The new-look Washington Commanders football operations staff led by recently hired general manager Adam Peters and coach Dan Quinn is starting to come together. The team on Wednesday named Lance Newmark as assistant GM, reporting directly to Peters. Newmark joins Washington after spending the past 26 years with the Detroit Lions, the previous two serving as senior director of player …

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is adding about 350,000 miles (563,000 kilometers) of roadways in the U.S and Canada to the area where drivers can use the company’s “Super Cruise” partially automated driving system. The expansion nearly doubles the road miles where the system can run. It includes both limited-access divided highways as well as some two-lane roads connecting cities …

Travis Kelce is already making moves in Hollywood. The Super Bowl champ has his first executive producer credit on a new film that will have its world premiere in March at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas. “My Dead Friend Zoe” is described as a darkly comedic drama about a U.S. Army veteran, the dead best friend …

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is expected in court Thursday for an important hearing in his New York hush-money criminal case, which now appears increasingly likely to go to trial next month. Judge Juan Manuel Merchan is set to rule on key pretrial issues and say for certain if the trial will begin as scheduled on March …

BANGKOK (AP) — El gobierno militar de Myanmar dijo el miércoles que reclutará a 60.000 hombres y mujeres jóvenes al año para realizar el servicio militar de acuerdo con su recién activada ley de conscripción, y que los llamados a filas comenzarán después del festival de abril que marca el Año Nuevo tradicional de ese país. La medida de conscripción …

Patrik Laine and his agency criticized an insensitive comment about suicide made on a podcast Monday in reference to the Columbus Blue Jackets forward, who is currently receiving care from the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program. Octagon Hockey, in a statement posted to social media Tuesday, said it was disappointed in the “reprehensible remark” about Laine being away from the team …

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. Morehead State Eagles (20-5, 11-1 OVC) at Little Rock Trojans (14-11, 8-4 OVC) Little Rock, Arkansas; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Little Rock takes on the Morehead …

WASHINGTON (AP) — El equipo de campaña del presidente estadounidense Joe Biden defendió el lunes su nueva cuenta en TikTok, a la que consideró como una forma vital de impulsar su atractivo entre los votantes jóvenes, incluso aunque su propio gobierno sigue planteando preocupaciones de seguridad en torno a si la popular aplicación de redes sociales podría estar compartiendo datos …

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators are moving to limit the ability of people to sue insurance companies directly in lawsuits over trucking accidents. The Senate voted 46-2 on Tuesday to pass Senate Bill 426, sending it the House for more debate. The measure says someone could only sue the deep pockets of an insurance company directly when the trucking company …

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — This was meant to be the year that Harry Kane finally won a trophy. The Champions League might be his best chance now. Bayern Munich heads to Lazio in the round of 16 on Wednesday needing to bounce back after a 3-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen left it five points off the Bundesliga lead. Kane is …