Sweden ups defense budget 40% due to regional tensions

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s Parliament on Tuesday approved a 40% increase in the defense budget for 2021-2025 because of tensions in the Baltic Sea region in recent years, with officials saying Russia is the main rea…

Giannis Antetokounmpo agrees to extension with Bucks

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo has agreed to a supermax extension with the Milwaukee Bucks that takes the two-time reigning MVP off next summer's free-agent market.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 20-26

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Virus resurgence hits H&M sales, cuts promising recovery

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish fashion retailer H&M says its sales fell 10% in the fourth quarter as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic stalled consumer spending, cutting short a promising recovery seen in the thir…

Nevada QB Strong MWC's first soph offensive player of year

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada quarterback Carson Strong became the first sophomore Tuesday to be named the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year.

Thompson carries UNC-Greensboro over SC-Upstate 65-57

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Khyre Thompson had 16 points off the bench to lift UNC-Greensboro to a 65-57 win over South Carolina Upstate on Tuesday night.

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Terry Kay, author of 'To Dance With the White Dog,' dies

Terry Kay, a native of Georgia who won fans at home and abroad for his novels set in the South, has died. He was 82.

State officials deliver $52.5 million to Idaho schools

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State officials on Tuesday presented Idaho’s public schools with a ceremonial check for $52.5 million.

6 missing after a scallop vessel sank off Nova Scotia

DIGBY, Nova Scotia (AP) — Six crew are missing after a scallop vessel sank Tuesday off the coast of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia in two-meter waves and powerful winds.

Does Electoral College end election for conservative media?

NEW YORK (AP) — Newsmax's newest star, Greg Kelly, sought to rally President Donald Trump's supporters after Monday's Electoral College vote confirmed their hero's defeat at the hands of President-elect Joe Biden.

Southern Miss narrowly holds off Lamar 66-63

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Artur Konontsuk scored 15 points, including two free throws with 9.2 seconds left, Tae Hardy added 13 points and Southern Miss held off Lamar 66-63 Tuesday night.

EU: Thousands of liters of dangerous hand sanitizer seized

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's anti-fraud body said almost 140,000 liters of dangerous hand sanitizer have been seized across the region since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

'Big Sky' stumbles in addressing Native American criticism

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After ABC's “Big Sky” drew Native American censure for overlooking an epidemic of violence against Indigenous women and girls,

Report: Federal execution numbers top states' for 1st time

CHICAGO (AP) — For the first time in history, the U.S. government has carried out more executions in a year than all states that still conduct executions, according to an annual report on the death penalty released…