CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Sam Costelow returned at flyhalf for Wales for its Six Nations trip to Ireland on Saturday in the only change from the loss to England. Costelow was forced off because of a neck problem in the first half of Wales’ 27-26 defeat by Scotland in Round 1. He was replaced by Ioan Lloyd at Twickenham a …

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Since he became the single biggest force in Republican politics nearly a decade ago, Donald Trump has figured prominently in U.S. Senate races, using his massive public platform and loyal base of support to shape which GOP incumbents run for reelection and which contenders get nominated. This year, with control of the U.S. Senate on the …

COLUMBIA, Carolina del Sur, EE.UU. (AP) — El primer juicio federal por un delito de odio basado en la identidad de género comenzó el martes en Carolina del Sur, donde un hombre enfrenta cargos por haber matado a una mujer transgénero de raza negra y haber huido después a Nueva York. El Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos señaló que …

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter said he hated the girl “right to his core” because she reminded him of her mother, a friend of his testified Tuesday. Rebecca Maines, who is in prison for a parole violation, testified that Adam Montgomery told her in the summer of 2021 that he had …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden kicked off a three-day fundraising sprint in California, making the case to supporters to stay focused on what’s at stake in his reelection battle where he will likely again face Donald Trump in November. In remarks at a campaign reception on the grounds of billionaire Haim Saban’s Los Angeles home, Biden told supporters …

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s 1990 World Cup hero Andreas Brehme has died. Brehme endeared himself to the nation in the final when he scored a late penalty after team captain Lothar Matthäus’ boots broke to give West Germany a 1-0 win over Diego Maradona’s Argentina. Brehme’s partner Susanne Schaefer told Germany’s dpa news agency on Tuesday that he died “suddenly …

Jean-Louis Gasset is back in a coaching job less than a month after getting fired by Ivory Coast. The veteran Frenchman was appointed as Marseille’s new coach on Tuesday, the replacement for Gennaro Gattuso. Terms of the deal were not revealed. Looking for a jolt in the middle of a mediocre season, the 1993 European champion announced Gasset’s appointment a …

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Influential labor groups announced Tuesday they are opposing efforts to move two professional sports franchises from the nation’s capital to northern Virginia, citing in part an apparent inability to reach a satisfactory deal for union workers on the construction projects. The opposition of the Northern Virginia AFL-CIO and member unions including UNITE HERE Local 25, which …

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. Citadel Bulldogs (10-17, 2-12 SoCon) at Mercer Bears (12-15, 5-9 SoCon) Macon, Georgia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mercer takes on the Citadel Bulldogs after Jalyn McCreary …

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 …