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PHOTO ESSAY: Scottish island Ailsa Craig is the granite source for Olympic curling stones 12/18/2025 06:01am • Ailsa Craig is an uninhabited isle off the coast of southwest Scotland and the source of the super-dense granite used to make curling stones for the Winter Olympics. It features both ���common green��� granite comprising the body of the stone and the ���blue hone��� granite that forms the running su Why I have a financial planner 12/18/2025 06:00am • It might surprise people that my husband and I pay a financial planner, given that I spend a lot of time on financial, tax, and investment planning at work. However, hiring a planner has delivered a return that can���t be quantified: peace of mind. Here are some key reasons we pay for financial adv Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said his slumping team 'got the message' from his angry postgame rant 12/18/2025 06:00am • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) ��� Todd Bowles delivered a message to his team with an uncharacteristic profanity-laced reaction during a postgame news conference after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead last week. Whether it impacts the team���s performance will be known Sunday. The Buc In 2025, Trump told FIFA, Olympics and NCAA to get in line. For the most part, they complied 12/18/2025 06:00am • It has never been unusual for the leader of the host country to show up for one of the biggest moments of soccer's World Cup ��� the gala where the team pairings are revealed. What made President Donald Trump���s appearance this month different was the ���FIFA Peace Prize.��� The newly created honor Germany charges teens in alleged right-wing extremist group with attempted murder 12/18/2025 05:34am • BERLIN (AP) ��� Germany's federal prosecutor brought charges Thursday against eight suspects for their alleged membership in a ���right-wing extremist terrorist��� group that allegedly aimed to destabilize the country���s democratic system by carrying out attacks on migrants and political opponents. No. 7 Maryland takes home win streak into matchup with Cent. Conn. St. 12/18/2025 05:29am • Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (0-10) at Maryland Terrapins (12-0, 1-0 Big Ten) College Park, Maryland; Friday, 11 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Maryland will try to keep its 10-game home win streak intact when the Terrapins take on Cent. Conn. St. The Terrapins are 9-0 on their home c Turkey warns Russia and Ukraine over Black Sea security after shooting down drone 12/18/2025 05:25am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ��� Turkey has warned Russia and Ukraine to exercise greater caution regarding Black Sea security after its air force shot down a drone that entered Turkish airspace, the defense ministry said Thursday. F���16 fighter jets were dispatched on Monday after an ���out of control��� d Birkenstock: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 12/18/2025 05:21am • LONDON (AP) ��� LONDON (AP) ��� Birkenstock Holding PLC (BIRK) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $109.7 million. On a per-share basis, the London-based company said it had profit of 60 cents. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analyst Turner and Temple host Coppin State 12/18/2025 05:20am • Coppin State Eagles (2-10) at Temple Owls (5-5) Philadelphia; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Temple takes on Coppin State after Kaylah Turner scored 29 points in Temple's 88-63 victory over the VCU Rams. The Owls are 4-0 in home games. Temple is third in the AAC with 14.5 assists per game Vanderhorst leads Drexel against Mount St. Mary's 12/18/2025 05:09am • Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (3-8, 0-2 MAAC) at Drexel Dragons (4-7) Philadelphia; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Drexel faces Mount St. Mary's after Kevon Vanderhorst scored 30 points in Drexel's 74-66 loss to the Howard Bison. The Dragons are 3-2 on their home court. Drexel averages 12. 111: Q3 Earnings Snapshot 12/18/2025 05:05am • SHANGHAI (AP) ��� SHANGHAI (AP) ��� 111 Inc. (YI) on Wednesday reported a loss of $1.8 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Shanghai-based company said it had a loss of 20 cents. The Operator of a digital and mobile healthcare platform in China posted revenue of $421.5 million in Navy hosts Coppin State following Benigni's 25-point showing 12/18/2025 05:01am • Coppin State Eagles (2-12) at Navy Midshipmen (6-5) Annapolis, Maryland; Friday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Navy hosts Coppin State after Austin Benigni scored 25 points in Navy's 61-56 victory against the Air Force Falcons. The Midshipmen are 3-1 on their home court. Navy has a 3-4 record aga No. 25 Georgia hosts Kell and Western Carolina 12/18/2025 04:43am • Western Carolina Catamounts (4-6) at Georgia Bulldogs (9-1) Athens, Georgia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -34.5; over/under is 167.5 BOTTOM LINE: Western Carolina takes on No. 25 Georgia after Marcus Kell scored 21 points in Western Carolina's 96-74 loss to the Virginia Tech Tarleton State hosts Florida A&M after Johnson's 27-point performance 12/18/2025 04:43am • Florida A&M Rattlers (3-5) at Tarleton State Texans (8-4) Stephenville, Texas; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tarleton State hosts Florida A&M after Dior Johnson scored 27 points in Tarleton State's 88-64 win over the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils. The Texans have gone 6-0 at home. William & Mary hosts Radford after Parker's 53-point performance 12/18/2025 04:43am • Radford Highlanders (5-7) at William & Mary Tribe (8-3) Williamsburg, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tribe -7.5; over/under is 169.5 BOTTOM LINE: Radford visits William & Mary after Dennis Parker Jr. scored 53 points in Radford's 107-77 win against the Coppin State Ea