NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee free-market nonprofit group on Wednesday joined the ranks of organizations challenging a new Biden administration labor rule that changes the criteria for classifying workers as independent contractors or employees. The Beacon Center of Tennessee filed its federal lawsuit in Nashville on behalf of two freelance journalists, Margaret Littman and Jennifer Chesak. The lawsuit against …

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. UCSD Tritons (17-9, 11-3 Big West) at UC Riverside Highlanders (12-15, 7-8 Big West) Riverside, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UCSD visits the UC Riverside Highlanders …

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. Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (15-10, 9-3 NEC) at Wagner Seahawks (12-12, 6-6 NEC) Staten Island, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cent. Conn. St. visits …

The new rule that rendered Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid ineligible for a second consecutive NBA MVP award because he’s missing too many games has the potential to create something the league hasn’t seen in almost two decades. That would be a wide-open MVP race. Steve Nash won the MVP award for the 2005-06 season with only 46% of the first-place votes, …

All Times EST Group A W L T GF GA Pts United States 1 0 0 5 0 3 Argentina 0 0 1 0 0 1 Mexico 0 0 1 0 0 1 Dominican Republic 0 1 0 0 5 0 Tuesday, Feb.. 20 At Carson, Calif. Mexico 0, Argentina 0 United States 5, Dominican Republic, 0 Friday, Feb. 23 …

From the earliest days of the Israel-Hamas war, the United States and much of the international community have pressed Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. But as the fighting rages on with no end in sight, the humanitarian catastrophe there has only worsened. United Nations agencies and aid groups say the ongoing hostilities, the Israeli military’s …

WASHINGTON (AP) — El Comando de Operaciones Especiales de la Fuerza Aérea de Estados Unidos dijo el martes que sabe cuál fue la falla que llevó a la caída de su A CV-22B Osprey en Japón, en el que murieron ocho militares. Sin embargo, aún ignora por qué ocurrió. Debido al hecho, cientos de aeronaves Osprey de la Fuerza Aérea, …

MOSCÚ (AP) — Una corte en la capital rusa resolvió el martes que el reportero del diario Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich debe permanecer en la cárcel mientras aguarda su juicio por espionaje bajo cargos que él rechaza. La corte municipal de Moscú rechazó una apelación de los abogados de Gershkovich para lograr su libertad, ratificando una decisión anterior de …

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool forward Diogo Jota will be missing for months because of injury, manager Jurgen Klopp said on Tuesday. The Portugal international hurt his right knee in the first half of Liverpool’s 4-1 win at Brentford in the English Premier League on Saturday. “We have Diogo with a knee issue ruled out — it will obviously take …

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. Oklahoma State Cowboys (11-14, 3-9 Big 12) at Cincinnati Bearcats (16-9, 5-7 Big 12) Cincinnati; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma State visits the Cincinnati Bearcats after …