JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A bill before Mississippi lawmakers might allow incarcerated people to sue jails and prisons if they encounter inmates from the opposite sex, such as those who are transgender, in restrooms or changing areas. State lawmakers advanced the proposal out of a House committee Thursday. It would require inmate restrooms, changing rooms and sleeping quarters in correctional …
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Thursday’s Time Schedule
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. All Times EST Thursday, Feb. 22 NBA Brooklyn at Toronto, 7 p.m. Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m. New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Orlando at Cleveland, 7 p.m. …
Read More »Tiger Woods’ son shoots 86 in pre-qualifier for PGA Tour event
HOBE SOUND, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour will have to wait for the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods. In a pre-qualifier for the Cognizant Classic on Thursday, Charlie Woods took a 12 on one hole and shot 86. The teenager didn’t make a birdie at Lost Lake Golf Club and tied for 110th among the 112 players who turned …
Read More »Norrie continúa la defensa de su título en Río; adolescente Fonseca sigue adelante
RÍO DE JANEIRO (AP) — El campeón defensor Cameron Norrie despachó el jueves 6-1, 6-1 al chileno Tomás Barrios para alcanzar los cuartos de final del Abierto de Río. El segundo cabeza de serie necesitó de apenas 26 minutos para llevarse el primer set en un duelo que debió realizarse el miércoles, pero se pospuso debido a la lluvia. El …
Read More »A nonbinary student’s death after a high school fight has been ruled a suicide. Here’s what to know
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police in Oklahoma say they still haven’t finished their investigation into the death of a 16-year-old nonbinary student the day after a high school fight, which has been ruled a suicide by the state medical examiner’s office. A summary autopsy report was released on Wednesday, more than a month after Nex Benedict’s Feb. 8 death, but …
Read More »US promises new sanctions on Iran for its support of Russia’s war in Ukraine, potential missile sale
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is promising to unveil new sanctions on Iran in the coming days in retaliation for its arms sales that have bolstered Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and threatening a “swift” and “severe” response if Tehran moves forward with selling ballistic missiles to Moscow. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that the U.S. will …
Read More »Thomasson scores 17 in Georgia’s strong start, Bulldogs topple Vanderbilt 76-64
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. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Noah Thomasson scored 17 points, all in the first half, Jabri Abdur-Rahim added 13 points and Georgia rolled past Vanderbilt 76-64 on Wednesday night. …
Read More »D’Amico, Hensley lead Southern Illinois over Murray State 72-68
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. CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Troy D’Amico scored 20 points and Jarrett Hensley secured the victory with four points in the final 41 seconds as Southern Illinois knocked off …
Read More »Morales’ 17 help Boston University knock off American 67-52
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. WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Morales’ 17 points helped Boston University defeat American 67-52 on Wednesday night. Morales had eight rebounds and three blocks for the Terriers (12-16, 7-8 …
Read More »Panama’s judiciary orders arrest of ex-president holed up in Nicaragua’s embassy
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panamanian authorities on Thursday ordered the arrest of former President Ricardo Martinelli, who has been holed up in the Nicaraguan Embassy since receiving political asylum from that country earlier this month. A judge approved a requested change of Martinelli’s conditional release that had stood while he appealed his 10-year sentence for a money laundering conviction, the …
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