PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature on Thursday approved the creation of a video to outline the state’s abortion laws and to clarify when health care providers are legally allowed to intervene. The bill passed by the state Senate in a 31-3 vote is also intended for the general public and would require the state Department of Health, …

MADRID (AP) — Brothers Iñaki and Nico Williams teamed up with goals and assists to each other as Athletic Bilbao defeated Atletico Madrid 3-0 to reach its third Copa del Rey final in five seasons on Thursday. Gorka Guruzeta also scored for Athletic as it advanced 4-0 on aggregate after having won the first leg 1-0 in Madrid three weeks …

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. Long Island Sharks (7-20, 6-9 NEC) at Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (17-10, 11-3 NEC) New Britain, Connecticut; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Devils -12.5; …

GARY, Ind. (AP) — This week’s tornado outbreak across parts of the Midwest produced a short-lived tornado that swept through northwest Indiana before moving onto Lake Michigan as a waterspout, the National Weather Service said. An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90 mph (145 kilometers per hour) touched down about 9:15 p.m. Tuesday in Lake County, Indiana, about 1 …

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for E. Jean Carroll urged a judge Thursday to reject former President Donald Trump’s efforts to avoid posting security to secure an $83.3 million defamation award won by the writer, saying his promises to pay a judgment his lawyers predict will be overturned on appeal are the equivalent of scribbles on a paper napkin. “The …

ATLANTA (AP) — A man who killed his former girlfriend three decades ago is set to be put to death in March in what would be Georgia’s first execution in more than four years. A judge on Thursday signed the order for the execution of Willie James Pye, who was convicted of murder and other crimes in the November 1993 …

Carolina Hurricanes (35-18-6, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (19-29-10, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Hurricanes -248, Blue Jackets +201; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes face the Columbus Blue Jackets for a matchup within the Metropolitan Division Thursday. Columbus is 4-11-3 against the Metropolitan …

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. Montana State Bobcats (12-16, 7-8 Big Sky) at Idaho Vandals (11-17, 5-10 Big Sky) Moscow; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Vandals -1.5; over/under is 142 BOTTOM …

MILAN (AP) — Thousands of artists, curators and critics have signed an open letter calling on the Venice Biennale to exclude the Israeli national pavilion from this year’s contemporary art fair due to the war in Gaza, but Italy’s culture minister firmly backed Israel’s participation. The online letter was signed by more than 17,000 people through Wednesday, which included current …

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. BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Darweshi Hunter scored 20 points as Miami (Ohio) beat Bowling Green 66-58 on Tuesday night. Hunter added five rebounds for the RedHawks (14-14, …

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. Indiana State Sycamores (24-5, 15-3 MVC) at Evansville Purple Aces (15-14, 6-12 MVC) Evansville, Indiana; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sycamores -9.5; over/under is 156.5 BOTTOM …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” pleaded guilty Wednesday to a string of robberies and attempted robberies of banks and credit unions in multiple states. Xaviar Michael Babudar, 29, pleaded guilty in federal court in Kansas City, Missouri, to one count each of money laundering, transporting stolen property across state lines, and bank …

LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — King Harald V of Norway remained hospitalized with an infection on Malaysia’s northern resort island of Langkawi on Wednesday as officials said that his condition was improving. Harald, Europe’s oldest monarch at age 87, became ill while he was on vacation. His son, Crown Prince Haakon, said in Norway that his father “is doing better now. …

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has denied the Knicks’ protest of their loss in Houston, two days after New York won a game in large part because of a call that was determined to be incorrect. The Knicks protested their 105-103 loss to the Rockets on Feb. 12, a game that ended with Houston’s Aaron Holiday making two free …

TOKIO (AP) — Un dron tan pequeño que cabe en una mano voló al interior de uno de los reactores dañados en la malograda central nuclear de Fukushima Daiichi con la esperanza de que pudiera examinar parte de los restos de combustible fundido en zonas que otros robots no pudieron alcanzar. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings también empezó a verter …