ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The parents of slain Baltimore tech CEO Pava Marie LaPere shared their profound grief Tuesday while urging Maryland lawmakers to end good behavior credits for convicted rapists like the man charged with killing her. Frank LaPere said no family should have to suffer the way theirs has since the September strangulation death of his 26-year-old daughter, …

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia accused the United States on Monday of aggression against Iraq and Syria aimed at preserving its global dominance and salvaging the Biden administration’s “image” ahead of U.S. elections. The U.S. retorted that its military response to unjustified attacks by Iranian-backed proxies against American forces is not only legal but will continue. The exchange came at …

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. UCLA Bruins (11-11, 6-5 Pac-12) at Stanford Cardinal (11-10, 6-5 Pac-12) Stanford, California; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Stanford plays the UCLA Bruins after Maxime Raynaud scored …

NEW YORK (AP) — Alexis Lafreniere scored 1:53 into overtime and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Monday night. Artemi Panarin also scored and Jonathan Quick stopped 31 shots to help the Rangers get their second straight win and their 15th comeback win this season. Nathan MacKinnon scored for the Avalanche, who had won …

A Tennessee militia member who told an undercover federal agent that the U.S. is “being invaded” by migrants was planning to travel to the southern border with a stockpile of weapons and commit acts of violence against federal border agents, according to a criminal complaint. Paul Faye, of Cunningham, was arrested in Tennessee on Monday by the FBI after a …

Atlanta Hawks (22-28, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (38-12, first in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Hawks take on Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics in Eastern Conference play Wednesday. The Celtics are 25-6 in Eastern Conference games. Boston leads the Eastern Conference with 36.5 defensive rebounds per game led …

El otro día le preguntaron al director ejecutivo de los 49ers de San Francisco Jed York que pensaba cuando recordaba la derrota hace cuatro años en el Super Bowl ante Patrick Mahomes y los Chiefs de Kansas City y respondió que ironía que “recordaba a Nick Bosa siendo retenido en tercera jugada —y no recibir una falta” Entonces es entendible …

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota raised its full fiscal year profit forecast Tuesday after reporting its profit in the October to December quarter nearly doubled from the year before. Toyota Motor Corp.’s third quarter profit totaled 1.36 trillion yen ($9 billion), up from 727.9 billion yen in the same period in 2022, as Japan’s top automaker recovered from losses suffered when …

NEW YORK (AP) — Even as Catholic dogma continues to repudiate same-sex marriage and gender transition, one of the most prominent religious orders in the United States — the Jesuits — is strengthening a unique outreach program for LGBTQ+ Catholics. The initiative — fittingly called Outreach — was founded two years ago by the Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit who …

MADRID (AP) — Mallorca y Real Sociedad empataron el martes sin goles en el encuentro de ida de las semifinales de la Copa del Rey. Ninguno de los dos conjuntos tuvo muchas oportunidades de anotar en el Estadio Son Moix de las Islas Baleares. El conjunto visitante estuvo ligeramente más cerca de abrir el marcador en un encuentro en que …

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. High Point Panthers (20-4, 9-0 Big South) at UNC Asheville Bulldogs (15-9, 7-2 Big South) Asheville, North Carolina; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNC Asheville hosts the …

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. Alabama Crimson Tide (16-6, 8-1 SEC) at Auburn Tigers (18-4, 7-2 SEC) Auburn, Alabama; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 Alabama visits the No. 12 Auburn …

TOKYO (AP) — It’s all been very messy. We’re talking about Lionel Messi and Inter Miami’s global tour of exhibition games where the main show has been Argentina’s 2022 World Cup-winning captain. The matches are about promotion and marketing, hoping to build a new brand by using stars like Messi and Uruguayan Luis Suarez. Instead, the tour is getting mostly …

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. Canisius Golden Griffins (8-13, 3-8 MAAC) at Niagara Purple Eagles (11-10, 7-4 MAAC) Lewiston, New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Canisius travels to Niagara looking to …

BOGOTÁ (AP) — Cuatro militares colombianos murieron luego de que un helicóptero en el que viajaban se accidentara el lunes en el área de la base militar Cutí, ubicada en la frontera con Panamá, informó el Ejército colombiano. Fueron hallados sin vida el piloto al mando de la aeronave, el mayor Karol Felipe García Murillo, así como el jefe de …