BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of travelers across Germany found themselves stranded on Tuesday when ground staff walked off the job at seven of the country’s biggest airports. The one-day strike by the Ver.di labor union, which runs until 7:10 a.m. Wednesday, affects several hundred flights at airports in Frankfurt and Munich, Lufthansa’s main hubs, as well as Berlin, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, …

The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 women’s basketball poll, with first-place votes received in parenthesis, team’s records, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th and ranking in last week’s poll: Record Pts Pvs 1. South Carolina (32) 25-0 800 1 2. Ohio State 22-3 761 2 3. Stanford 23-3 730 3 4. Iowa 23-3 …

HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s domestic security agency said on Tuesday that it had apprehended 10 people suspected of sabotage and of spreading fear and creating tension within the Baltic country in a coordinated “hybrid operation” by Russia’s special services. Among the suspects — detained between December and February — are individuals believed to have broken the car windows of Interior …

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A man sentenced to life in prison without parole for a fatal shooting in a Raleigh motel room was awarded a new trial on Tuesday by the state Court of Appeals because of a jury shakeup after deliberations began. A panel of the intermediate-level appeals court unanimously agreed that Eric Ramond Chambers’ right to a “properly …

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. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (11-15, 5-6 CUSA) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (12-14, 4-7 CUSA) Jacksonville, Alabama; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee visits the Jacksonville State …

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter said he hated the girl “right to his core” because she reminded him of her mother, a friend of his testified Tuesday. Rebecca Maines, who is in prison for a parole violation, testified that Adam Montgomery told her in the summer of 2021 that he had …

Minnesota Wild (26-23-6, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (33-15-5, third in the Central Division) Winnipeg, Manitoba; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Jets -157, Wild +132; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild visit the Winnipeg Jets after Kirill Kaprizov recorded a hat trick in the Wild’s 10-7 win against the Vancouver Canucks. Winnipeg …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities in Indianapolis have released the name of a 35-year-old woman who was slain during a shooting that apparently started with an argument between two groups of people at a Waffle House restaurant. Crystal Kennebrew was pronounced dead at a hospital following the shooting early Monday that also left five other people wounded. The Marion County coroner’s …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021. The justices did not comment on leaving in place $500 fines issued in May 2021 to U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Ralph Norman …

All Times EST GP W L OW OL SOW SOL Pts GF GA Minnesota 12 5 2 2 2 0 0 21 26 23 Montreal 11 4 2 3 2 0 1 20 24 23 Toronto 11 5 5 1 0 1 0 17 26 27 New York 10 2 4 3 1 0 0 13 24 22 Ottawa 10 …