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Ukrainian embassy draws U.S. citizens seeking to fight in war
WASHINGTON — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given the smaller nation’s embassy in Washington an unexpected role: recruitment center for Americans who want to join the fight. Diplomats working out of the embassy, in a townhouse in the Georgetown section of the city, are fielding thousands of offers from volunteers...
Russians keep pressure on Mariupol; massive convoy breaks up
MARIUPOL, Ukraine — Civilians trapped inside Mariupol desperately scrounged for food and fuel as Russian forces kept up their bombardment of the port city Thursday, while satellite photos showed that a massive Kremlin convoy that had been mired outside the Ukrainian capital split up and fanned out into towns and...
Iran offers mixed signals as nuclear talks deadline looms
Iran offered mixed signals Thursday as a deadline loomed in talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers. The Iranian president defended the negotiations while the country’s top diplomat and a security official blamed America for the deadlock. The monthslong, indirect talks in Vienna have sought to both get...
Jalen Pickett leads Penn State past Minnesota in Big Ten tourney
INDIANAPOLIS — Jalen Pickett hit three 3-pointers on his way to 22 points, and Penn State defeated Minnesota, 60-51, in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday night. Jamison Battle scored eight points to help 14th-seeded Minnesota take a 28-24 lead at halftime. Penn State (13-16), the...
Colgate beats Navy in Patriot League title game, returns to NCAA TournamentVideo
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Tournament MVP Jack Ferguson scored 17 points, Nelly Cummings added 15 and Colgate turned away a late Navy push to win the Patriot League championship game 74-58 on Wednesday and return to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Tucker Richardson scored 12 points as did...
Woman sues Cowboys’ Jerry Jones, says he is biological fatherVideo
DALLAS — A 25-year-old woman who grew up in North Texas is suing Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, alleging he is her biological father. Alexandra Davis says in a lawsuit filed last week in Dallas County that she was conceived from a relationship Jones had with her mother, Cynthia Davis,...
West Virginia beats Kansas State in Big 12 tournament openerVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sean McNeil scored 21 points, Malik Curry added 17 points and No. 9 seed West Virginia beat eighth-seeded Kansas State, 73-67, on Wednesday night in the opener of the Big 12 Tournament. West Virginia (16-16) advances to play top-seeded Kansas on Thursday. The Mountaineers lost at...
United House OKs $13.6B for Ukraine in huge spending bill
WASHINGTON — The House approved a massive spending bill Wednesday night that would rush $13.6 billion in U.S. aid to battered Ukraine and its European allies, after top Democrats were forced to abruptly drop their plan to include fresh funds to battle covid-19. Passage of the Ukraine aid and the...
Golden Knights center Jack Eichel at ease as he returns to BuffaloVideo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Whatever butterflies Jack Eichel felt during his first visit back to Buffalo gradually dissipated as the Vegas Golden Knights’ practice came to a close Wednesday. Completing the final team drill at one end of the ice, Eichel skated to the empty end and began snapping pucks into...
Firm Pentagon ‘no’ to Polish plan to send jets to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Wednesday slammed the door on a Polish proposal for providing Ukraine with MiG fighter jets, saying allied efforts against the Russian invasion should be focused on more useful weaponry and the MiG transfer with a U.S. and NATO connection would run a “high risk” of...
Texas flagged 27,000 mail ballots for rejection in primary
AUSTIN, Texas — More than 27,000 mail ballots in Texas were flagged for rejection in the first test of new voting restrictions enacted across the U.S., jeopardizing votes cast by Democrats and Republicans alike and in counties big and small, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. It puts...
Former Steelers tackle Villanueva retiring; Ravens release CB Tavon YoungVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens tackle Alejandro Villanueva is retiring. The team announced his decision Wednesday. The Ravens also announced that they re-signed defensive tackle Aaron Crawford and released cornerback Tavon Young. Villanueva played six years with the Pittsburgh Steelers before joining the Ravens last season. The two-time Pro...
Trump plane makes emergency landing after engine failure
A plane carrying former President Donald Trump was forced to make an emergency landing in New Orleans last weekend after suffering engine failure over the Gulf of Mexico. The details of the emergency landing, first reported by Politico, were confirmed Wednesday by a person familiar with the incident who was...
Commissioner cancels games through April 13 as union narrows gap with MLB
NEW YORK — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred canceled 93 more games Wednesday, appearing to close the remaining chance to play a full 162-game schedule and threatening locked out players with loss of salary and service time. After the sides narrowed many economic differences and became bogged down over management’s attempt...
1 million children leave behind lives, friends in Ukraine
ZAHONY, Hungary — After bombs started falling in her hometown of Kharkiv, Annamaria Maslovska left her friends, her toys and her life in Ukraine and set off on a days-long journey with her mother toward safety in the West. After finally crossing the Hungarian border by train along with hundreds...
Saudi distraction behind, Johnson ready to get back on trackVideo
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Dustin Johnson’s commentary on his shots was more revealing than where they landed. He reached the 18th hole Wednesday on the TPC Sawgrass, water all the way down the left side of one of the more daunting closing holes in golf, and opted for a...
Trump a pariah? New $100 million bank loan suggests not
NEW YORK — A bank’s decision to loan Donald Trump’s company $100 million is the latest evidence the former president might survive fraud investigations and a business-world backlash over his efforts to stay in office after losing the 2020 election. San Diego-based Axos Bank finalized the loan with the Trump...
55 tons of lettuce fed to Florida’s starving manatees
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — More than 55 tons of lettuce have been fed to starving Florida manatees as part of an experimental program to help the slow-moving marine mammals since their natural food is being destroyed by water pollution, wildlife officials said Wednesday. The lettuce, funded by more than 1,000...
Syracuse star Buddy Boeheim suspended after punching Florida State playerVideo
NEW YORK — Syracuse star Buddy Boeheim was suspended for the Orange’s ACC Tournament game against Duke after he punched Florida State’s Wyatt Wilkes in the stomach Wednesday during a second-round victory. The ACC announced the one-game suspension for a “flagrant act” about four hours after ninth-seeded Syracuse beat Florida...
Stocks jump, oil drops in latest dizzying swing for markets
NEW YORK — Stocks rallied and oil prices fell sharply Wednesday as the big swings shaking global markets go in both directions amid uncertainty about the war in Ukraine. The S&P 500 was 2.9% higher in afternoon trading, following a four-day losing streak that had pulled it 13% below its...
AP source: Commanders agree to acquire QB Carson Wentz from Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are moving on from Carson Wentz after one season, sending him to a team he’s familiar with from his days in the NFC East. The Colts agreed to trade Wentz to the Washington Commanders, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation. The person spoke...
SPLC report: Hate groups in decline as views hit mainstream
The number of white nationalist, neo-Nazi and anti-government extremist groups across the U.S. fell for a third straight year in 2021, even as some groups were reinvigorated by the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol last year and by the ongoing culture wars over the pandemic and school curriculums....
Analysis: NFL’s monitoring of betting must never fall short
The NFL spends multimillion dollars protecting the integrity of the game as it relates to gambling. Those expenditures paid off in the Calvin Ridley case. The Atlanta Falcons receiver has been suspended for at least a season by Commissioner Roger Goodell for betting on NFL games. While the league has...
Badgers’ Johnny Davis, Greg Gard take AP Big Ten top honors
Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference and the Badgers’ Greg Gard is coach of the year. Davis won top honors over Iowa’s Keegan Murray on Tuesday, and both were unanimous picks for spots on the AP All-Big Ten team along...
Texas loses appeal over investigation of trans teen’s family
A Texas court on Wednesday tossed out the state’s appeal of an order preventing child welfare officials from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager over gender-confirming care the youth received. The Texas Court of Appeals dismissed Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appeal of the temporary order a judge issued...
