MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks past the Philadelphia 76ers 114-105 on Thursday night. Brook Lopez added 19 points and seven rebounds and Damian Lillard had 17 points and nine assists for the Bucks, who won at home after losing three of four on a West Coast swing, which included …

CLAIM: California is still counting votes more than a week after the March 5 primary, a sign the election was rigged. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. It is not unusual for California’s vote count to extend long past Election Day and there has been no indication of widespread fraud in this year’s primaries, experts told The Associated Press. Factors that contribute to …

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Despite recent fiscal challenges, Gov. Wes Moore’s $63 billion budget plan remains largely intact under legislation approved unanimously Thursday in the Maryland Senate. The measure makes reserves available if needed to cover a miscalculation in Medicaid costs that was discovered after the governor submitted his budget to the General Assembly in January. The legislation now goes …

PHOENIX (AP) — A former jail officer in Phoenix has been sentenced to two years in prison for smuggling drugs into the detention facility where he worked, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said Thursday. Andres Salazar, 28, was arrested in November 2022 as he arrived for work at the Lower Buckeye Jail with close to 60 grams of methamphetamine and …

CAMDEN, Ark. (AP) — As they stood before massive rocket launchers built in part by their Arkansas constituents, Republican lawmakers were getting an unambiguous message Thursday from America’s top military officer: A Ukraine aid package that’s stalled in Congress will not only help in the fight against Russia, but also support jobs in their districts. The chairman of the Joint …

TAMPA, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — El astro de los Yanquis de Nueva York Aaron Judge podría volver el sábado a la alineación después de que se vio afectado por una dolencia abdominal. Judge no ha realizado prácticas de bateo en el campo o bateado en general desde el sábado. El lunes le realizaron una resonancia magnética. El mánager de Nueva …

Dallas Mavericks (38-28, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (45-20, second in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Thunder -10; over/under is 237 BOTTOM LINE: Dallas seeks to continue its four-game win streak with a victory against Oklahoma City. The Thunder have gone 28-15 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City …

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 Bakersfield Roadrunners (13-18, 8-12 Big West) vs. UC Riverside Highlanders (15-17, 10-10 Big West) Henderson, Nevada; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Highlanders -2.5; over/under is …

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Two bodies have been found in a migrant boat making the risky but increasingly popular voyage from West Africa toward Spain’s Canary Islands, and survivors said five other people died and were put overboard, maritime rescuers and the Red Cross said Tuesday. There were 38 survivors. The migrants had departed Nouakchott, Mauritania’s capital, 10 days earlier, …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, received a permanent pacemaker on Tuesday, the palace said, adding that the monarch will remain in the hospital for a few days. The 87-year-old underwent the procedure at Oslo’s university hospital, Rikshospitalet, the royal household said in a brief statement. “The operation was successful, and the King is …