ATLANTA (AP) — The Republican leading a specially-appointed Georgia state Senate committee that’s supposed to investigate whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis committed misconduct proclaimed repeatedly Friday during the panel’s first meeting that he seeks just the facts, but the lead Democrat begrudgingly serving on the panel said she doubts the group can overcome its partisan origins. “It’s important …

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — En una gasolinera del norte de Argentina, los testigos todavía estaban en shock por la explosión del automóvil cuando un extraño polvo blanco empezó a caer sobre sus cabezas. Era imposible que fuera nieve durante un verano abrasador. Se trataba de cocaína que la propietaria del vehículo, una agente de policía, llevaba escondida en el tanque …

PARKSLEY, Va. (AP) — A married couple who fled Haiti for Virginia achieved their American dream when they opened a variety market on the Eastern Shore, selling hard-to-find spices, sodas and rice to the region’s growing Haitian community. When they added a Haitian food truck, people drove from an hour away for freshly cooked oxtail, fried plantains and marinated pork. …

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. UNC Wilmington Seahawks (17-6, 8-3 CAA) at Hampton Pirates (5-19, 0-11 CAA) Hampton, Virginia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNC Wilmington visits the Hampton Pirates after KJ …

SANTA ANA, El Salvador (AP) — Tears welled in Alex’s eyes and he pressed his head into his hands as he thought about more than a year of birthdays and holidays without his mother, who was swept up by El Salvador’s police as she walked to work in a clothing factory. “I feel very alone,” the 10-year-old said last month …

HONG KONG (AP) — Uno de los dos amistosos de la selección de Argentina en China el próximo mes fue cancelado el viernes, otra consecuencia de la ausencia de Lionel Messi en un partido de exhibición de su club en Hong Kong. Los campeones mundiales, capitaneados por Messi, anunciaron el mes pasado una gira en China durante la fecha internacional …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Taylor finished off a record round in the morning and had a short turnaround before teeing up again. The Canadian needed something to eat and didn’t want to deal with the chaos of getting to the range at TPC Scottsdale, so he only hit a few balls on the range. The limited re-warmup and ensuing …

SANTA ANA, El Salvador (AP) — Tears welled in Alex’s eyes and he pressed his head into his hands as he thought about more than a year of birthdays and holidays without his mother, who was swept up by El Salvador’s police as she walked to work in a clothing factory. “I feel very alone,” the 10-year-old said last month …

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. Siena Saints (3-20, 2-10 MAAC) at Manhattan Jaspers (5-16, 2-10 MAAC) Riverdale, New York; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Siena plays Manhattan in MAAC action Saturday. 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. Citadel Bulldogs (9-15, 1-10 SoCon) at Wofford Terriers (13-11, 6-5 SoCon) Spartanburg, South Carolina; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Citadel hits the road against Wofford looking to …