CARACAS (AP) — La lideresa de la oposición venezolana María Corina Machado, sobre quien pesa una inhabilitación para ejercer cargos públicos, afirmó el domingo que el presidente Nicolás Maduro se rehúsa a celebrar elecciones transparentes, pero le aseguró a la población que tomará la decisión correcta en momentos que se acerca la fecha límite para la inscripción de candidatos. El …

Sports Illustrated will continue operations after the company that owns the brand agreed with a new publisher for its print and digital products. Minute Media took over on Monday after reaching a licensing agreement with Authentic Brands Group. On Jan. 19, Authentic announced that it was revoking The Arena Group’s publishing license after Arena failed to make a quarterly payment. …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation as each side is looking to make “clear to the other its perspective,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. The agreement to hold talks about Rafah came as …

Minnesota Timberwolves (46-21, third in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (29-38, 12th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Monday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Utah and Minnesota will play on Monday. The Jazz are 5-8 against opponents in the Northwest Division. Utah is ninth in the league with 28.0 assists per game led by Jordan …

CHICAGO (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu anotó un máximo de carrera de 34 puntos, Nikola Vucevic aportó 29 unidades y 13 rebotes y los Bulls de Chicago aplastaron el sábado 127-98 a los Wizards de Washington. Los Bulls nuevamente lo hicieron ver fácil ante uno de los equipos con la peor marca de la NBA y Dosunmu y Vucevic sentando el …

El presidente ruso Vladímir Putin celebró a primeras horas del lunes una victoria que nunca estuvo en duda, después de que los resultados electorales preliminares mostraron que había asegurado fácilmente un quinto mandato tras enfrentar sólo a rivales simbólicos y reprimir despiadadamente a la oposición. Con poco margen para protestas, los rusos se agolparon frente a las casillas electorales el …

Boston Celtics (52-14, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (11-56, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Celtics -10.5; over/under is 232.5 BOTTOM LINE: Washington heads into the matchup against Boston as losers of three straight games. The Wizards have gone 8-34 against Eastern Conference teams. Washington has a 2-3 record …

DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — The ACT Brumbies turned in an improved second-half performance to beat the Dunedin-based Highlanders 27-21 in Super Rugby Pacific on Saturday for the third win of the season by an Australian team over a New Zealand opponent. The Brumbies trailed 11-7 after a frenetic first half but took the lead for the first time in …

PUERTO PRÍNCIPE, Haití (AP) — Unas 100 personas intentaban cruzar a empujones una cerca de metal en la capital de Haití, Puerto Príncipe, mientras un guardia les hacía retroceder amenazando con golpearlos con una porra. Sin inmutarse, niños y adultos por igual, algunos con bebés en brazos, seguían dándose codazos para tratar de entrar. “¡Déjennos entrar! ¡Tenemos hambre!”, gritaban una …

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Un hombre se encuentra muy grave tras recibir varios balazos el jueves en un tren del metro de la ciudad de Nueva York que arribaba a una concurrida estación del centro de Brooklyn, lo que desató el pánico entre los pasajeros de la hora pico vespertina. El tiroteo ocurrió una semana después de que la gobernadora …

SEATTLE (AP) — Connor McMichael scored on a breakaway with 8:24 left in the game and the Washington Capitals gained ground in their bid for a playoff spot by beating the Seattle Kraken 2-1 on Thursday night. T.J. Oshie, playing in his 999th NHL game, also scored for the Capitals. Washington, now with 71 points, is one point behind the …

BERLIN (AP) — Loïs Openda grabbed a brace as Leipzig turned on the style in the second half to crush Cologne 5-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday. Leipzig rose to fourth place, two points above Borussia Dortmund, which plays Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday. Leipzig led after 15 minutes through Dutch forward Xavi but just three minutes later Sargis Adamyan scored …

SANTIAGO (AP) — Hace poco más de un mes fue Viña del Mar, ahora Valparaíso. Un incendio que se propagó con mucha velocidad en zonas pobladas dejó al menos 20 casas afectadas y dos menores fallecidos, informó el jueves el presidente chileno Gabriel Boric mientras las autoridades evalúan el alcance de los daños. “Hasta el momento hay 20 casas afectadas …

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Arik Armstead’s unemployment lasted roughly a day. The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to terms with the former San Francisco defensive tackle on a three-year, $51 million contract Thursday, a person with knowledge of the decision said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither side had announced the move. The 49ers released …

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. Saint Louis Billikens (13-19, 6-13 A-10) vs. Duquesne Dukes (20-11, 10-8 A-10) New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dukes -6.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: …