VARSOVIA (AP) — Los ministros de Exteriores de Reino Unido y Polonia apelaron el jueves al Congreso de Estados Unidos y al presidente de la Cámara de Representantes para que tomen una decisión que “haría época” y aprueben 60.000 millones de dólares en ayuda militar para Ucrania. El canciller británico David Cameron y su colega polaco Radek Sikorski enfatizaron que …
Read More »Ford CEO says company will rethink where it builds vehicles after last year’s autoworkers strike
DETROIT (AP) — Last fall’s contentious United Auto Workers’ strike changed Ford’s relationship with the union to the point where it will “think carefully” about where it builds future vehicles, Ford’s top executive said Thursday. CEO Jim Farley told the Wolfe Research Global Auto Conference in New York that the company always took pride in its relationship with the UAW, …
Read More »Biden administration failed to vet adults housing migrant children, federal watchdog says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration struggled to properly vet and monitor the homes where they placed a surge of migrant children who arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border in 2021, according to a federal watchdog report released Thursday. The Department of Health and Human Services is required to screen adults who volunteer to take in children arriving in the country …
Read More »Merrimack puts road win streak on the line against Stonehill
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. Merrimack Warriors (15-10, 9-2 NEC) at Stonehill Skyhawks (3-23, 1-10 NEC) South Easton, Massachusetts; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Warriors -9.5; over/under is 130 BOTTOM LINE: …
Read More »Tiroteo en desfile de Chiefs, el más reciente durante festejos deportivos
El tiroteo cerca del final del desfile del miércoles para celebrar el triunfo de los Chiefs de Kansas City en el Super Bowl es apenas el más reciente ejemplo de violencia desatada en festejos por un campeonato. Aquí una lista de otros tiroteos que han sucedido en la última década ya sea la noche en la que algún equipo ganó …
Read More »Fairleigh Dickinson visits LIU following Kopa’s 20-point outing
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. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (11-14, 5-5 NEC) at Long Island Sharks (6-17, 5-6 NEC) New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: LIU takes on the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights …
Read More »Anthony Davis, Rui Hachimura lead Lakers past Jazz 138-122 with LeBron James resting
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Anthony Davis had 37 points and 15 rebounds and Rui Hachimura scored a career-high 36 points for the Los Angeles Lakers, who beat the Utah Jazz 138-122 on Wednesday night while resting LeBron James in their final game before the All-Star break. “It’s kind of one of those trap games right before All-Star and you’re …
Read More »Richmond’s 20 lead Seton Hall over Xavier 88-70
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. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kadary Richmond scored 20 points as Seton Hall beat Xavier 88-70 on Wednesday night. Richmond added eight rebounds and 13 assists for the Pirates …
Read More »Little Rock hosts Minix and Morehead State
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. Morehead State Eagles (20-5, 11-1 OVC) at Little Rock Trojans (14-11, 8-4 OVC) Little Rock, Arkansas; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -2.5; over/under is 142.5 …
Read More »Mexico and FIFA go back to sports court in decade-long dispute over curbing soccer fans’ gay slurs
GENEVA (AP) — A decade-long dispute between the Mexican soccer federation and FIFA over multiple fines for fans chanting anti-gay slurs at games went to sport’s highest court on Thursday. The latest appeal by Mexico at the Court of Arbitration for Sport challenged financial penalties totaling 100,000 Swiss francs ($114,000) imposed by FIFA for incidents at two games at the …
Read More »Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street rally as Japan’s Nikkei nears a record high
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced in Asia on Friday, with Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index trading near a record high, 34 years after it peaked and then plunged with the collapse of Japan’s financial bubble. U.S. futures were lower after stocks on Wall Street set another record following some mixed reports on the economy. The Nikkei 225 was up 1.1% …
Read More »Loyola Marymount hosts Gonzaga after Ike’s 23-point outing
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. Gonzaga Bulldogs (18-6, 8-2 WCC) at Loyola Marymount Lions (10-14, 3-7 WCC) Los Angeles; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -14.5; over/under is 151 BOTTOM LINE: …
Read More »Public utilities regulator joins race for North Dakota’s single U.S. House seat
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A longtime public utilities regulator announced her candidacy on Thursday for North Dakota’s lone U.S. House seat. Republican Julie Fedorchak has sat on the state’s three-member Public Service Commission since 2013. She has won three statewide elections, most recently in 2022 with over 71% of the vote. Fedorchak told a crowded room of Republican state officials, …
Read More »The Biden administration announces $970 million in grants for airport improvements across the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday it is providing $970 million for improvements at 114 airports around the country, with work ranging from wider concourses and new baggage-handling systems to new terminals at some small airfields. Administration officials said the money comes from a $5 billion grant program to modernize airport terminals. The largest sum, $50 million, will …
Read More »Georgia State coach Shawn Elliott resigns, heading to South Carolina as assistant
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia State abruptly postponed spring football practice on Thursday after Shawn Elliott became the latest head coach to accept an assistant’s job at another school. Elliott is headed to South Carolina as tight ends coach, pending the expected approval from the university’s board of trustees at a Friday morning meeting. The Panthers, meanwhile, were scrambling to find …
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