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Lead: Jim Harbaugh, now head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, addressed his recent communications with former Michigan assistant Sherrone Moore on the Dan Patrick Show after Moore was fired and later arrested. Harbaugh, whose Chargers sit 10-4 in his second NFL season, described Moore’s situation as a tragedy and said he has exchanged texts … Read more

Lead Louisville freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr. did not play in Tuesday night’s 83-62 loss at No. 20 Tennessee after being ruled out with a lower back injury before tipoff in Knoxville. The Cardinals, ranked No. 11 and now 9-2, started Kennesaw State transfer Adrian Wooley in his place. Wooley made his first start of … Read more

Lead On Dec. 16, 2025, University of North Carolina Athletics published a rapid-reaction piece featuring comments from Lucas following the Tar Heels’ matchup with East Tennessee State University (ETSU). The short postgame item collected immediate impressions on execution, adjustments and team focus. Lucas’ remarks framed the game’s key turning points and signaled what coaches will … Read more

Lead: Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and 34 other states announced a nationwide settlement on Tuesday requiring Hyundai and Kia to offer free repairs for millions of vehicles that lacked key anti-theft technology. The agreement covers about 9 million eligible cars sold from model years 2011 through 2022 and could cost the companies more than … Read more

Colorado health officials confirmed the state’s first influenza-associated pediatric death of the 2025–26 season on Dec. 16, 2025. The child was elementary school–aged and lived in the Denver metro area, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE); the death occurred the previous week. The announcement comes as statewide flu activity has … Read more

Lead Washington — On Dec. 16, 2025, House GOP leaders advanced a party health-care package to the floor but declined to allow a vote this week on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that expire Dec. 31. Moderate Republicans pushed late Tuesday for amendments to preserve subsidies for more than 20 million Americans … Read more

On Tuesday, a circle of Rob Reiner’s closest friends and collaborators issued a joint remembrance after the filmmaker and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead on Sunday afternoon in their Brentwood home. The signed statement — made available to The Associated Press — lauded Reiner’s range as an actor and director and praised the … Read more

Dec. 16, 2025 — House Speaker Mike Johnson faced public pushback from Republican moderates this week as the conference worked to advance a GOP health-care package that does not include a near-term extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies set to lapse for roughly 20 million Americans. The dispute surfaced after a Republican conference … Read more

Lead On Dec. 16, 2025, U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon declined to order an immediate stop to construction on a proposed White House ballroom, provided the administration files formal plans by the end of the month. The National Trust for Historic Preservation had sought an injunction to halt the work, arguing the project sidesteps … Read more

Lead President Donald Trump provoked an unusual wave of criticism from fellow Republicans after he blamed the fatal stabbing of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife on what he called “TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME” in a social post Monday morning. The couple’s son, Nick Reiner, was arrested Sunday night by the Los Angeles Police Department … Read more

Lead Ford Motor Company announced that it will take a $19.5 billion charge in 2026 after halting production of the original electric F‑150 Lightning and shifting some operations to hybrid and EREV (extended‑range electric vehicle) variants. The move follows CEO Jim Farley’s public warnings earlier this year that ending the $7,500 federal EV tax credit … Read more

Lead Late in the third quarter of the 2025 NBA Cup championship in Las Vegas, the young San Antonio Spurs built a double-digit lead and threatened to pull away. The New York Knicks’ bench shifted momentum: Jordan Clarkson, Tyler Kolek and Mitchell Robinson erased the deficit and set the tone for the fourth quarter. New … Read more

Samsung will expand its Micro RGB television range in 2026 with new 55-, 65-, 75-, 85- and 100-inch models, a move that tightens the competitive gap with OLED in image quality and color fidelity. The company says the sets use sub-100-micrometer RGB LEDs that act independently to enable finer local light control and higher accuracy. … Read more

Lead: A 33-year-old Texas woman was arrested after razor blades were discovered inside loaves of bread sold at two Walmart stores in Biloxi, Mississippi. Camille Benson was taken into custody Tuesday and charged with attempted mayhem; bond was set at $100,000. Customers first reported blades on Dec. 5 and Dec. 8 at a Walmart Supercenter … Read more

Lead: On Dec. 16, 2025, Paramount’s hostile offer for Warner Bros. appeared to unravel after President Donald Trump publicly attacked CBS and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners withdrew from the deal. The pullout followed Trump’s complaint that CBS’s 60 Minutes treated him worse since its change in ownership, and Affinity cited a shift in “investment dynamics”. … Read more