PHILADEPHIA (AP) — A man has been freed after spending nearly four decades in prison on a murder conviction in a 1984 Philadelphia fire attributed to arson under standards that prosecutors said would not support a conviction today. Harold Staten, 71, was convicted in 1986 of setting an early morning fire that killed a man in a north Philadelphia row …

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan jury convicted a school shooter’s mother of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in the killings of four students in 2021, making her the first parent in the U.S. to be held responsible for a child carrying out a mass school attack. Prosecutors say Jennifer Crumbley had a duty under state law to prevent her son, who …

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Marauding hyenas killed a man and wounded two people near a university outside the Kenyan capital, officials said Tuesday, prompting hundreds of students from the school to block streets to protest what they called a lack of security. One of the wounded was a student at Kenya’s Multimedia University who was attacked by the hyenas late …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Republican contenders filed petitions Tuesday to appear on New Mexico’s June 4 primary ballot in hopes of challenging incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and reclaiming a congressional swing seat along the U.S. border with Mexico. Businesswoman Nella Domenici, daughter of longtime U.S. Sen. Pete V. Domenici, filed a candidate signature petition with the New …

PRESTON, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota woman is accused of trying to deceive authorities into believing her identical twin sister was the driver who hit a horse-drawn Amish buggy last fall, killing two of the four children inside. Samantha Jo Petersen, 35, of Kellogg, was charged in Fillmore County District Court on Monday with 21 counts including criminal vehicular homicide …

BERLIN (AP) — Two Czech climbers were rescued Tuesday from Austria’s highest mountain after holding out in a shelter for two nights as high winds prevented helicopters from getting to them. The two men, ages 25 and 39, informed authorities on Sunday evening that they had been injured by a rockfall on the north face of the Grossglockner. They were …

ESTAMBUL (AP) — Tres personas murieron y cinco resultaron heridas durante un ataque al edificio de tribunales más grande de Turquía, informaron las autoridades. Los agresores —un hombre y una mujer que fallecieron al enfrentarse a tiros con la policía— eran miembros de una organización extremista que llevaba años prácticamente inactiva. El ministro del Interior, Ali Yerlikaya, dijo que el …

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter plans to have Sergiño Dest at the team’s training camp for the CONCACAF Nations League final four next month, even though the defender is suspended for the March 21 semifinal against Jamaica. The 23-year-old outside back lost his composure in a needless dispute with the referee during November’s quarterfinal second leg at …

Bluesky, a Twitter-like social network championed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has emerged from its cocoon and is now allowing anyone to create an account and join the service. Until Tuesday, anyone hoping to join Bluesky needed an invitation, which typically meant hunting down an existing member and begging for an invite. That invite-only period gave the site time to …

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An adorable, furry baby Hoffman’s two-toed sloth has made its debut at zoo in Florida. Zookeepers at the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society have been monitoring the baby sloth and its mother, Wilbur, since witnessing the birth early in the morning of Jan. 23. “This happened right in front of my eyes as …

The AP Top 25 men’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. DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Will Thomas scored seven of his 23 points in overtime and Morgan State rallied to beat North Carolina Central 79-72 on Monday night. Thomas …

TOKIO (AP) — Busquen a Lionel Messi jugando el miércoles en Tokio cuando el Inter Miami enfrente en un amistoso al Vissel Kobe. Y no esperen otro desastre de relaciones públicas como sucedió el domingo cuando el capitán de la selección argentina campeona del mundo se quedó en la banca todo el partido ante una selección de jugadores de la …

The AP Top 25 men’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. LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Jourdan Smith had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Terrence Lewis came off the bench to score 18 and Grambling defeated Alcorn State 78-67 on …

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The AP Top 25 men’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. San Diego State Aztecs (17-5, 6-3 MWC) at Air Force Falcons (8-13, 1-8 MWC) Colorado Springs, Colorado; Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Aztecs -10.5; over/under is …