WASHINGTON (AP) — Negociadores del Senado alcanzaron un acuerdo el viernes sobre una propuesta para reformar el sistema de asilo en la frontera sur de Estados Unidos, lo que despeja el camino para que los líderes demócratas y republicanos del Senado comiencen la difícil tarea de convencer al Congreso de que apruebe un paquete de seguridad nacional que incluiría decenas …
Read More »Declaran alerta epidemiológica en cuatro departamentos de Guatemala por enfermedad neurológica aguda
CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA (AP) — El Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social declaró una alerta epidemiológica en cuatro departamentos de Guatemala el jueves tras el aumento de casos de pacientes con síntomas de una enfermedad neurológica aguda cuya naturaleza aún no se determina con exactitud. Los departamentos de Suchitepéquez, Escuintla, Quetzaltenango y Retalhuleu, ubicados en la costa sur del …
Read More »Trump spent $76 million over last two years on attorneys as legal troubles mount ahead of election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s storied business career is checkered by bankruptcies and blunders. His investment in Eli Bartov, a New York University accounting professor, looms as another failed venture. Trump’s Save America political action committee paid Bartov nearly $930,000 last year as an expert witness in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case that threatens the former president’s …
Read More »Eagles’ Isaiah Rodgers Sr. says bets that led to his NFL suspension were for others, not himself
Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Isaiah Rodgers Sr. says bets placed from his account, including wagers on his own team, that led to him being suspended indefinitely by the NFL last year were made for other people. Rodgers, then with the Indianapolis Colts, was suspended last June for violating the league’s gambling policy. He was waived by the Colts that same day. …
Read More »Getafe complains to Spanish league that Madrid’s Bellingham allegedly called Greenwood ‘rapist’
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league said Friday that it will look into a complaint filed by Getafe that Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham allegedly called Getafe forward Mason Greenwood a “rapist” during a game. The incident allegedly occurred during Madrid’s 2-0 win at Getafe on Thursday. Spanish radio station Cadena SER originally reported the complaint by Getafe. The league …
Read More »Thomas scores 26, hits winning shot as Hofstra rallies past Stony Brook 72-71
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. HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Tyler Thomas scored 26 points and buried a game-winning jump shot with one second left to rally Hofstra to a 72-71 victory over Stony …
Read More »Masic scores 23 in Portland’s 65-60 victory against Pacific
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. STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Vukasin Masic scored 23 points as Portland beat Pacific 65-60 on Thursday. Masic added seven rebounds for the Pilots (8-15, 2-6 West Coast Conference). …
Read More »Central Connecticut State knocks off Saint Francis 63-62
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. NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Kellen Amos’ 13 points helped Central Connecticut State defeat Saint Francis 63-62 on Thursday night. Allan Jeanne-Rose capped the scoring with 2:22 remaining …
Read More »AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
Jan. 26–Feb. 1, 2024 Military medics give first aid to a wounded Ukrainian solder in Bakhmut; farmers protest around Europe and gather outside the European Parliament in Brussels; France wins the handball European Championship in Germany. This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by Associated Press photographers in Europe and Africa. …
Read More »Officers shoot when man with missing girl tries to run over deputies, authorities say
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officers fatally shot a registered sex offender from Georgia who was traveling with a missing 11-year-old girl from Tennessee when the man hit three deputies with his vehicle during a confrontation early Friday, authorities said. An investigation of the girl’s disappearance led Knox County Sheriff’s deputies and several other police agencies to the Tennessee-Georgia line, the …
Read More »Houston Christian visits Nicholls State after Smith’s 29-point game
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. Houston Christian Huskies (5-14, 3-5 Southland) at Nicholls State Colonels (10-10, 5-2 Southland) Thibodaux, Louisiana; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nicholls State faces the Houston Christian Huskies …
Read More »Arizona State Sun Devils face the California Golden Bears on 3-game losing streak
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. California Golden Bears (8-13, 4-6 Pac-12) at Arizona State Sun Devils (11-10, 5-5 Pac-12) Tempe, Arizona; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arizona State enters the matchup against …
Read More »Grizzlies face the Warriors on 3-game skid
Golden State Warriors (20-24, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (18-30, 13th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Warriors -6.5; over/under is 223 BOTTOM LINE: Memphis comes into the matchup against Golden State as losers of three straight games. The Grizzlies are 12-22 in Western Conference games. Memphis is ninth …
Read More »Wisconsin hires former USC defensive coordinator Alex Grinch as safeties coach
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Southern California defensive coordinator Alex Grinch has resurfaced at Wisconsin as the Badgers’ new safeties coach. Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell announced the hire on Thursday. Grinch replaces Colin Hitschler, who left to join new Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer’s staff. “I’m thankful to have the opportunity to add Alex to our staff,” Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell …
Read More »Washington Commanders hiring Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as coach, AP sources say
The Washington Commanders have an agreement with Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to hire him as coach, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the team had not yet announced the move. Washington was the final NFL team to fill its head-coaching vacancy. Quinn, …
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