WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers voted on Thursday to approve over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill for ages 15 and above in a step to liberalize Poland’s strict reproductive law inherited from the previous nationalist conservative government. The vote in the lower house was the first step in the plans of the new pro-European Union government to loosen the …

Private lander makes first US moon landing in more than 50 years CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lander on Thursday made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years, but managed just a weak signal back until flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact. Despite the spotty communication, Intuitive Machines, the company that built …

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 (14-11, 7-7 WAC) at Seattle U Redhawks (16-10, 9-6 WAC) Seattle; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Redhawks -5.5; over/under is 141 BOTTOM …

OPORTO, Portugal (AP) — Artur Jorge, el técnico portugués que condujo al Porto a la conquista del título de la Copa Europa y estuvo al frente de la selección nacional en dos etapas, ha fallecido. Tenía 78 años. La familia de Jorge informó su deceso mediante un comunicado a los medios portugueses, incluyendo la televisión pública RTP. Indicaron que Jorge …

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — El presidente mexicano Andrés Manuel López Obrador pidió el jueves al gobierno de Estados Unidos que informe sobre las investigaciones preliminares que habrían avanzado autoridades de ese país sobre el supuesto financiamiento de narcotraficantes a colaboradores del mandatario. López Obrador hizo la petición tras difundir en su conferencia matutina un cuestionario que le envió el …

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Republican Party was deep in debt when a longtime party donor who had given more than $1 million over the past decade asked for a meeting with its chairwoman. Kristina Karamo turned down the donor. Her reasoning, according to two people familiar with the matter, was that he was a “Republican in Name …

Get insider access to the campaign trail, Washington and more with Ground Game, featuring exclusive reporting on politics and the 2024 race from the AP’s Meg Kinnard. Sign up here. NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law and handpicked choice to help lead the Republican National Committee said she thinks Republican voters would support having the political organization pay …

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell sat out Cleveland’s first game back from the break Thursday night against Orlando with an unspecified illness. Mitchell, the NBA’s fourth-leading scorer at 28.4 points per game, is having one of his best seasons. With Mitchell leading them, the Cavs have gone 23-5 since Dec. 16 and are second in the Eastern …

A Michigan man is the first person to face charges under the state’s new law requiring gun owners to keep weapons in locked storage containers around minors. The case is bringing attention to similar state laws across the U.S. and prosecutors’ determination of when to bring criminal charges using them. The debate is particularly sharp in Michigan, where prosecutors in …

ST. JOHNS, Mich. (AP) — A jury convicted a mid-Michigan man of second-degree murder and a weapons charge Thursday in the fatal 2018 shooting of a Lansing-area hunter. The Clinton County jury found Thomas Olson, 35, of Grand Blanc guilty in the slaying of Chong Moua Yang, 68, at Rose Lake State Park in Bath Township, northeast of Lansing, Attorney …