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Albanian lawmakers scuffle, set off flares during parliament session 12/18/2025 10:00am • PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Albanian lawmakers scuffled with guards during a parliament session in Tirana on Thursday, shouting, tugging at one another and setting off flares in the rostrum. The altercation came during a session to vote for Albania’s next ombudsman, the country’s top human rights Inmate connected to Silver Spring gold bar scam found dead 12/18/2025 09:58am • Maryland State Police are investigating after an inmate who was involved in a gold bar scam was found dead at the Maryland Correctional and Training Center in Hagerstown on Tuesday. Officials identified Wenhui Sun, 36, as the man who died, according to a news release. Sun was serving a 6.5-ye Brian Walshe is sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife nearly three years ago 12/18/2025 09:53am • BOSTON (AP) — Brian Walshe is sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife nearly three years ago. Texans' top-ranked defense looks to extend winning streak against the struggling Raiders 12/18/2025 09:50am • HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s top-ranked defense has been dominating teams for most of the season. On Sunday, the Texans (9-5) will get another chance to show off their vaunted group when they face the Las Vegas Raiders (2-12) and their league-worst offense. The Texans are first in the NFL in points Continental champions Argentina and Messi to play Spain in Finalissima in Qatar in March 12/18/2025 09:49am • MADRID (AP) — Lionel Messi and Argentina are heading back to the scene of their World Cup triumph in 2022. Messi could face Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal for the first time when Argentina plans Spain in a matchup of continental champions in the men's Finalissima in Qatar on March 27. The Finali Grains mixed, livestock mixed 12/18/2025 09:46am • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed in early trading Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn was unchanged at $4.41 a bushel. Mar. wheat rose by 1.5 cents at $5.08 a bushel. Mar. oats rose by 0.5 cent at $2.87 a bushel. Jan. soybeans was unchanged at $10.58 a bushel. Beef was lower and Salah and Mbeumo lead the list of Premier League players heading to the AFCON 12/18/2025 09:19am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah has gone for up to a month, costing Liverpool its all-time leading goal-scorer in the Premier League. Manchester United has lost its most potent attacking force in Bryan Mbeumo, along with two more key figures. They're nothing compared to Sunderland, a prom Rural schools hit by Trump's grant cuts have few options for making up for the lost money 12/18/2025 09:11am • SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — When the funding for Shannon Johnson's job as a school mental health counselor came to an abrupt end, two years into a five-year grant, she thought about the work left to be done. Johnson taught elementary and middle-school students in rural Kentucky how to navigate conflic A mysterious fedora, a thieving cat and other stories that made us smile in 2025 12/18/2025 08:52am • Even the most dedicated doomscrollers smile once in a while. Here’s a look back at some of the Associated Press stories that captured attention around the world and provided moments of brightness throughout 2025: Art and intrigue The brazen heist at the world’s most visited museum in November wa US jobless claim applications fell by 13,000 last week as layoffs remain low 12/18/2025 08:48am • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell by 13,000 last week, remaining in the same historically healthy range of the past few years even as concerns grow about the health of the labor market. The number of Americans applying for jobless claims for the week ending Dec. 13 India's Parliament approves bill to open civil nuclear power sector to private firms 12/18/2025 08:47am • NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Parliament approved new legislation Thursday that enables opening the tightly controlled civil nuclear power sector to private companies. The government termed it a major policy shift to speed up clean energy expansion while the opposition political parties argued that i Cintas: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 12/18/2025 08:37am • CINCINNATI (AP) — CINCINNATI (AP) — Cintas Corp. (CTAS) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $495.3 million. On a per-share basis, the Cincinnati-based company said it had net income of $1.21. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts s Schools told to keep children inside as polluted fog envelops Bosnian capital 12/18/2025 08:35am • SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Flights were cancelled, children were told to stay indoors and outdoors construction work was banned in Sarajevo Thursday as a thick layer of fog enveloped the Bosnian capital. Sarajevo traditionally faces severe pollution during winter, mostly from house heatin US jobless claim applications fall by 13,000 last week as layoffs remain low despite a softening job market 12/18/2025 08:34am • WASHINGTON (AP) — US jobless claim applications fall by 13,000 last week as layoffs remain low despite a softening job market. US inflation slowed last month with consumer prices rising 2.7% from a year earlier 12/18/2025 08:32am • WASHINGTON (AP) — US inflation slowed last month with consumer prices rising 2.7% from a year earlier.