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. UTSA Roadrunners (8-14, 2-7 AAC) at Wichita State Shockers (9-13, 1-8 AAC) Wichita, Kansas; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Christian Tucker and the UTSA Roadrunners visit Colby …
Read More »Kazakhstan’s president appoints a new prime minister to replace the one he dismissed
Kazakhstan’s president appointed his chief of staff as the new prime minister Tuesday, the day after he dismissed the Central Asian country’s government. A presidential decree announcing the Cabinet’s resignation Monday didn’t explain the reason for it. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had criticized the ministers last year and blamed the Cabinet for failing to stem inflation and to improve the country’s …
Read More »Paris Olympics organizers ‘surprised’ by reports of investigation into president’s pay
PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics organizing committee has expressed surprise that the salary of its president is reportedly being investigated by the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office. According to French media, quoting the French agency AFP on Tuesday, the investigation into Tony Estanguet’s pay was handed to Paris police last week, less than six months before the Olympic Games …
Read More »The top US aviation regulator says oversight of Boeing ‘is not delivering safe aircraft’
The new chief of the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that his agency is midway through a review of manufacturing at Boeing, but he already knows that changes must be made in how the government oversees the aircraft manufacturer. FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker suggested that Boeing — under pressure from airlines to produce large numbers of planes — is not …
Read More »Yemen’s Houthi rebels target 2 ships in Red Sea and Gulf of Aden with ballistic missiles
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Two ships traveling in Middle East waters were targeted by Yemen Houthi rebel ballistic missile fire early Tuesday, authorities said, in the latest assaults in the Iranian-backed fighters’ campaign of targeting vessels over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The first attack happened in the southern part of the Red Sea, west of …
Read More »SMU visits Rice following Mason’s 30-point performance
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. SMU Mustangs (15-7, 6-3 AAC) at Rice Owls (9-13, 3-6 AAC) Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rice hosts the SMU Mustangs after Mekhi Mason scored 30 …
Read More »Trump’s fate and an obscure section of the Constitution collide at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — From civil rights to privacy, the 14th Amendment has been a foundation for forging the norms of American law and democracy. But one of its provisions, adopted after the Civil War in 1868, has gotten almost no attention until now: That’s Section 3, the part that’s meant to keep former officeholders who “engaged in insurrection” from ever …
Read More »The Super Bowl is expected to smash betting records. Nearly 68M US adults plan to wager
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Nearly 68 million American adults — about 1 in 4 — plan to bet on this year’s Super Bowl, setting a record by a wide margin, according to the gambling industry’s national trade association. Figures released Tuesday by the American Gaming Association include bets placed with legal outlets, as well as with illegal bookies and …
Read More »Mariners claim RHP Collin Snider off waivers from Diamondbacks
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have claimed right-hander Collin Snider off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Seattle announced the move on Tuesday. Arizona had claimed the 28-year-old Snider off waivers from Kansas City on Dec. 18. Snider had a 4.87 ERA and one save in 20 appearances with the Royals last season. He walked 13 and struck out 11 …
Read More »Former rebel leader arrives in Haiti’s capital as protests against prime minister gain momentum
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A former rebel leader made a surprise appearance in Haiti’s capital on Tuesday amid large protests across the country for the second consecutive day, demanding the ouster of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Guy Philippe — who played a key role in the 2004 rebellion against former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide — was briefly spotted in the upscale …
Read More »McNair and Boston University host Colgate
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. Colgate Raiders (15-8, 9-1 Patriot League) at Boston University Terriers (9-14, 4-6 Patriot League) Boston; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boston University plays the Colgate Raiders after …
Read More »Meta anuncia que etiquetará imágenes generadas por IA en Facebook e Instagram
Los usuarios de Facebook e Instagram comenzarán a ver etiquetas en imágenes generadas por inteligencia artificial que aparecen en sus redes sociales, como parte de una iniciativa más amplia de la industria tecnológica para distinguir entre lo que es real y lo que no. Meta señaló el martes que trabaja con socios de la industria en estándares técnicos que facilitarán …
Read More »Halep se presentará en el TAS al inicio de su apelación a la suspensión de 4 años por dopaje
GINEBRA (AP) — La exnúmero uno del mundo Simona Halep acudirá a la máxima corte del deporte el miércoles para impugnar su suspensión de cuatro años por un caso de dopaje. El Tribunal de Arbitraje Deportivo indicó el martes que Halep tiene intención de asistir en persona cuando inicie la apelación y que está programada a puerta cerrada en los …
Read More »Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander ascend to NBA MVP favorites with Embiid sidelined by knee injury
DENVER (AP) — The NBA MVP race just became a little more wide open now that Joel Embiid’s chances at a repeat have ended. The Philadelphia 76ers big man was the odds-on favorite at the midway mark of the season, before the announcement that he would need surgery to repair the lateral meniscus in his left knee. Embiid had surgery …
Read More »Nikki Haley is trounced by the ‘none of these candidates’ option in Nevada’s Republican primary
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nikki Haley was swamped in Nevada’s symbolic Republican presidential primary as GOP voters resoundingly picked the “none of these candidates” option on the ballot in a repudiation of the former U.N. ambassador who is the last remaining major rival to front-runner Donald Trump. Trump didn’t compete in Tuesday’s primary, which doesn’t award any delegates needed to …
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