SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chris Caray has been hired as a play-by-play announcer for Oakland Athletics games on NBC Sports California, becoming the fourth generation of his family to work as an MLB broadcaster. Caray’s father, Chip, is the TV play-by-play voice for the St. Louis Cardinals. Chris Caray’s grandfather, Skip, called games for the Atlanta Braves for 32 years. …

CARACAS (AP) — La oposición venezolana instó el lunes al gobierno de Nicolás Maduro a cumplir el Acuerdo de Barbados, que contempla trabajar en un plan que genere las condiciones políticas para realizar elecciones presidenciales libres y competitivas en el 2024, tras denunciar una “escalada de la represión” con la reciente detención de la defensora de derechos humanos Rocío San …

It was the winter of 2021 when Philbert Shorty’s family found his abandoned car stuck in the mud outside the small community of Tsaile near the Arizona-New Mexico state line. “We knew something happened from the get-go,” said his uncle, Ben Shorty. “We couldn’t find any answers.” Family members reported the 44-year-old man missing. And for the next two years, …

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. Baylor Bears (19-6, 8-4 Big 12) at BYU Cougars (18-7, 6-6 Big 12) Provo, Utah; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Baylor plays the No. 19 …

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka bowled out Afghanistan for 115 to win their Twenty20 by 72 runs and clinch the series on Monday. Angelo Mathews starred with a brisk unbeaten 42 then both opening wickets. Sri Lanka was made to bat first and scored 187-6. Sadeera Samarawickrama top-scored with 52 off 42 deliveries. Afghanistan was 31-5 after the …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dr. Anne Zink, who was a public face of Alaska’s pandemic response, is resigning as the state’s chief medical officer. Zink plans to continue working full-time in the role until early April, the Anchorage Daily News reported. An email seeking comment was sent to a state health department spokesperson by The Associated Press on Monday, a …

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Canadian government said Monday it will dispatch more than 800 drones to Ukraine starting as early as this spring. The Department of National Defence said in a statement that drones have become a critical capability for Ukraine in its war with Russia. It said the drones are important for surveillance and intelligence gathering, and can …

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. Iowa State Cyclones (20-5, 9-3 Big 12) at Houston Cougars (22-3, 9-3 Big 12) Houston; Monday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -9.5; over/under is 127.5 BOTTOM …

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Retired Army Col. Farrell Patrick taught computer science at West Point during the 1970s and then at two private universities through the 1990s, so he isn’t surprised by the progress technology has made over the decades. But when the 91-year-old got his first virtual reality experience recently, he was stunned. Sitting in a conference room …

BETHLEHEM, Pensilvania, EE.UU. (AP) — A pocas cuadras de la planta siderúrgica Bethlehem Steel, ahora clausurada, el Centro Hispano Lehigh Valley rebosaba de adultos mayores que almorzaban. Un piso abajo, un flujo constante de visitantes compraba en su enorme almacén de alimentos. El número de personas que acuden al almacén ha aumentado más de un tercio en los últimos siete …