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12:31 AM on Friday, December 26

Shares are mixed in Asia, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 trading near record high levels after Japan's Cabinet approved a record defense budget plan exceeding $58 billion for the coming fiscal year

12:28 AM on Friday, December 26

Travis Kelce tried to make Thursday night a memorable one if it is his last game at Arrowhead Stadium

12:02 AM on Friday, December 26

Graphite mines in the United States are seeing renewed interest after being largely closed for decades

12:01 AM on Friday, December 26

Fernando Dávila, a 72-year-old artist in Florida, paints vibrant works despite being colorblind

Friday, December 26

The television adaptation of Rachel Reid’s novel “Heated Rivalry” is making waves with hockey romance fans

11:11 PM on Thursday, December 25

Bo Nix ran for a touchdown and threw a go-ahead pass to R

10:49 PM on Thursday, December 25

Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an election framed by the ruling military as a return to multi-party democracy

9:57 PM on Thursday, December 25

Defending champion and 100-foot supermaxi LawConnect led the Sydney to Hobart fleet out of Sydney harbor for the 80th running of the ocean race to the island state of Tasmania

8:57 PM on Thursday, December 25

Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen for the coming year

8:12 PM on Thursday, December 25

Jordan Addison took a jet sweep handoff 65 yards for the game-sealing touchdown with 3:43 left after the Minnesota Vikings forced six turnovers and eliminated the Detroit Lions from contention for the playoffs with a 23-10 victory

7:59 PM on Thursday, December 25

Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions have gifted the division rival Green Bay Packers a spot in the playoffs

7:53 PM on Thursday, December 25

Stephen Curry scored 23 points and knocked down a key 3-pointer with 3:45 left to help seal it, Jimmy Butler added 14 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-116

6:59 PM on Thursday, December 25

Dallas Mavericks center Anthony Davis suffered a groin injury in the second quarter against the Golden State Warriors

6:40 PM on Thursday, December 25

President Donald Trump says the U.S. launched a deadly strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians

6:35 PM on Thursday, December 25

Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians

4:18 PM on Thursday, December 25

Dak Prescott threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns, and the Dallas Cowboys blew most of an 18-point lead before squeezing past the Washington Commanders 30-23

9:51 AM on Thursday, December 25

The Kremlin is in talks with French authorities about French scholar Laurent Vinatier, who is serving a three-year sentence in Russia and reportedly faces new espionage charges

8:33 AM on Thursday, December 25

The family of Palestinian director and actor Mohammad Bakri says he has died at 72

12:02 AM on Thursday, December 25

Another powerful storm system that could cause more flooding and mudslides is rolling across Southern California

3:14 PM on Wednesday, December 24

Eleven teams are in the NFL playoffs