SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s presidential office claimed Thursday that the country’s move to establish diplomatic relations with Cuba would deal a “political and psychological blow” to the South’s war-divided rival North Korea, whose diplomatic footing is largely dependent on a small number of Cold War allies. The comments followed an announcement by South Korea’s Foreign Ministry on …

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Years of management issues involving facility upkeep and staff at Oregon’s Crater Lake have prompted the federal government to consider terminating its contract with the national park’s concessionaire. Crater Lake Hospitality, a subsidiary of Philadelphia-based Aramark, is contracted through 2030 to run concessions such as food and lodging. But the National Park Service’s Pacific West regional …

PARÍS (AP) — El presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron, firmará el viernes un acuerdo bilateral de seguridad con su homólogo ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, quien también visitará Alemania, explicó su oficina en un comunicado el jueves. No se ofrecieron los detalles concretos del pacto, que se firmará en el Palacio del Elíseo. A principios de año, Macron anunció que Francia estaba …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — DoorDash’s revenues and orders exceeded expectations for the fourth quarter, although its net losses failed to shrink as quickly as Wall Street had hoped. The San Francisco delivery company said Thursday that its revenues rose 27% to $2.3 billion in the October-December period, slightly exceeding the $2.25 billion analysts had projected. Total orders rose 23% to …

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s government plans to boost its defense spending by up to 19% over the next four years, citing a rise in global instability, including wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and gaps created when Swiss authorities cashed in on a peace dividend from the fall of the Berlin Wall decades ago. Laying out mid- and long-range …

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. UC Riverside Highlanders (10-15, 5-8 Big West) at CSU Fullerton Titans (11-13, 4-8 Big West) Fullerton, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Titans -2; over/under is …

PARIS (AP) — Airbus plans to deliver more aircraft to customers in 2024 even as supply chain headaches continue to afflict the European airplane maker. The company reported healthy results for its commercial aircraft business Thursday in its latest annual earnings report, and signaled that there was more to come this year by setting a target of 800 commercial aircraft …

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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 Northridge Matadors (16-9, 7-6 Big West) at CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (10-14, 5-8 Big West) Bakersfield, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Matadors -1; over/under is …

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. Wichita State Shockers (10-14, 2-9 AAC) at East Carolina Pirates (12-12, 5-6 AAC) Greenville, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pirates -1.5; over/under is 138 …