FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Republican-led Kentucky House endorsed higher spending for education in its two-year state spending plan on Thursday but left out two of the Democratic governor’s top priorities — guaranteed pay raises for teachers and access to preschool for every 4-year-old. The budget measure, which won 77-19 House passage after hours of debate, would pump large sums …

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. Utah Valley Wolverines (9-11, 4-5 WAC) at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (12-8, 5-4 WAC) Huntsville, Texas; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: ‘Jacks -6.5; over/under is 140.5 …

The storm that pummeled California this week was fueled by an atmospheric river, a plume of moisture that extended across the Pacific to near Hawaii. Here’s a look at the phenomenon: ___ WHAT IS AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER? Atmospheric rivers are long and relatively narrow bands of water vapor that form over an ocean and flow through the sky, transporting much …