CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) — The flag-draped casket of Staff Sgt. William Jerome Rivers stood at the front of a church Tuesday as Georgia’s governor joined the Army Reserve soldier’s family, uniformed military officers and his pastor from New Jersey who made the trip to say farewell. More than 100 mourners gathered at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Carrollton west of …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 points, Anthony Edwards added 23 and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the second half for a 121-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night in a matchup of two of the top teams in the Western Conference. Rudy Gobert had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds as …

PHOENIX (AP) — El dinero puede comprar muchas casas, como Shohei Ohtani y Yoshinobu Yamamoto, un par de súper estrellas japonesas que le costaron 1.000 millones de dólares a los Dodgers de Los Ángeles. Ahora empieza el proceso de cerciorar si eso adquiere un campeonato. La pretemporada de las Grandes Ligas abrirá para 28 de 30 equipos en los próximos …

MITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) — Thousands of minority Serbs in Kosovo on Monday protested a ban on the use of the Serbian currenc y in areas where they live, an issue that is proviking the latest crisis in relations between Serbia and Kosovo. Tensions escalated after the government of Kosovo, a former Serbian province, banned banks and other financial institutions in …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — El primer ministro de Trinidad y Tobago declaró que un enorme derrame petrolero cerca de la isla ha creado una “emergencia nacional”, mientras cuadrillas trataban de contener el petróleo que ya cubre varias playas en la costa sudoccidental de Tobago. El gobierno hasta el momento no ha identificado el propietario de la embarcación que …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A veteran Indianapolis police officer was appointed the city’s new police chief Monday, weeks after he was named acting chief following his predecessor’s decision to step down at the end of 2023. Christopher Bailey, a 25-year veteran of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, was appointed the department’s chief by Mayor Joe Hogsett, who called Bailey a devoted …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Se suponía que este iba a ser el año cuando los Chiefs de Kansas City serían vulnerables. Sus receptores dejaban caer pases y su ofensiva cometía penalizaciones. Que Travis Kelce iba a sentir el peso de la edad. Y que no había forma de que Andy Reid y Patrick Mahomes podría superar tanta adversidad. Pues lo …

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Preece might not recognize the spot where his harrowing crash started at Daytona International Speedway last August. NASCAR paved over the grassy area that seemingly caused Preece’s car to become airborne and roll about a dozen times during the 400-mile summer race at the famed track. Preece was able to climb out of his …

W L Pct. PF PA Baltimore Ravens 2 0 1.000 68 38 New Orleans 1 0 1.000 31 17 N.Y. Jets 1 0 1.000 16 7 Tampa Bay 2 0 1.000 79 30 Green Bay 4 1 .800 158 101 N.Y. Giants 4 1 .800 104 104 Pittsburgh 6 2 .750 193 164 Kansas City 4 2 .666 136 150 …

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, as investors watched for the latest indicators on U.S. inflation. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 2.2% in morning trading to 37,723.62. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged up nearly 0.1% to 7,619.20. South Korea’s Kospi jumped 1.2% to 2,651.33. Trading was closed in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan for the Lunar New Year holiday. …