COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House on Monday passed a bill to ban celebratory gunfire in cities less than a week after a deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade left some attending lawmakers hiding in bathrooms. Kansas City police have said the shooting appeared to stem from a dispute between several people and not celebratory …

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A vote in Hungary’s parliament on ratifying Sweden’s bid to join NATO could come as early as Monday, according to a senior member of the country’s governing Fidesz party. It would bring an end to more than 18 months of delays by the nationalist government that have frustrated Hungary’s allies. In a letter on Tuesday to …

PARÍS (AP) — La huelga en la Torre Eiffel por un manejo financiero deficiente alejó a los visitantes el martes por segundo día consecutivo. Denis Vavassori del sindicato CGT, que representa a un gran número de los empleados de la torre, dijo que sus miembros votaron unánimemente el martes a favor de extender la huelga. Afirmó que los empleados estaban …

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka bowled out Afghanistan for 115 to win their Twenty20 by 72 runs and clinch the series on Monday. Angelo Mathews starred with a brisk unbeaten 42 then both opening wickets. Sri Lanka was made to bat first and scored 187-6. Sadeera Samarawickrama top-scored with 52 off 42 deliveries. Afghanistan was 31-5 after the …

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A passenger jet with 106 people on board returned safely to the Belgrade airport after it hit runway equipment and sustained severe damage shortly after takeoff from the Serbian capital, media and airline blogs reported Monday. There were no injuries. The Embraer E-195 was on route to Dusseldorf in Germany on Sunday afternoon. The aircraft belongs …

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. Iowa Hawkeyes (15-11, 7-8 Big Ten) at Michigan State Spartans (17-9, 9-6 Big Ten) East Lansing, Michigan; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Iowa takes on the Michigan …

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. Virginia Cavaliers (20-6, 11-4 ACC) at Virginia Tech Hokies (14-11, 6-8 ACC) Blacksburg, Virginia; Monday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hokies -3; over/under is 126.5 BOTTOM LINE: …

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton’s condition was dissected on his first day back at Yankees spring training much like pastrami at a New York deli: how lean? A markedly slimmer Stanton stood by his corner locker after arriving in the refurbished clubhouse and discussed his decline from All-Star to albatross. “I got to stay on the field and the …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dr. Anne Zink, who was a public face of Alaska’s pandemic response, is resigning as the state’s chief medical officer. Zink plans to continue working full-time in the role until early April, the Anchorage Daily News reported. An email seeking comment was sent to a state health department spokesperson by The Associated Press on Monday, a …

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. Saint Louis Billikens (9-16, 2-10 A-10) at Duquesne Dukes (15-10, 5-7 A-10) Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Louis visits the Duquesne Dukes after Sincere Parker …