BENGALURU, India (AP) — Just a few years ago, someone who wanted to install a rooftop solar connection in India faced getting multiple approvals, finding a reliable company to install the panels and spending heavily before seeing the first surge of clean energy. But that’s changing. The government has streamlined the approvals process, made it easier for people to claim …

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. Ohio State Buckeyes (15-11, 5-10 Big Ten) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (16-9, 7-7 Big Ten) Minneapolis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Gophers -3.5; over/under is …

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — El presidente argentino, Javier Milei, recibió el jueves a la subdirectora gerente del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), Gita Gopinath, para evaluar la marcha del programa económico, en momentos en que el país sudamericano negocia la posibilidad de sellar un nuevo acuerdo con el organismo para refinanciar la deuda. Gopinath, mano derecha de la titular del Fondo, …

TOKYO (AP) — A whale as long as a train car that died after straying into a Japanese bay is set to be buried until it naturally becomes a skeletal specimen for a local museum. It’s the third year in a row that whales have become stranded in Osaka Bay, raising questions about the reasons why and the cost of …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hydeia Broadbent, the HIV/AIDS activist who came to national prominence in the 1990s as a young child for her inspirational talks to reduce the stigma surrounding the virus she was born with, has died. She was 39. Broadbent’s father announced on Facebook that she had died “after living with Aids since birth,” but did not provide …

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. South Alabama Jaguars (13-14, 5-9 Sun Belt) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (15-12, 8-6 Sun Belt) Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Alabama visits the …

Brooklyn Nets (21-33, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (19-36, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Raptors -2; over/under is 231.5 BOTTOM LINE: Toronto plays Brooklyn looking to end its three-game home skid. The Raptors have gone 0-11 against division opponents. Toronto ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference in rebounding …

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor rolled out legislation on Wednesday she said will prevent dangerous people from possessing weapons and strengthen mental health services to help prevent future tragedies like the Lewiston mass shooting that shook the state. Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, called for the changes in January in a speech that came three months after an Army …

The 88-year-old mother of Connecticut mother-of-five Jennifer Dulos testified at a murder conspiracy trial Wednesday that she has not seen or communicated with her daughter since she disappeared and was presumed by police to be murdered in 2019. Dressed in a gray suit with scarfs, Gloria Farber didn’t show much emotion as she told the jury that her daughter was …

QUITO (AP) — La Asamblea de Ecuador aprobó el martes por unanimidad un acuerdo comercial con Costa Rica que, según el Legislativo beneficiará al 97% de las exportaciones del país andino, pese al rechazo de organizaciones campesinas que argumentas que los pequeños productores saldrán perjudicados. Ecuador y Costa Rica tienen un intercambio comercial de unos 110 millones de dólares, según …