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: …