VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Chris Eubanks stepped in as a late replacement for an injured Taylor Fritz and joined Sebastian Korda in earning singles victories on Thursday to give the United States a 2-0 lead against Ukraine in Davis Cup qualifying. The No. 32-ranked Eubanks, a Wimbledon quarterfinalist last year, made his Davis Cup debut and defeated No. 498 Viacheslav …

MOSCÚ (AP) — Un tribunal ruso ordenó el jueves que una periodista ruso-estadounidense permanezca en prisión dos meses más en espera de su juicio por no registrarse como agente extranjera. Alsu Kurmasheva, editora del servicio Tatar-Bashkir de Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, financiado por el gobierno de Estados Unidos, fue detenida el 18 de octubre y enfrenta cargos de no registrarse …

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The mother of a Michigan school shooter testified in her own defense Thursday, denying any responsibility for the deaths of four students but also wishing her son would have “killed us instead.” “I don’t want to say that I’m a victim because I don’t want to disrespect those families that truly are the victims on this,” …

MIAMI (AP) — A secret memo obtained by The Associated Press details a yearslong covert operation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration that sent undercover operatives into Venezuela to surreptitiously record and build drug-trafficking cases against the country’s leadership – a plan the U.S. acknowledged from the start was arguably a violation of international law. “It is necessary to conduct …

PARIS (AP) — France’s two major farmers unions announced they would lift country-wide blockades Thursday, shortly after the prime minister introduced new measures aimed at protecting their livelihoods that they described as “tangible progress.” However, farmer activists who have snarled traffic along major highways around Paris said they would stay put at least another day to see the government commitments …

La incipiente historia de amor protagonizada por la superestrella de la música Taylor Swift y el tight end de los Chiefs de Kansas City, Travis Kelce, dio un giro inesperado al caer en el mundo de las teorías de la conspiración política esta semana después de que el equipo avanzara al Super Bowl. Surgieron innumerables rumores infundados en las redes …

Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also obeys your commands. I want to come with you to …