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LONDON (AP) — British taxpayers have been left footing the bill after a Cabinet minister apologized and paid damages to an academic she had accused of expressing sympathy for Hamas. Science Secretary Michelle Donelan acknowledged there was “no evidence” that Kate Sang, a professor of gender and employment studies at Heriot-Watt University, supported Hamas, which is outlawed as a terrorist …

FILADELFIA (AP) — Ocho adolescentes resultaron heridos el miércoles por la tarde al ser baleados en un incidente que involucró un autobús de Filadelfia, informaron las autoridades, en el cuarto tiroteo en el sistema de transporte de la ciudad en los últimos cuatro días. Poco antes de las 3 de la tarde se registraron varias llamadas al número de emergencias …

BOLTON, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials on Tuesday released police body camera video of a state trooper shooting a man who was holding knives several feet away and reported to be experiencing a mental health crisis. The deadly use of force is under investigation by the state inspector general’s office. Trooper Brian Contenta fired his handgun seven times at the …

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear condemned efforts to limit diversity, equity and inclusion practices at public universities after marching with other Kentuckians on Tuesday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of a landmark civil-rights rally that featured Martin Luther King Jr. in the state’s capital city. “DEI is not a four-letter word,” Beshear said in his speech in …

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — Seis cadetes murieron y otro permanece desaparecido tras perderse en el mar durante un entrenamiento en el estado de Baja California, en el noroeste de México, informó el lunes el gobierno. El presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador dijo que el incidente tuvo lugar el 20 de febrero en las costas de la localidad de Ensenada, …

BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) — A girl walking to school Thursday morning on Long Island found a severed arm on the side of the road. Police searching the area then discovered another arm and a disembodied leg nearby, authorities in New York said. Suffolk County Police said the girl spotted the severed left arm along a road near the popular Southards …

CIUDAD DE PANAMÁ (AP) — Las autoridades panameñas decomisaron cinco toneladas de cocaína, una de las incautaciones más voluminosas del país, dentro un buque con plátanos procedentes de Ecuador y que tenían como destino España. Según informó el jueves el ministro de Seguridad de Panamá, Juan Pino, el decomiso se ejecutó en un puerto de la ciudad portuaria panameña de …

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly higher Monday ahead of China’s top annual political gathering, while Japan’s benchmark surpassed the 40,000 level for the first time. U.S. futures fell and oil prices were little changed. Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index advanced 0.5% to 40,150.00, breaching the 40,000 level, after a big rally on Wall Street last week pushed …

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. DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The action had stopped in Duke’s rowdy Cameron Indoor Stadium for a timeout. For 10-year-old Samantha DiMartino, the most exciting part of the night …

MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Two young children who were the subject of an extensive search by New Hampshire police were found safe at a restaurant parking lot Friday with their father, who is accused of killing their mother, authorities said. Police had earlier issued an Amber Alert after finding the children’s mother dead Thursday night at an apartment in the …