CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Safety failures at a West Virginia underground coal mine caused the death of a miner last year, federal regulators found. The Mine Safety and Health Administration released its report last week in the drowning death of Christopher Finley, 39, at Twin State Mining Inc.’s Mine No. 39 in McDowell County, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported. Finley drowned …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden ’s lawyers suggested Tuesday that claims made by a former FBI informant charged with fabricating a bribery scheme involving the presidential family may have tainted the case against the president’s son. The gun and tax charges against Hunter Biden are separate from the claims made by the informant, Alexander Smirnov, who has been charged with …

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. Bowling Green Falcons (16-9, 7-5 MAC) at Central Michigan Chippewas (15-10, 9-3 MAC) Mount Pleasant, Michigan; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Chippewas -1.5; over/under is 139 …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian-made luxury limousine for his personal use, both countries announced Tuesday, in another sign of their expanding cooperation. Observers said the shipment violates a U.N. resolution that bans supplying luxury items to North Korea, in an attempt to pressure the country to …

Here is The Associated Press Wisconsin prep basketball poll for the week of February 20, with first-place votes in parentheses, record, total points and last week’s ranking, as voted upon by a statewide panel of sports writers and broadcasters: Division 1 School Record Points Last Week 1. Verona Area (7) 24-0 79 1 2. Oregon (1) 24-0 72 2 3. …

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. St. John’s Red Storm (14-12, 6-9 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (8-17, 1-13 Big East) Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown plays St. John’s looking to …

MILAN (AP) — AC Milan forward Rafael Leão has denounced “small-minded” people after he was the latest victim of racial abuse as the problem continues to blight Italian soccer. Leão, who is Black, shared an Instagram story from a social media user who had written in Italian: “I can’t bear to see you anymore. I can’t bear to support you …

Nashville Predators (28-25-2, fifth in the Central Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (32-17-6, second in the Pacific Division) Paradise, Nevada; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Golden Knights -141, Predators +119; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights and the Nashville Predators take the ice in Western Conference play. Vegas has a 32-17-6 record overall and …

WASHINGTON (AP) — La Casa Blanca anunció el martes que está preparando “sanciones severas” a Rusia por la muerte del líder opositor Alexei Navalny en una colonia penal en el Ártico. El asesor de seguridad nacional, Jake Sullivan, dijo que las sanciones —anunciadas en vísperas del segundo aniversario de la invasión de Rusia a Ucrania— “serán un paquete sustancial que …

BANGKOK (AP) — El banco central de China anunció el martes que reducirá su tasa preferencial de crédito a 5 años y dejará sin cambios la tasa a un año, en la más reciente acción para disminuir la presión sobre el maltrecho mercado inmobiliario. La tasa a 5 años se redujo 0,25 puntos base a 3,95%, mientras que la tasa …