The Cincinnati Opera will present an Afrofuturist-themed production next year that commemorates the Juneteenth holiday and would mark the first of three commissions from the company to all-Black creative teams. “Lalovavi” is composed by Kevin Day with Tifara Brown writing the libretto and Kimille Howard set to direct the staging at Cincinnati Music Hall, the company said Thursday in announcing …

All Times EST Group A W L T GF GA Pts United States 1 0 0 5 0 3 Argentina 0 0 1 0 0 1 Mexico 0 0 1 0 0 1 Dominican Republic 0 1 0 0 5 0 Tuesday, Feb.. 20 At Carson, Calif. Mexico 0, Argentina 0 United States 5, Dominican Republic, 0 Friday, Feb. 23 …

NEW YORK (AP) — Customers of AT&T, the country’s largest wireless provider, reported widespread outages on Thursday. Here’s what to know if you are having problems with your phone service. When did the outage start? AT&T had more than 58,000 outages around noon ET, in locations including Houston, Atlanta and Chicago. The outages, which began at approximately 3:30 a.m. ET, …

MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — The lush valley enveloping Medellin was once the heart of a brutal war involving the Colombian government, drug cartels and a smattering of other armed groups. But a sharp dip in violence in the country’s second-biggest city has attracted a flood of tourists to its vivid colors, busy cafes and booming nightlife. About 1.4 million visited …

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. North Alabama Lions (13-14, 7-6 ASUN) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (15-11, 10-2 ASUN) Richmond, Kentucky; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colonels -6.5; over/under is 154.5 BOTTOM …

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Quetta Gladiators overcame a late batting collapse to beat Islamabad United by three wickets Thursday for their third straight win in the Pakistan Super League. Quetta dismantled two-time champion Islamabad’s batting power-house through spinners and restricted it to this season’s lowest total of 138-9. Islamabad pushed for an unlikely win when it grabbed three late wickets …

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican attorney general sued the Republican state auditor Thursday, saying the auditor is trying to usurp her authority over recovering interest on misspent welfare money from retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre — money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s lawsuit says that filing litigation …

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — El parlamento de Albania aprueba controversial plan de retener migrantes rescatados por Italia en aguas internacionales.

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. Toledo Rockets (17-9, 11-2 MAC) at Bowling Green Falcons (16-10, 7-6 MAC) Bowling Green, Ohio; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bowling Green enters the matchup against Toledo …

BERLÍN (AP) — Cinco personas resultaron heridas en un incidente el jueves en una escuela en la ciudad alemana de Wuppertal, según la policía. Había un sospechoso detenido. El suceso ocurrió en la escuela secundaria Wilhelm Dörpfeld en el distrito de Elberfeld. La policía dijo que no se habían producido disparos, según la agencia alemana de noticias dpa, sin dar …

Gamers will be blocked from manually adding players to EA Sports’ new college football game who decide not to accept an offer to have their name, image and likeness used in it, the video-game developer said Thursday. EA Sports revealed the safeguard in its announcement that it has begun reaching out to athletes to pay them to be featured in …

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Candidates for Iran’s parliament began campaigning Thursday in the country’s first election since the 2022 crackdown on nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Iran’s state television said 15,200 candidates will compete for a four-year term in the 290-seat chamber, which has been controlled by hard-liners for the past two …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of Congress’ staunchest critics of China are visiting Taiwan in a show of support that is certain to draw scrutiny from Beijing, which views such interactions as a challenge to its claim of sovereignty over the island. The delegation is led by Rep. Mike Gallagher, the Republican chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese …

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. Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (11-15, 5-8 Summit League) at Omaha Mavericks (13-15, 6-7 Summit League) Omaha, Nebraska; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mavericks -3.5; over/under is …

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. UCSB Gauchos (14-11, 7-8 Big West) at UC Irvine Anteaters (19-7, 12-2 Big West) Irvine, California; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UCSB plays the UC Irvine Anteaters …