CHARLOTTE, Carolina del Norte, EE.UU. (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo sumó 24 puntos y 10 rebotes por los Bucks de Milwaukee, que barrieron la serie de cuatro partidos en la temporada ante los Hornets de Charlotte, al derrotarlos el jueves por 111-99 para finalizar una serie de dos duelos a visita recíproca. Malik Beasley añadió 19 unidades —al atinar cinco triples—, …

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU’s dome-roofed basketball stadium, the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, is named for a supremely crafty, skilled and mesmerizing player who has been known since 1970 for scoring more career points than any man or woman in NCAA history. That could change within days. Those who played with, followed or knew the late Maravich sound conflicted …

NUEVA YORK (AP) — El teniente Frank Drebin está de vuelta en el caso. Paramount Pictures seguirá adelante con su adaptación de “Naked Gun”, informó el estudio el miércoles. Liam Neeson será el protagonista como el incompetente detective Drebin, el mismo papel que Leslie Nielsen llevó a la fama. Akiva Schaffer (“Hot Rod”, “Pop Star: Never Stop Stopping”) dirigirá la …

A national LGBTQ+ advocacy group is suing the Texas Attorney General’s office rather than hand over information about its support of transgender children receiving gender-confirming medical care. According to the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Texas court, PFLAG National says Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office is demanding “documents and communications” related to a sworn statement the group’s CEO Brian Bond …

NEW YORK (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will visit former President Donald Trump next week at his Florida home Mar-a-Lago, according to a person briefed on the plans. The meeting comes as Trump seeks to turn his attention to his looming election rematch with President Joe Biden. Trump’s political standing within his own party seems stronger than ever, …

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. BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Kyrone Alexander scored 18 points, Ethan Okwuosa made a game-winning layup just before the buzzer in overtime and Boston University beat Lehigh 64-62 on …

ASHFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two tractor-trailers crashed on a Connecticut highway early Thursday, landing in a pond and killing one person, officials said. Police said it happened around 2 a.m. on Interstate 84 near the Ashford-Union town line. Both trucks were eastbound, and ended up with their cabs in the water, one of them upside down. A state police dive …

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Mitch McConnell’s decision to step down as Senate Republican leader in November is reverberating back home in Kentucky, setting off a wave of speculation about the future of his seat as well as the loss of influence for the Bluegrass State. McConnell was cagey enough in his announcement to leave room for guessing about whether he …

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s budget outlook has improved thanks to higher corporate profits, officials said Thursday as they projected a slightly bigger surplus that will give the Legislature a little bit more breathing room this session. Minnesota Management and Budget said the current two-year budget period, which runs through June 2025, is now expected to end with a …

MADRID (AP) — Un obispo español reprochó los comentarios hechos por algunos sacerdotes en un programa semanal de internet sobre orar para que el papa Francisco muera lo antes posible. Posteriormente los sacerdotes se disculparon. El arzobispo Francisco Cerro Chaves de Toledo publicó un comunicado en el sitio web de la arquidiócesis el miércoles diciendo que rechazaba los comentarios y …