OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada is working to airdrop humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip as soon as possible, a cabinet minister said Wednesday. The confirmation that an active effort is underway comes after Canadian International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen said Ottawa was exploring new options to deliver aid. He said the provision of airdrops in partnership with like-minded countries …

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. Cornell Big Red (20-5, 9-2 Ivy League) at Pennsylvania Quakers (10-16, 2-9 Ivy League) Philadelphia; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pennsylvania faces the Cornell Big Red after …

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. senators declined on Thursday to block the sale of F-16s to Turkey, despite voicing deep disdain for Turkey’s conduct as an ally. They were upholding an unofficial bargain that Turks would get the fighter jets if they stopped blocking Sweden’s accession to NATO. “A deal’s a deal,” said Idaho Sen. Jim Risch, the ranking Republican on …

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. Gonzaga Bulldogs (22-6, 12-2 WCC) at San Francisco Dons (22-7, 11-3 WCC) San Francisco; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -3.5; over/under is 154.5 BOTTOM LINE: …

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. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (14-13, 7-9 WAC) at Cal Baptist Lancers (14-13, 7-9 WAC) Riverside, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: EVEN; over/under is 134.5 BOTTOM …

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. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Jan Zidek had 24 points in Chattanooga’s 84-75 victory against Mercer on Wednesday night. Zidek shot 8 for 11 (2 for 5 from 3-point …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A medida que Rusia avanza en el campo de batalla y los soldados ucranianos se quedan sin municiones, la población adulta estadounidense se ha dividido en líneas partidistas en su apoyo sobre enviar ayuda militar a Kiev, según una encuesta de The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Es más probable que los demócratas hoy digan …

ROME (AP) — It’s looking more and more like Paul Pogba’s career is heading to a premature end. Once one of the world’s top midfielders, Pogba was banned for the maximum four years by Italy’s anti-doping court on Thursday after the World Cup winner tested positive for testosterone while at Juventus. Even though Pogba said he would appeal to the …

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature on Thursday approved the creation of a video to outline the state’s abortion laws and to clarify when health care providers are legally allowed to intervene. The bill passed by the state Senate in a 31-3 vote is also intended for the general public and would require the state Department of Health, …

LONDON (AP) — A new law that gives immunity from prosecution for most offenses committed during Northern Ireland’s decades of sectarian violence is not compliant with human rights, a judge in Belfast ruled Wednesday. The British government’s Legacy and Reconciliation Bill, passed in September, stops most prosecutions for alleged killings by militant groups and British soldiers during “the Troubles” — …