The San Francisco 49ers will practice for the Super Bowl at UNLV’s campus as scheduled despite having initial worries about the condition of the field. The Niners had expressed concern to the league that the field on UNLV’s campus is too soft even though NFL inspectors cleared it for safety. Sod was recently placed over the turf field on UNLV’s …

BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria have liberated a Yazidi woman who had been held for a decade by the Islamic State group, where she was raped and forced to marry extremists, the Syrian Democratic Forces said Monday. The 24-year-old woman along with her son and daughter were rescued during an ongoing security operation by Kurdish fighters in …

LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — El rapero y activista Killer Mike fue arrestado el domingo en los Grammy después de ganar tres trofeos, incluyendo su primero en más de dos décadas. En un video publicado por el sitio web especializado The Hollywood Reporter, Mike aparecía esposado y escoltado por la policía de Los Ángeles en la Arena Crypto.com después de vivir …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — One year after passing a law that allows Ukrainian immigrants on humanitarian parole to receive driver’s licenses, Indiana lawmakers are trying to repeal it after a federal judge recently ruled that the law must extend to all parolees. The bill that passed the House on Monday with bipartisan support would eliminate a statute that allowed people legally …

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. Rhode Island Rams (10-12, 4-5 A-10) at George Washington Revolutionaries (14-7, 3-5 A-10) Washington; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rhode Island faces the George Washington Revolutionaries after …

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants armed with rockets, guns and grenades attacked a police station in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the country’s northwest before dawn on Monday, killing 10 officers before fleeing, authorities said. Six other officers were wounded in this year’s deadliest attack in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders …

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has seen its fifth central bank leader depart in as many years as Hafize Gaye Erkan, the first woman in the top role, stepped down after just eight months in the job. She announced her resignation late Friday after recent claims of nepotism emerged in local media, allegations that Erkan, a former senior Goldman Sachs executive, …

PARIS (AP) — The French government summoned Russia’s ambassador for talks Monday over the killing of two French citizens working for nongovernmental organizations in Ukraine, and promised sustained support for the Ukrainian military in its effort to push back Russian forces. The humanitarian workers were killed in Russian strikes on Thursday near a front line of fighting in the war …

Los Angeles Clippers (33-15, third in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (22-27, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Clippers -3; over/under is 244 BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta will try to keep its four-game home win streak alive when the Hawks take on Los Angeles. The Hawks are 12-13 in home games. Atlanta …

LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Una tormenta de proporciones históricas arrojó una cantidad récord de lluvia en algunas partes de Los Ángeles el lunes, provocando que lodo y rocas se deslizaran por las laderas llenas de residencias de millones de dólares mientras que las personas que viven en campamentos de indigentes en muchas partes de la ciudad luchaban por ponerse a …

CHARLOTTE, Carolina del Norte, EE.UU. (AP) — Pascal Siakam firmó 25 puntos, nueve asistencias y ocho rebotes y los Pacers de Indiana se sobrepusieron a un máximo de carrera de 35 puntos del novato de los Hornets Brandon Miller para vencer 115-99 a los Hornets de Charlotte el domingo para poner fin a una racha de tres derrotas. Aaron Nesmith …

BOGOTÁ (AP) — Las autoridades colombianas capturaron a Luis Morales Andrade, un ecuatoriano incluido en la lista de los más buscados de ese país por casos de abuso sexual, según informó el lunes la policía. Morales fue ubicado en el municipio de Yumbo, al suroccidente de Colombia, e informado sobre la notificación roja de Interpol que pesaba en su contra …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a torrent of criticism from conservatives, Senate Republicans on Monday resisted advancing on a bipartisan proposal intended to clamp down on illegal border crossings, signaling a likely defeat in Congress that would leave leaders with no clear path to approve wartime aid for Ukraine. In a dramatic turnaround, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell recommended to GOP …

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — El volante Víctor Guzmán concretó un par de penales el domingo y Chivas se impuso 2-0 sobre el Atlético de San Luis para conquistar su segundo triunfo consecutivo en el torneo Clausura de México. El “Pocho” Guzmán convirtió desde los 11 pasos a los 21 minutos y luego agregó otra ejecución desde el mismo punto …

BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with SS Bobby Witt Jr. on an 11-year contract. TEXAS RANGERS — signed LHPs Danny Duffy and Chasen Shreve and C Jose Godoy to minor league contracts with invitations to Major Laeague Spring Training camp. National League CHICAGO CUBS — Named Matt Hinckley pitching coordinator for the …