy. (Nathan Leach-Proffer/Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. via AP)

These are the best plug-in hybrids for under $55,000

7:26 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Plug-in hybrids can serve as a bridge to electric vehicles, offering 30–50 miles of electric-only range before a gas engine takes over

Residents use their smartphones to film a large screen at a shopping mall showing CCTV broadcasting Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering his 2026 New Year message, in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China announces it 'successfully completed' Taiwan military maneuvers

7:22 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

China’s People’s Liberation Army says it has “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan

FILE - Flight officer Rayan Gharazeddine scans the water in the southern Indian Ocean off Australia from a Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion during a search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on March 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)wld

Latest deep-sea search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 gets underway

6:57 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

A deep-sea search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has begun in the Indian Ocean, reviving efforts to solve one of aviation’s greatest mysteries

New Zealand's Auckland has become the first major city to ring in 2026 with fireworks from Sky Tower

6:00 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

New Zealand's Auckland has become the first major city to ring in 2026 with fireworks from Sky Tower

Travellers wait for Eurostar services at St Pancras International station in London, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Channel Tunnel power malfunction fixed, but rail delays linger

4:07 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Trains through the Channel Tunnel between Europe and the UK are running again after power malfunctions caused travel chaos

A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Pakistan's polio cases fell by half in 2025 despite attacks on vaccination teams

2:57 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Officials say Pakistan has seen polio cases fall by more than half in 2025

Peking Opera actress Zhang Wanting performs during a show at Jixiang Theatre in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

In a breakneck digital era, the ancient art of Peking opera works hard to keep flourishing

2:46 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

The old and nuanced art of Peking opera is working hard to flourish in an era of digital entertainment and incessant screens

Philadelphia Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet yells during the third period of an NHL game against the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver, on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Tocchet coaches Flyers to 6-3 win over Canucks in return to Vancouver

2:07 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Carl Grundstrom scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers gave coach Rick Tocchet a victory against his former team, beating the Canucks 6-3 in his return to Vancouver

TCU running back Jeremy Payne, center, celebrates with teammates after he ran for a touchdown against Southern California during overtime in the Alamo Bowl NCAA college football game in San Antonio, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Seals and Payne rally TCU past No. 16 USC for 30-27 overtime victory in Alamo Bowl

1:29 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Ken Seals passed for 258 yards and the game-winning touchdown in overtime as TCU rallied to beat No. 16 Southern California 30-27 in the Alamo Bowl

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, 2025

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

A vendor sells hot drinks in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China factory activity picks up in December as orders rebound ahead of holidays

12:49 AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Surveys show that Chinese factory activity expanded for the first time in eight months in December, as orders picked up ahead of holidays and builders rushed to finish projects

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, 2025

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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