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Teddy Roosevelt Terrier

Meet the Teddy Roosevelt terrier, one of the American Kennel Club’s new dog breeds for 2026

By Jennifer Peltz and The Associated Press

RFK

A year of MAHA begs the question: is RFK making America healthy again?

By Ali Swenson and The Associated Press

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)

RFK Jr. push leads to 5 states restricting what you can buy with SNAP benefits: Experts warn it’s a ‘disaster waiting to happen’

By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press

license

Georgia’s ‘America First’ license plates, Washington’s $17 minimum wage and Hawaii’s climate change tourist tax: new laws are on the books

By David A. Lieb and The Associated Press

McCormick

The government paid $5 million instead of $50,000 to a Florida Democrat’s healthcare company. She claims innocence from fraud

By David Fischer and The Associated Press

Orlando

Orlando’s iconic swans are dead. Authorities suspect bird flu

By The Associated Press

FILE – In this photo provided by the office of Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price, Carlitos Ricardo Parias, left receives a certificate of recognition from Jose Ugarte, chief of staff for Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price in Los Angeles, Aug. 2025. (Office of Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price via AP)

Crackdown on anti-ICE TikToker backfires as judge throws out case for lack of access to lawyers in immigration detention

By The Associated Press

Usmanov

German prosecutors will drop probe of Russian magnate Usmanov after he agrees to pay nearly $12M

By The Associated Press

heat wave

‘Almost impossible’: Another one of the hottest years on record brings previously unimaginable frequency of heat waves

By Alexa St. John and The Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an arrival at his Mar-a-Lago club, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump warns U.S. will ‘knock the hell out of’ Iran’s nuclear capabilities if it’s rebuilding them amid Israeli concerns about long-range missiles

By Will Weissert, Sam Mednick, and others

A man records a humanoid robot inside the exhibition room at the Humanoids Summit, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Silicon Valley summit offers rare insight into humanoid robots—and China is the clear winner

By Matt O'Brien and The Associated Press

FILE – Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Homeland Security investigates Minnesota for apparent fraud costing taxpayers as much as $9 billion

By The Associated Press

President Donald Trump attends a joint news conference with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following a meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump claims victory in drug-smuggling crackdown, but key details remain a mystery

By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, and others

FILE – A canning jar filled with money sits on a shelf in East Derry, N.H., June 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Personal Finance

How to win your money resolutions in 2026: From emergency funds to savings goals

By Adriana Morga and The Associated Press

CORRECTS TO HEARING, NOT ARRAIGNMENT – U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., speaks to the media after a hearing in federal court Monday, Dec. 29, 2025 in Miami. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Florida congresswoman accused of stealing $5 million in COVID funds insists she’s innocent

By David Fischer and The Associated Press