PARIS (AP) — Striking workers again closed down the Eiffel Tower on Wednesday, the third day running that the landmark expected to be at the heart of celebrations for the Paris Olympics has been off-limits to visitors. A message on the tower’s website also warned of more possible disruptions Thursday, if strikers continue their push for salary hikes and other …

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s foreign minister called for reforms of the United Nations and other multilateral institutions Wednesday while criticizing their inability to prevent global conflicts, as his country kicked off its presidency of the Group of 20 nations. Mauro Vieira told fellow foreign ministers during opening remarks for a G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro that the …

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. Furman Paladins (15-12, 9-5 SoCon) at Samford Bulldogs (23-4, 12-2 SoCon) Birmingham, Alabama; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -7; over/under is 164.5 BOTTOM LINE: Furman …

MARION, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa school board has reached an agreement resolving a lawsuit over a now-rescinded district policy that allowed students to request a gender support plan to begin socially transitioning at school, without the permission of their parents. Linn-Mar Community Schools’ insurance company will pay the plaintiffs, Parents Defending Education, $20,000, the Gazette newspaper in Cedar Rapids …

STOWE, Vt. (AP) — A skier who was reported missing at Stowe Mountain Resort was found dead in a steep, wooded out-of-bounds area late Tuesday night, police said Wednesday. Brooks Ralph, 27, of Cold Springs, New York, was reported missing around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said. He was last seen at the resort. Search crews found his body at about …

BEIJING (AP) — Una intensa nevada ha cubierto de blanco el norte y el centro de China, interrumpiendo el tráfico y obligando a las escuelas a cancelar las clases. Una persona murió el miércoles por la caída de un tejado en un supermercado en la provincia de Hebei, reportó la televisora estatal CCTV. Los vuelos y el tránsito de trenes …

Los Angeles Clippers (36-17, third in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (37-17, second in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Thunder -2; over/under is 237.5 BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles visits Oklahoma City looking to continue its five-game road winning streak. The Thunder are 22-13 in Western Conference games. Oklahoma City is …

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. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Miller scored 18 points, Hunter Sallis added 17 and Wake Forest routed Pittsburgh 91-58 on Tuesday night, snapping the Panther’s five-game winning streak. …

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. TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Sonny Wilson had 18 points in Toledo’s 72-64 win against Akron on Tuesday night. Wilson shot 7 of 11 from the field and 4 …

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump doubled down Tuesday on comparing his criminal indictments to the circumstances of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the top political opponent of Russia’s autocratic leader Vladimir Putin who died in a remote arctic prison after being jailed by the Kremlin leader. Appearing on a Fox News Channel town hall pre-taped before a live audience in …

LONDON (AP) — Britain imposed sanctions Wednesday on six top officials at the Arctic penal colony where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died last week, saying they were responsible for the brutal treatment he suffered in the final months of his life. The six officials, targeted under U.K. human rights laws, include Col. Vadim Konstantinovich Kalinin, who oversees the prison …

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 Golden Hurricane (13-12, 4-9 AAC) at Wichita State Shockers (10-16, 2-11 AAC) Wichita, Kansas; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Shockers -6.5; over/under is 146 BOTTOM …

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Jerod Mayo was clear when he was hired as the New England Patriots new coach that he wanted to empower his new staff with the freedom to have a voice both on the sideline and in the meeting rooms. His new trio of coordinators said Wednesday that they are confident they will have the space they …

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s largest hospital paused in vitro fertilization treatments Wednesday as providers and patients across the state scrambled to assess the impact of a court ruling that said frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children. The University of Alabama at Birmingham health system said in a statement that it must evaluate whether its patients or doctors …

LIMA (AP) — Perú sacrificó a 23.000 ejemplares de una granja comercial de gallinas ponedoras de huevos en la costa del Pacífico tras las confirmación de la muerte por gripe aviar de otras 4.000 en la misma granja y con el fin de prevenir la propagación de la enfermedad. “Estamos aplicando medidas rigurosas para mitigar riesgos y proteger la sanidad …