TULTEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Every year, in the first week of March, hundreds of giant paper-mache bulls stuffed with fireworks are erected in the front yards of the Mexican town of Tultepec. Thousands of restless fingers carefully cut, pasted and painted the colorful patterns that brought the “toritos” to life on Friday, during an annual celebration when the bull-shaped figures …

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander anotó 23 de sus 37 puntos en la segunda mitad y el Thunder de Oklahoma City se repuso a una desventaja de 14 unidades para vencer el viernes 107-100 al Heat de Miami. Gilgeous-Alexander concretó 13 de 25 disparos de campo y 9 de 11 tiros libres. El segundo mejor anotador de la NBA …

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams is progressing toward his return from hamstring surgery and could be included in the squad for Saturday’s Premier League game against Sheffield United. The 25-year-old United States captain has made just one appearance for Bournemouth since signing from Leeds last summer. He had surgery in October. Adams played 30 minutes in Bournemouth’s …

PARÍS (AP) — Francia inscribe la garantía del derecho al aborto en su Constitución en el Día Internacional de la Mujer.

NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — The Atlanta Braves reassigned Ken Giles to their minor league camp Friday, ending the former closer’s bid to make the opening day roster. Giles, who has 115 career saves over stints with Philadelphia, Houston and Toronto, agreed to a non-roster deal with the Braves in hopes of getting his injury plagued career back on track. …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s State Land Office will withhold lease sales indefinitely on its most promising tracts for oil and natural gas development in the Permian Basin as it seeks approval by the state Legislature to increase top-tier royalty rates, Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard said Thursday. Bills have repeatedly stalled in the Democratic-led Legislature, including this …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi is pushing a package of more than a dozen bills aimed at addressing the state’s ongoing housing crisis One proposal would give homeowners the right to develop accessory dwelling units for family members with a disability or on any lot larger than 20,000 square feet (1,858 square meters), provided the …

DUBLIN (AP) — According to Ireland’s Constitution, a woman’s place is in the home. Irish voters will decide Friday — International Women’s Day — whether to change the 87-year-old document to remove passages the government says are outdated and sexist. The twin referendums are on deleting a reference to women’s domestic duties and broadening the definition of the family. While …

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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. EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — EJ Bellinger had 17 points, Christian Brown scored 16 and Tennessee State eliminated Southern Indiana with a 78-64 victory in the first round of …

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Killorn scored the tiebreaking goal on a pass from rookie Olen Zellweger early in the third period of the Anaheim Ducks’ third victory in four games, 2-1 over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night. Ryan Strome also scored and Lukas Dostal made 29 saves for the Ducks in a meeting of two long-struggling franchises already …

La empleada del equipo Red Bull de la Fórmula Uno cuya denuncia provocó una investigación sobre presunta conducta inapropiada del jefe de la escudería, Christian Horner, ha sido suspendida, informó el jueves a The Associated Press una persona con conocimiento de la medida. La persona pidió no ser identificada debido a que Red Bull no ha revelado detalles sobre la …

ATLANTA (AP) — Some Georgia senators want to punish cities and counties that they say are illegally harboring immigrants who are in the country without permission by cutting off most state aid to the local government and removing elected officials from office. The Senate Public Safety Committee voted 4-1 on Wednesday to rewrite House Bill 301, with supporters saying the …

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. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Blake Hinson scored 27 points, Jaland Lowe added 17 and Pittsburgh stayed in controlled most of the way in beating Florida State 88-73 on Tuesday …