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. Sacramento State Hornets (6-17, 2-8 Big Sky) at Idaho State Bengals (9-14, 4-6 Big Sky) Pocatello, Idaho; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bengals -5.5; over/under is …
Read More »New Hampshire House rejects broad expansion of school choice program but OK’s income cap increase
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House defeated two bills that would have significantly expanded the state’s popular school choice program while giving preliminary approval to a third that would further raise the income cap associated with the voucher-like grants. The Education Freedom Account program created in 2021 provides families with the same amount the state pays per student …
Read More »Takeaways from the special counsel’s report on Biden’s handling of classified documents
March 12 update: Hur never asked Biden about timing of son’s death, contradicting president’s indignant public response, transcript shows.transcript shows. Follow AP for live coverage of Hur’s testimony. WASHINGTON (AP) — Special Counsel Robert Hur on Thursday released his long-awaited report on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, and it’s not great news for the president on multiple fronts. …
Read More »Wisconsin Republicans urge state Supreme Court to reject redistricting report’s findings
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans urged the state Supreme Court on Thursday to ignore a report from redistricting consultants that determined GOP-proposed legislative maps were unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders. While Republicans argue that the consultants’ findings are unsound, Democrats asked the court on Thursday to adopt one of their maps that the consultants found were “nearly indistinguishable.” The stakes are …
Read More »Anthony Fauci will reflect on his long government career in ‘On Call,’ to be published in June
NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci has a memoir coming out in June, a look back at his long career as an infectious disease expert and the many outbreaks he contended with, from HIV/AIDS to the COVID-19 pandemic that made him famous. Viking announced Thursday that Fauci’s “On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service” will be published in …
Read More »A Nebraska bill would hire a hacker to probe the state’s computer, elections systems
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — One state lawmaker wants Nebraska to take measures to protect it from cyberattacks. His answer? Hire its own hacker. State Sen. Loren Lippincott presented a bill Thursday to the Legislature’s government committee that would give the Nebraska State Patrol $200,000 to hire “an ethical hacker.” The hacker would spend his or her days trying to break …
Read More »Rider visits Fairfield following Leach’s 23-point showing
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. Rider Broncs (8-14, 5-6 MAAC) at Fairfield Stags (13-9, 7-4 MAAC) Fairfield, Connecticut; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Stags -5; over/under is 149 BOTTOM LINE: Fairfield …
Read More »Alabama lawmakers push sweeping gambling bill that would allow lottery and casinos
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A group of Alabama lawmakers unveiled a sweeping gambling bill Wednesday that could authorize a state lottery and 10 casinos across the conservative Deep South state as some Republicans look to get the question before voters in November. Alabama is one of few states without a state lottery, after lawmakers in 1999 rejected a proposal to …
Read More »Google, Facebook take bigger share of ad spending, but economic slowdown could hurt growth
NEW YORK (AP) — Weak results from Google, Snap and other big sellers of online ads are raising concerns that Wall Street’s optimistic growth forecasts are setting investors up for a rude surprise this year. Google, which dominates the $270 billion digital advertising sector, recently disappointed Wall Street when its 8.9% fourth-quarter ad revenue growth fell short of expectations. Snap, …
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NEW YORK (AP) — The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT: Player will not play; DOUBTFUL: Player is unlikely to play; QUESTIONABLE: Player is not certain to play; DNP: did not practice; LIMITED: limited participation; FULL: Full participation): Sunday Superbowl Championship Bye Week SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS vs. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — SAN FRANCISCO: DNP: OT …
Read More »Agencia EEUU prohíbe voces generadas por IA en llamadas robot, ante temores por su habilidad de engañar a votantes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Agencia EEUU prohíbe voces generadas por IA en llamadas robot, ante temores por su habilidad de engañar a votantes.
Read More »Scott’s 18 lead North Texas past Tulsa 68-55
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. TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Aaron Scott scored 18 points as North Texas beat Tulsa 68-55 on Wednesday night. Scott added 10 rebounds for the Mean Green (13-9, 6-4 …
Read More »Finlandia extiende cierre de frontera con Rusia, dice que Moscú sigue enviando migrantes
HELSINKI (AP) — Finlandia anunció el jueves que prorrogará dos meses más, hasta el 14 de abril, el cierre de su larga frontera con Rusia, porque no ve señales de que Moscú esté deteniendo su “operación híbrida” de canalización de migrantes hacia la frontera con la nación nórdica. Finlandia cerró la frontera terrestre de 1.340 kilómetros (832 millas) a finales …
Read More »Pressure mounts on Hungary’s president to resign over pardon in child sexual abuse case
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Pressure is mounting on Hungary’s head of state to resign after it was revealed that she issued a presidential pardon to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case. Hungary’s opposition parties say that President Katalin Novák, Hungary’s one-time minister for families and a close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, is …
Read More »Duelo Saarbrücken-Mönchengladbach de Copa Alemana se suspende por tormenta
SAARBRÜCKEN, Alemania (AP) — El partido de los cuartos de final de la Copa de Alemania, entre el Saarbrücken y el Borussia Mönchengladbach se suspendió el miércoles, poco después del puntapié inicial, debido a una tormenta que dejó anegada la cancha. Saarbrücken, conjunto de la tercera división que había eliminado al Bayern Múnich, buscaba dar otra sorpresa ante el Gladbach. …
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