NEW YORK (AP) — Ned Blackhawk’s “The Rediscovery of America,” winner last fall of a National Book Award, is a finalist for a history honor presented by the J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project. Blackhawk’s account of Native Americans over the past five centuries is among five nominees for the Mark Lynton History Prize, a $10,000 award given for work which …

PARÍS (AP) — El Senado de Francia adoptó el miércoles una iniciativa para consagrar el derecho al aborto en la Constitución, con lo que la ley prometida por el presidente Emmanuel Macron superó otro obstáculo. La cámara baja, la Asamblea Nacional, aprobó abrumadoramente la propuesta en enero. La medida se someterá ahora a una votación en una sesión conjunta del …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared President Joe Biden the winner of Michigan’s Democratic primary based on an analysis of initial vote returns as the incumbent continues to roll toward renomination. The AP declared Biden the winner at 9:00 p.m. ET with results showing him with an overwhelming lead in 21 locations throughout the state. At the time 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. SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Freshman Markus Burton scored a career-high 31 points and Carey Booth scored 15 points and Notre Dame stunned Wake Forest 70-65 on Tuesday …

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. San Diego Toreros (16-13, 6-8 WCC) at Loyola Marymount Lions (11-17, 4-10 WCC) Los Angeles; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Loyola Marymount hosts the San Diego Toreros …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in the nation’s capital will gather in a hotel this weekend and cast their ballots for the GOP presidential candidate they would like to see occupy the White House. The contest may be the best chance for former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley to score a victory in a presidential nomination contest. She and former President Donald …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Crowds lined up in San Francisco on Wednesday to see — and smell — the blooming of an endangered tropical flower that releases a pungent odor when it opens once every several years. An Amorphophallus titanum, also known as a corpse flower, began blooming Tuesday afternoon at the California Academy of Sciences, a research institution and …

ESTOCOLMO (AP) — Un hombre que supuestamente trazó un mapa de instalaciones militares en Suecia fue acusado el miércoles de posesión no autorizada de información secreta. El fiscal Mats Ljungqvist dijo que el hombre de 66 años, cuyo nombre no se dio a conocer, estuvo recopilando información durante “mucho tiempo” y dijo que parecía tener “un enfoque sistemático” para mapear …

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. CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Tiger Booker’s 33 points led Eastern Illinois over SIU-Edwardsville 84-79 on Tuesday night. Booker had five rebounds and four steals for the Panthers (14-16, …

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. CSU Fullerton Titans (12-16, 5-11 Big West) at Long Beach State Beach (18-10, 10-6 Big West) Long Beach, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: CSU Fullerton faces …