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 …

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Ohio high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses, won-loss record, and total points: DIVISION I 1. Lewis Center Olentangy (7) 21-1 104 2. Pickerington Cent. (1) 19-3 92 3. Mason (1) 20-2 86 4. Marysville (1) 19-3 71 5. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 20-2 68 6. Cin. Mt. Notre Dame 20-3 …

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 …

NEW YORK (AP) — The 74 remaining free agents (q-rejected qualifying offer): AMERICAN LEAGUE BOSTON (4) — Adam Duvall, of; Corey Kluber, rhp; Adalberto Mondesi, ss; Joely Rodríguez, lhp. CHICAGO (5) — Tim Anderson, ss; Elvis Andrus, 2b; Mike Clevinger, rhp; Liam Hendriks, rhp; Bryan Shaw, rhp. CLEVELAND (1) — Kole Calhoun, of. DETROIT (2) — Matt Boyd, lhp; Miguel …

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and his New Ideas party have won the supermajority the leader needs in Congress to govern as he pleases, electoral officials announced Monday. The announcement comes after a painstaking vote counting process, which has raised the hackles of electoral watchdogs and the country’s weak opposition, who cite irregularities. Bukele …

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings began a four-game East Coast road swing last week with perhaps their lowest point of the season. They finished it with arguably their highest. So far anyway. Adrian Kempe scored twice in the third period, including a short-handed go-ahead goal with 3:10 to play as the Kings rallied past the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 …

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 Francisco Dons (21-6, 10-2 WCC) at Saint Mary’s Gaels (21-6, 12-0 WCC) Moraga, California; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Saint Mary’s (CA) faces the …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley is using the closing days of her South Carolina Republican primary matchup with Donald Trump to hone her argument that she is the lone remaining candidate who can unite Americans, despite the former president’s electoral wins thus far and his popularity in her home state. It’s a tall order for Haley as South Carolina …

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Tuesday a day after Chinese markets reopened from a long Lunar New Year holiday. Wall Street trading was closed Monday in the United States for President’s Day. Investors were generally turning less optimistic because of expectations that higher interest rates would likely kick in soon. China’s central bank kept its 1-year loan …

BANGKOK (AP) — Thaksin Shinawatra, the billionaire former prime minister of Thailand, made a dramatic return home after more than a decade of self-imposed exile. He was detained in a hospital for six months and on Sunday, Thaksin was released on parole for corruption-related offenses. Here’s a look at what may lie ahead for one of Southeast Asian most controversial …