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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Agencia EEUU prohíbe voces generadas por IA en llamadas robot, ante temores por su habilidad de engañar a votantes.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …