By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brett Pesce scored 4 minutes, 42 seconds into overtime, Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist and the Metropolitan Division-leading Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Monday. Nino Niederreiter and Teuvo Teravainen also scored for the Hurricanes, who won their third straight. Gerry Mayhew,
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Celta Vigo has been held by last-placed Levante to 1-1 at home in the Spanish league and missed a chance to move close to the Champions League qualification places. Franco Cervi put the hosts ahead in the 67th minute but Levante equalized through Roger Martí in the 82nd. Levante was coming off
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia has become the latest country in Latin America to expand access to abortion, with the nation’s Constitutional Court voting to legalize the procedure until the 24th week of pregnancy. Monday’s decision by the tribunal of nine judges fell short of the expectations of pro-choice groups
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Jane Marczewski, a singer known by her stage name Nightbirde, who earned a legion of followers after being a contestant on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” has died after a battle with cancer, her family confirmed. “We, her family, are devastated by her passing and unimaginable loss,” the Marczewski family said in
Continue ReadingBy GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer Medina Spirit has been stripped of the victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby and Mandaloun has been declared the winner in a ruling by state racing stewards. The since-deceased Medina Spirit tested positive after the race last May for a steroid, betamethasone, that is legal in Kentucky but
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Justice Ministry says an investigation has found “no indication” that police illegally hacked the mobile phones of dozens of public figures. The announcement Monday contradicted the key claims of a series of explosive investigative reports in a leading Israeli newspaper. Israel’s attorney general ordered the investigation
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — A Worcester man has been arrested for trying to enter a tiger enclosure after breaking into Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. When questioned by Massachusetts State Police, the man only said that he was very interested in tigers. The 24-year-old, Matthew Abraham, allegedly scaled fences and ignored warning signs but was unable to
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer A former college football player currently imprisoned on a drug conviction in Georgia has reached a plea agreement for a misdemeanor charge of violating North Carolina’s sports agent law. Christopher Jamel Hawkins, 39, pleaded guilty Monday to attempted athlete-agent inducement via video conferencing. That’s according to Kimberly Overton Spahos,
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Democrats who control the Oregon Legislature are proposing to give Republicans $100 million to spend as they see fit in their rural Oregon districts. With two weeks to go in the special session, the money would give the Republican minority more control as Democrats seeks to put an unexpected revenue windfall
Continue ReadingLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s death toll from devastating tornadoes in December has risen. Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday announced the deaths of a woman and her infant. Beshear said during a news briefing that the 33-year-old Mayfield woman had been in the hospital for a significant period and died of her injuries. Her unborn
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La Corte Constitucional de Colombia despenalizó el aborto hasta las 24 semanas de gestación. Tras más de ocho horas de debate, el alto tribunal tomó la histórica decisión con mayoría simple 5-4. Hasta ahora, el Código Penal en Colombia consideraba legal el aborto en tres casos específicos: violación o incesto,
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé has extended a scheduled stay in a Sao Paulo hospital due to a urinary infection. Hospital Albert Einstein says in a statement on Monday that 81-year-old Pelé came in on Feb. 13 to continue treatment for his colon cancer, and days later doctors found
Continue ReadingATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Matt Luke has resigned as Georgia’s associate head coach and offensive line assistant to spend more time with his family. Head coach Kirby Smart made the announcement Monday. The 45-year-old Luke is a former head coach at Mississippi. He spent the last two seasons working for Smart, helping the Bulldogs win
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s national broadcaster says at least 59 people are dead after an explosion at a gold mining site in the southwest. RTB reported Monday that at least 100 other people were injured in Monday’s blast in the village of Gbomblora. The explosion was believed
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Inmates at a prison in Acapulco rioted after dozens of prisoners refused to be transferred to a federal jail, and officials say 20 state police officers were injured trying to restore order. The riot occurred Sunday, just before the start of the Mexico Open tennis tournament, which is supposed to be
Continue ReadingGARYVILLE, La. (AP) — In a story published Feb. 21, 2022, about an explosion at a Louisiana refinery, The Associated Press erroneously stated that four contract workers were treated on the scene. The correct number is three.
Continue ReadingGARYVILLE, La. (AP) — A huge Louisiana oil refinery has been rocked by an explosion and fire; company officials say six people suffered minor injuries. Officials later gave the all-clear sign, but it was not immediately clear what caused Monday morning’s blast at the Marathon Petroleum Corp. plant in Garyville, between New Orleans and Baton
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer Goran Dragic plans to sign with Brooklyn, giving the Nets a veteran boost in the backcourt. Agent Bill Duffy said Monday that Dragic was going to Brooklyn, where the Nets need guard help after trading James Harden to Philadelphia. Ben Simmons, acquired in that deal, still isn’t ready to
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears has said she wants to tell her life story and now she’s landed a book deal to do just that. A source close to Spears tells CNN that the singer has recently inked a contract with publisher Simon & Schuster, valued at more than $15 million dollars. The New
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press The attorneys for eight of the 19 Austin, Texas, police officers facing indictments stemming from tactics used during the 2020 protests over racial injustice say they have yet to receive the indictments. Attorneys Doug O’Connell and Ken Ervin said Monday they expect the documents will be released Tuesday. The two
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