JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Rep. Alyce Clarke was the first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature, and now she is the first Black person — and first woman — to have a portrait on display in the state Capitol. She smiled Tuesday as fellow lawmakers, friends and supporters honored her during a ceremony to unveil the oil painting, …

PHOENIX (AP) — The San Francisco Giants and slugger Jorge Soler agreed to a $42 million, three-year deal on Tuesday, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations, taking one of the remaining marquee free agents off the market as most of the 30 teams reported for spring training in Arizona and Florida. But there’s still plenty of …

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. TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Tyler Tejada had 17 points and Charles Thompson added a double-double in Towson’s 80-55 victory over Elon on Monday night. Tejada was 6-of-12 shooting …

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. Top-ranked Connecticut has looked like a legitimate contender to become the first team to repeat as national champions since Florida 17 years ago. The Huskies have a dominating …

NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are protesting for guaranteed crop prices, renewing a movement that succeeded in getting contentious new agricultural laws repealed in 2021. Earlier this week, they began marching toward New Delhi, but their efforts so far have been blocked by authorities, who have used tear gas, detained a number of farmers and …

El rey Carlos III regresó el martes a Londres de su retiro en el campo para lo que se esperaba fuera otra ronda de tratamiento después de que se le diagnosticara un cáncer. Carlos, de 75 años, y su esposa, la reina Camilla, llegaron en helicóptero al Palacio de Buckingham desde su finca en Sandringham, en Norfolk, en el este …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The scheduled trial next week of a movie weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin may hinge on an enduring mystery: How did live ammunition find its way onto the set of a film set where it was expressly prohibited? Investigators recovered six live rounds of ammunition from a box, …

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. La Salle Explorers (11-13, 2-9 A-10) at Davidson Wildcats (13-10, 3-7 A-10) Davidson, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: La Salle faces the Davidson Wildcats after …

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Ohio high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses, won-loss record, and total points: DIVISION I 1. Lewis Center Olentangy (8) 20-1 143 2. Pickerington Cent. (5) 19-3 129 3. Mason (1) 20-2 128 4. Marysville 19-3 102 5. Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 19-2 95 6. Cin. Mt. Notre Dame 19-3 71 …

NEW YORK (AP) — How much choice is too much? Apparently for Coca-Cola, it’s about 400 different types of drinks. That’s why the beverage company recently decided to discontinue half of them, shedding brands like Tab, Zico coconut water, Diet Coke Feisty Cherry and Odwalla juices but still leaving about 200 others to choose from. It’s a move that other …