LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy is being held and charged with capital murder after the bodies of three people were found shot dead at a home in a central Arkansas community over the weekend. The Saline County Sheriff’s Office on Monday said three victims were found shot dead when officers responded to a structure fire on Saturday …

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s prime minister has been put on a wanted list in Russia because of her efforts to remove Soviet-era World War II monuments in the Baltic nation, officials said Tuesday as tensions between Russia and the West soar amid the war in Ukraine. The name of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas appeared on the Russian Interior Ministry’s …

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Leaders of Mississippi University for Women made a new proposal Tuesday to shed the school’s gender-specific name in a way they hope will be accepted by alumni who fondly call their alma mater “The W.” The public institution would become Wynbridge State University of Mississippi and would still market itself as “The W,” if legislators approve …

Desfiles, música, bailes en las calles: las alegres celebraciones de Carnaval que marcan los últimos días de juerga antes de la Cuaresma alcanzan su punto álgido en Nueva Orleans, Río de Janeiro y otros lugares de América y Europa. Cada ciudad tiene sus propias costumbres carnavalescas, pero las similitudes son ineludibles. Bailarinas ataviadas con tocados de plumas bailan y se …

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Retired St. Louis Cardinals All-Star pitcher Adam Wainwright has joined the MLB Network as an on-air analyst. Wainwright will make his debut on opening day, March 28, the network said Tuesday. He will work the Cardinals’ game against San Francisco at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 20. Wainwright went 200-128 with a 3.53 ERA …

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Adam Peaty reapareció en la alta competición llevándose el lunes la medalla de bronce en los 100 metros estilo pecho del campeonato mundial de natación tras una prolongada ausencia del dueño del récord mundial por salud mental. El estadounidense Nic Fink se colgó el oro con un registro de 58.57 segundos, seguido por el italiano Nicolo …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The muted sounds of hammering and sanding drift down to the first floor of Bario Neal, a jewelry store in Philadelphia, where rustic artwork that mimics nature hangs on warmly-lit walls. Waiting for one of those rings is Haley Farlow, a 28-year-old second grade teacher who has been designing her three-stone engagement ring with her boyfriend. They …

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Andre Russell and Sherfane Rutherford smashed half centuries in a record-breaking sixth-wicket stand to propel the West Indies to 37-run consolation win over Australia in the third and final Twenty20 match on Tuesday. Russell destroyed the pace and spin of Adam Zampa late in the innings to score 71 off just 29 balls while Rutherford contributed …

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Chase Elliott wants to race cars. Fast cars that he can drive to a second NASCAR championship. The rest of the stuff? The crowds, the commercials, the showcasing his every move on social media? That’s just never going to be part of the job that Elliott finds enjoyable. “I like the private life, outside of …