At about 2 a.m. last Tuesday, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin stood on the Senate floor and explained why he opposed sending more aid to help Ukraine fend off the invasion launched in 2022 by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I don’t like this reality,” Johnson said. “Vladimir Putin is an evil war criminal.” But he quickly added: “Vladimir Putin …

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Todas las mañanas, desde la capilla del sindicato en el que trabaja en la capital de Argentina, Ángeles Celerier saluda a sus santos y eleva una oración. Buenos días, San Cayetano. Buenos días, Santa Teresa. Buenos días, Eva Perón. Esta última no ha sido canonizada por el Vaticano —aunque el pedido existe— pero para Celerier eso …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Virginia bank says it will delay plans to auction off land at West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s posh resort in an attempt to recover more than $300 million on defaulted business loans by the governor’s family. In a filing Friday in Greenbrier County Circuit Court, Carter Bank & Trust of Martinsville, Virginia, said it will …

INDIANÁPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James sigue interesado en participar en los Juegos Olímpicos de París en el verano, y suena a que es una opción el que extienda su carrera en la NBA por al menos un par de temporadas. Por supuesto, ni siquiera él sabe si algo o todo eso sea posible. James jugó en su 20mo Juego de …

MADRID (AP) — Second-placed Girona missed a chance to cut into Real Madrid’s lead of the Spanish league when it lost to Athletic Bilbao 3-2 on Monday. The Catalan side could have reduced the gap to three points but was sunk by an Alex Berenguer double and an Iñaki Williams goal and remained six adrift of Madrid. It was another …

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister said Monday that Brazil’s president would not be welcome in Israel until he apologizes for comments he made comparing Israel’s war in Gaza to the Holocaust, accusing him of a “very serious antisemitic attack.” On Sunday, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that “what is happening in the Gaza Strip and to 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. William & Mary Tribe (8-18, 3-10 CAA) at Charleston (SC) Cougars (19-7, 10-3 CAA) Charleston, South Carolina; Monday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -17.5; over/under 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. Bowling Green Falcons (16-9, 7-5 MAC) at Central Michigan Chippewas (15-10, 9-3 MAC) Mount Pleasant, Michigan; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Central Michigan hosts the Bowling Green …

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. SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Donovan Atwell had 15 points in UNC Greensboro’s 58-47 win against Wofford on Saturday night. Atwell shot 5 for 9, including 4 for 8 …

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. Evansville Purple Aces (15-11, 6-9 MVC) at Illinois State Redbirds (12-14, 6-9 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Redbirds -4.5; over/under is 135 BOTTOM …