HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The first Black woman to be appointed as Connecticut’s chief public defender was suspended Friday following months of disagreement with the commission that oversees the state’s public defender services. TaShun Bowden-Lewis, who was chosen for the position in late May 2022 by the Public Defender Services Commission, was placed on paid administrative leave Friday pending an …

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. Akron Zips (18-5, 10-1 MAC) at James Madison Dukes (21-3, 10-3 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: James Madison will try to keep its …

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas woman was sentenced Friday to three years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of threatening a Florida judge who is overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents. Tiffani Gish, 50, of Houston, pleaded guilty in November to threatening U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon. The Justice Department said Gish …

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. Tennessee State Tigers (14-10, 7-4 OVC) at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (8-16, 3-8 OVC) Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Saturday, 4:45 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -3.5; over/under is …

Gaza mediators and others warn Israel of disaster if it launches a ground invasion on crowded Rafah RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s neighbors and key mediators warned Saturday of disaster and repercussions if its military launches a ground invasion in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, where Israel says remaining Hamas strongholds are located — along with over half the …

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Children and grandchildren of former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan of Missouri recalled her wit, curiosity, kindness and hard work during a public memorial service on Saturday. Carnahan, 90, died Jan. 30 in hospice care in suburban St. Louis after a short illness. “In the last few days, as if preparing to be shot out of 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. Northern Iowa Panthers (13-11, 7-6 MVC) at UIC Flames (9-15, 2-11 MVC) Chicago; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nate Heise and the Northern Iowa Panthers take on …

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. Kansas State Wildcats (15-8, 5-5 Big 12) at BYU Cougars (16-6, 4-5 Big 12) Provo, Utah; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -10.5; over/under is 143.5 …

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. BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Siem Uijtendaal’s 25 points helped Canisius defeat Iona 73-69 on Saturday. Uijtendaal had six rebounds for the Golden Griffins (9-14, 4-9 Metro Atlantic Athletic …

ROME (AP) — A Rome court has ordered that the man convicted in the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher and freed three years ago be placed under “special surveillance” for allegedly abusing a former girlfriend, Italian media reported on Friday. The order came after the former girlfriend filed a complaint last summer against Rudy Guede, a 36-year-old Ivorian …