AUSTIN, Texas, EE.UU. (AP) — Un juez federal expresó el jueves su preocupación por una ley de Texas que daría a la policía amplia autoridad para detener a los migrantes bajo cargos de ingreso ilegal a partir de marzo, y dijo que sería una “pesadilla” si Estados Unidos se convirtiera en un mosaico de estados que aplican leyes distintas de …

BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of commuters were left stranded around Boston Thursday during the morning rush hour, after power outages hit several lines of the beleaguered transit service. To help make up for the morning chaos, fare gates will be open at subway stations on all four rapid transit lines for the afternoon commute from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. …

ALBANY, Nueva York, EE.UU. (AP) — Un hombre de la Ciudad de Nueva York que admitió haber contrabandeado tres pitones de Birmania, las cuales introdujo en sus pantalones para cruzar un punto fronterizo entre Estados Unidos y Canadá, fue sentenciado el miércoles a un año de libertad condicional y se le impuso una multa de 5.000 dólares, informó la fiscalía …

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. California Golden Bears (10-14, 6-7 Pac-12) at Washington State Cougars (18-6, 9-4 Pac-12) Pullman, Washington; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -9.5; over/under is 140 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. Winthrop Eagles (15-11, 6-5 Big South) at Radford Highlanders (13-12, 3-7 Big South) Radford, Virginia; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -1.5; over/under is 140 BOTTOM …

ROMA (AP) — Israel presentó una queja formal después de que el número dos del Vaticano denunciara la “carnicería” en Gaza y lo que describió como una operación militar desproporcionada de Israel tras los ataques de Hamás del 7 de octubre. La embajada israelí en la Santa Sede calificó de “lamentables” los comentarios del cardenal Pietro Parolin, secretario de Estado …

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Families of Indonesian activists who were kidnapped and tortured by the military 25 years ago demanded justice in a protest Thursday and expressed shock over the apparent presidential victory of Prabowo Subianto, whom they blamed for the atrocities. Currently the defense minister under outgoing President Jokowi Widodo, Subianto claimed victory in the presidential election on Wednesday, …

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Sununu delivered his final state-of-the-state address Thursday, urging lawmakers to continue on the path of fiscal prudence and limited government that he said has made New Hampshire “a beacon of success.” “Continued success is not inevitable. We must continually challenge ourselves, putting individuals before the system, to strive to be better stewards of …

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Shane van Gisbergen and his girlfriend moved in December to Mooresville, North Carolina, and so far, he’s experienced only small moments of culture shock after coming from his old home in Brisbane, Australia, where he lived since 2007. “It’s cold, I’ll you that,” he said, laughing. “I’ve never lived anywhere this cold before. It’s pretty …

SAINT-GILLES, Bélgica (AP) — La cocaína y el crack siguen fluyendo. Los tiroteos entre bandas rivales se producen cerca del corazón de Bruselas. La policía confisca drogas y arresta a traficantes casi a diario. Pero los narcotraficantes siguen regresando y la población está harta. Al tiempo que se incautan cantidades récord de cocaína en Europa, los delitos violentos relacionados con …

HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — David Bedingham made a maiden century Thursday to bat an under-rated South Africa lineup to a 266-run lead over New Zealand on the third day of the second cricket test. New Zealand lost Devon Conway with one ball left in the day’s play and was 40-1 at stumps, still 226 behind with two full days …

NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers forward P.J. Tucker was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Thursday for publicly expressing a desire to be traded before last week’s deadline. Tucker was acquired by the Clippers from Philadelphia in the trade for James Harden on Nov. 1 but played in just 12 games before falling out the rotation for good. …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Casa Blanca: La nueva arma antisatelital rusa no puede causar “destrucción física” en la Tierra directamente.

GENEVA (AP) — More than 300 soccer clubs were in ownership groups involving multiple teams in a trend driven by American investors that could threaten the integrity of European games, UEFA said on Thursday. UEFA detailed the growing popularity of “multi-club ownership” – with investors, if not always the fans – in its annual analysis of the European soccer economy …

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who disappeared with her 5-year-old foster son has been charged with kidnapping and child endangerment. Columbus police said Pammy Maye, 48, was last seen at her home around 3 a.m. Wednesday, around the time her husband called 911 and said Maye had told him the child was no longer alive. The husband said …