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For reeling Steelers, it sure feels like Groundhog Day instead of Christmas

PITTSBURGH — The decorations outside Acrisure Stadium suggested Christmas. The play on the field by the home team hinted at another holiday entirely. Groundhog Day. Like...

December 26, 2024 Sports

Average rate on a 30-year mortgage climbs to 6.85%, highest since July, as bond yields keep rising

WASHINGTON — The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the second week in a row to its highest level since mid-July, reflecting a recent jump in the bon...

December 26, 2024 Business

Sinkhole prompts lane closures on Interstate 80 in New Jersey

WHARTON, N.J. — A sinkhole that opened up Thursday along Interstate 80 in northern New Jersey forced authorities to close the heavily traveled highway's eastbound lanes. ...

December 26, 2024 National News

Biden will decide on U.S. Steel acquisition after influential panel fails to reach consensus

WASHINGTON — A powerful government panel on Monday failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of a nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Stee...

December 26, 2024 National News

Israel strikes Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital while the WHO chief says he was meters away

JERUSALEM — A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports, while the World Health Organization's direct...

December 26, 2024 International News

Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they’re tuning out

NEW YORK — As a Democrat who immersed himself in political news during the presidential campaign, Ziad Aunallah has much in common with many Americans since the election....

December 26, 2024 Arts & Entertainment

‘Baby Driver’ actor Hudson Meek, 16, dies in a fall from a moving vehicle

VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. — Teenage actor Hudson Meek has died after he fell out of a moving vehicle in Alabama, authorities said. Meek, 16, was hurt on Dec. 19 while on a str...

December 26, 2024 Arts & Entertainment

Holiday shoppers increased spending by 3.8% despite higher prices

Sales rose this year during the holiday shopping season even as Americans wrestled with elevated prices for many groceries and other necessities, according to new data. H...

December 26, 2024 Business

U.S. sex-abuse watchdog fires investigator after learning of his arrest for stealing drug money

DENVER — The U.S. Center for SafeSport abruptly fired one of its investigators last month after learning he'd been arrested for stealing money confiscated after a drug bu...

December 26, 2024 National News

What is known about a plane crash in Kazakhstan as experts suspect Russian air defense fire

A day after an Azerbaijani airliner's crashed in Kazakhstan, aviation experts say the plane most likely went down after being hit by Russian air defense systems. Here ar...

December 26, 2024 International News

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