PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank on Wednesday cut its key interest rate for a third straight time amid falling inflation and an effort to help the economy. The cut by a half-percentage point brought the interest rate down to 5.75%. The move was expected by most analysts. The bank started to trim borrowing costs by a quarter-point …

CLAIM: A photo shows a billboard with a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the word “Stability!” in Russian in front of a giant plume of flames and smoke. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The image is synthetic. It was created using Photoshop and artificial intelligence by an artist from Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine. The artist told The Associated …

Nonfiction 1. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 2. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, narrated by Chris Hill (Harriman House) 3. Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 4. 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, narrated by Richard Poe (HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books) 5. Sound Therapy: …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Philadelphia Flyers star Wayne Simmonds announced his retirement Monday, ending a 15-year career that included NHL All-Star Game MVP honors. Simmonds, who played in 18 games last season for the Toronto Maple Leafs, will sign a ceremonial one-day contract with the Flyers and be honored by the franchise during an April 13 game against the New …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie set armorer is challenging her conviction on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” court records released Monday show. Defense attorneys for “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed filed a request for a new trial and urged a judge to …

MONTICELLO, Ky. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in southern Kentucky was shot and wounded on Monday afternoon, officials said. The Wayne County deputy appeared to have non-life-threatening injuries and was flown to University of Tennessee Medical Center, Wayne County Emergency Management Director Sherwin Corder said. He said there was still an active scene where the shooting occurred that included deputies, …

LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Dejounte Murray anotó 21 puntos, De’Andre Hunter añadió 20 y los Hawks de Atlanta derrotaron 110-93 a los Clippers de Los Ángeles el domingo por la noche para salir de una racha de tres derrotas. Jalen Johnson logró 18 unidades y 12 rebotes y Clint Capela aportó 15 tantos y 13 rebotes por los Hawks. Murray …

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Coach Matt Rhule spent the first 10 minutes of his pre-spring football practice news conference Monday giving a pep talk to a Nebraska fan base reeling from last week’s surprise departure of athletic director Trev Alberts. Rhule has been at the school only 16 months, watching university president Ted Carter leave for the same position at …

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas are the top four teams in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll, a day after all four were chosen as …

Memphis Grizzlies (23-45, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (38-28, seventh in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Monday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Domantas Sabonis and the Sacramento Kings host Jaren Jackson Jr. and the Memphis Grizzlies. The Kings are 26-17 in conference matchups. Sacramento ranks seventh in the Western Conference with 10.5 offensive rebounds per game led …