FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A young girl was buried in sand and died Tuesday when a deep hole she was digging with a little boy collapsed on them both at a south Florida beach, authorities said. Emergency crews responding around 3 p.m. to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea found the boy, who is about 8 years old, buried up his chest in sand, …

DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling about 280,000 pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S. to fix a transmission problem that can let the vehicles creep forward while in neutral. The recall covers certain Toyota Tundra pickups and Lexus LX 600 SUVs from the 2022 through 2024 model years. Also included are 2023 and 2024 Toyota Sequoia SUVs. Toyota said …

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 FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gamecocks -6.5; over/under is 130.5 …

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. UC Davis Aggies (15-11, 10-5 Big West) at CSU Northridge Matadors (17-10, 8-7 Big West) Northridge, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UC Davis plays the CSU …

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Holding white carnations, hundreds of Colombians marched in front of congress Tuesday to mourn the killings of human rights leaders and the murders of hundreds of former rebel fighters killed after signing a peace deal with the government that ended five decades of war. The protest was organized by human rights groups that have become increasingly …

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Mandos militares en Guinea han disuelto el gobierno sin explicación y señalado que nombrarán uno nuevo, según dijo el secretario general del presidente. Los subsecretarios generales se encargarán de los asuntos cotidianos hasta que se forme un nuevo gobierno, indicó el general Amara Camara en una comparecencia en video por la noche. La nación de África …

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan on Tuesday protested China’s boarding of a tourist boat, as tensions rise around the Kinmen archipelago, which lies a short distance off China’s coast but is controlled by Taiwan. Taiwanese media reported the King Xia, carrying 11 crew and 23 passengers, was boarded by the Chinese coast guard for about 32 minutes on Monday. Taiwan’s …

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 women’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. The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 15 of the season: CAITLIN CLARK, IOWA The 6-foot senior guard scored a school record …

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. UCF Knights (13-11, 4-8 Big 12) at West Virginia Mountaineers (8-17, 3-9 Big 12) Morgantown, West Virginia; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knights -3; over/under is …

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 …

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Nicholas Kerr is focused and serious as he paces the sidelines in front of the scorer’s table near his team bench. “Get back! Get back! Get back! Get back!” he shouts, urging the Santa Cruz Warriors to hustle down and play defense. Then there’s a moment Kerr finally lets his guard down a little, cracks …

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 …

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 …

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 …