The AP Top 25 women’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. GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Jewel Spear scored 24 points, going 6 of 6 from distance, and Rickea Jackson had 22 points and nine rebounds as No. 5 seed …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Celebrities, artists and tens of thousands of fans proud to call themselves nerds are converging in Kansas City for the Missouri city’s 25th annual Planet Comicon this weekend. Devotees ranging from “Potterheads” — lovers of the popular Harry Potter series — to “furries” — people dressed as cartoonish animals — can test niche trivia skills, …

SANTIAGO (AP) — Una treintena de personas se reunieron el viernes en un cementerio a las afueras de Santiago para despedir los restos del exteniente venezolano Ronald Ojeda, un refugiado en Chile disidente del gobierno de Nicolás Maduro, que fue secuestrado y hallado muerto enterrado en una maleta diez días más tarde, en un caso que conmocionó al país. El …

TORONTO (AP) — Canadá restablecerá el financiamiento para la agencia de ayuda de Naciones Unidas para los palestinos, semanas después de que la agencia, conocida como UNRWA, perdiera cientos de millones de dólares en fondos tras las acusaciones israelíes contra algunos de sus empleados en Gaza. Canadá fue uno de los 16 países que suspendieron temporalmente futuros pagos. Ahmed Hussen, …

NEW YORK (AP) — The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include IPO ETF manager Renaissance Capital, and SEC filings. Week of Mar. 11 Astera Labs – Santa Clara, Calif., 17.8 million shares, priced $27-$30, managed by Morgan Stanley/JP Morgan. Proposed Nasdaq symbol ALAB. Business: Designs advanced chip-based connectivity products used in …

Las 10 canciones más populares de la semana en algunos países de las Américas y España. ARGENTINA 1.- “Hola perdida” – Luck Ra, Khea 2.- “Yes, and?” – Ariana Grande 3.- “Can’t get enough” – Jennifer López 4.- “La_original.mp3” – Emilia, TINI 5.- “Tarde” – Morat 6.- “Con vos” – Rusherking, Flor Álvarez 7.- “Piscina” – María Becerra, Chencho Corleone, …

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. NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Jordan Derkack had 23 points in Merrimack’s 72-66 win over LIU on Wednesday night in the Northeast Conference Tournament. Merrimack will host LeMoyne …

WHITEHALL, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio lawmakers are looking to ease a looming financial burden on law enforcement agencies in their state that will have to replace marijuana-sniffing dogs after voters approved a plan last year to legalize recreational marijuana use. Nearly 400 police dogs in Ohio trained in the detection of marijuana will need to be retired because they …

NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky has written a memoir, reflecting on a life she can hardly believe is her own. Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that the celebrated swimmer’s “Just Add Water” will be published June 11. Ledecky, a two-time winner of The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year award, is a seven-time gold medal …

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrea Götsch was surprised when she won her audition in 2019 that led to membership in the Vienna Philharmonic. “When I went home, I was just laughing because I couldn’t realize that they had really taken me,” the 29-year-old clarinetist told The Associated Press. “It was always kind of a dream. As a young child already, …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden gana la elección primaria presidencial del Partido Demócrata en Minnesota.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say eight Philadelphia high school students waiting to board a city bus after classes Wednesday were wounded by gunshots from suspects who jumped from a car and opened fire, the fourth shooting on the transit system in as many days. The previous three shootings each involved a fatality. Those wounded at the bus stop included a …

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Andre Burakovsky scored a power-play goal with 2:39 remaining in the third period to lift the Seattle Kraken to a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Jared McCann had a goal and two assists and Justin Schultz and Tomas Tatar also scored for the Kraken, who have won four of their last five …

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago voters will get the chance this month to decide on a ballot measure that would levy a one-time tax hike on luxury properties to pay for services for homeless people, a panel of appeals court judges ruled Wednesday. The decision by Illinois’ First District Appellate Court allowing the measure to be decided in the March 19 …

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich’s teenage forward Mathys Tel has signed a contract extension through 2029 despite having three years left to run on his current deal. The 18-year-old French forward has played regularly for Bayern since joining from Rennes in July 2022. He’s considered one of European soccer’s top young talents. Tel’s contract had been due to expire at …