MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ricky Hill packed his bags and prepared to uproot his life again. Next stop: Chicago. The former England international soccer player is accustomed to making sacrifices and traveling far to build his coaching career, an effort he says has been stymied because he is Black. “It is something that I hate to do because home is …

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of people celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim on Monday, though the traditionally boisterous celebrations were muted by the Israel-Hamas war. Although many cities across Israel decided to cancel their Purim celebrations due to the ongoing conflict, Jerusalem held a traditional Purim parade for the first time in 42 years, featuring large floats of …

CIUDAD DEL CABO, Sudáfrica (AP) — La nación sureña africana de Malaui ha declarado el estado de emergencia por la sequía en 23 de sus 28 distritos, y el presidente dijo que necesita con urgencia más de 200 millones de dólares en ayuda humanitaria, menos de un mes después de que la vecina Zambia también pidiera ayuda. Malaui se suma …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine police and prosecutors are investigating an anonymous death threat to soccer star Ángel di Maria delivered in his hometown of Rosario early Monday. Staffers of the Funes Hills Miraflores condominium where the World Cup winner usually stays in the region, said they found a package containing a death threat to Di Maria’s family if …

BUON MA THUOT, Vietnam (AP) — Le Van Tam is no stranger to how the vagaries of global trade can determine the fortunes of small coffee farmers like him. He first planted coffee in a patch of land outside Buon Ma Thuot city in Vietnam’s Central Highland region in 1995. For years, his focus was on quantity, not quality. Tam …

El auditorio Crocus City Hall estaba lleno hasta las tres cuartas partes, y la multitud esperaba ver a Picnic, una banda popular desde la época soviética de principios de la década de 1980. El concierto se agotó en la sala de 6.200 asientos, por lo que quizá parte del público todavía compraba comida o dejaba sus pesados abrigos en el …

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police officers responding to reports of gunfire shot and critically wounded a 20-year-old man overnight after he fled the scene on foot and fired at officers, police said Monday. After police received 911 calls about gunshots in the area late Sunday, officers arrived at the scene and found an armed suspect who ran from officers and …

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Winners of the 2023 Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters Awards were announced March 23 at the Awards Luncheon and Annual Membership Meeting at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Thirty-eight news organizations in Virginia and West Virginia submitted 619 entries in the contest, which featured news and sports from 2023. David Seidel of …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Conley scored 21 points and fan favorite Naz Reid added 18 points on his beach towel giveaway night, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-91 on Friday. Anthony Edwards had 16 points and 13 rebounds, Rudy Gobert grabbed 15 rebounds and Jaden McDaniels added 15 points, three steals and two blocks for the Timberwolves …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers introduced a $1.2 trillion spending package Thursday that sets the stage for avoiding a partial government shutdown for several key federal agencies this weekend and allows Congress, nearly six months into the budget year, to complete its work funding the government through September. Democrats were able to swat back scores of policy mandates and some of …

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. BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Three-time Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech will miss the Women’s NCAA Tournament, she announced Thursday on social …

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistán (AP) — Dos soldados murieron y otros 15 resultaron heridos el jueves debido a la explosión de una bomba caminera cerca de un convoy de seguridad en el noroeste de Pakistán, según las autoridades. El atentado ocurrió en Dera Ismail Khan, un antiguo feudo del Talibán paquistaní en la provincia de Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, en la frontera …

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. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jermaine Couisnard swears it wasn’t personal and he wasn’t seeking revenge against South Carolina. He got some anyway. Couisnard scored a career-high 40 points — …

Atlanta Hawks (30-38, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (40-29, eighth in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Suns -9.5; over/under is 227.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Hawks take on the Phoenix Suns in non-conference play. The Suns have gone 22-14 in home games. Phoenix is eighth in the Western Conference at …

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, EE.UU. (AP) — Legisladores republicanos de todo Estados Unidos ya emprendían labores para que sus estados se involucren más en la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración cuando la Corte Suprema federal le permitió, aunque fuera brevemente, a Texas implementar una nueva medida que le otorga a la policía amplios poderes para arrestar a migrantes sospechosos de haber …