LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County voters are set to decide next month if embattled District Attorney George Gascón will remain the head of the nation’s largest prosecutor’s office in a race centered on perceptions of public safety. Gascón, who was elected in 2020 on a criminal justice platform alongside a wave of progressive prosecutors, faces 11 challengers in …

ROME (AP) — Bologna beat Verona 2-0 at home and moved into fourth place in Serie A on Friday. Bologna’s fifth in a row earned its best winning run since 1967. Giovanni Fabbian scored the first after 27 minutes. A corner evaded everyone and when Riccardo Orsolini struck the ball low back across goal, Fabbian was on hand in a …

SEATTLE (AP) — Jared McCann had a goal and three assists, Jordan Eberle added two goals and an assist and the Seattle Kraken beat NHL-leading Vancouver 5-2 on Thursday night, handing the Canucks their fourth straight loss. Vince Dunn and Justin Schultz also scored for the Kraken, who took the season series against their Pacific Northwest rival and are 3-0-1 …

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. NJIT Highlanders (7-18, 3-10 America East) at Maine Black Bears (12-15, 4-8 America East) Bangor, Maine; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: NJIT faces the Maine Black Bears …

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. Kennesaw State Owls (15-13, 6-8 ASUN) at Stetson Hatters (17-11, 9-4 ASUN) DeLand, Florida; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Stetson hosts the Kennesaw State Owls after Stephan …

Anaheim Ducks (20-34-2, seventh in the Pacific Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (28-17-10, fourth in the Pacific Division) Los Angeles; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks visit the Los Angeles Kings after Mason McTavish scored two goals in the Ducks’ 7-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Los Angeles has gone 28-17-10 overall with a 7-2-3 record …

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ Executive Order 9066 authorized Japanese detention during World War II, not gift cards for recent migrants CLAIM: President Joe Biden issued Executive …

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. Vanderbilt Commodores (7-19, 2-11 SEC) at Florida Gators (18-8, 8-5 SEC) Gainesville, Florida; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 24 Florida hosts the Vanderbilt Commodores after Walter …

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. Utah Tech Trailblazers (10-16, 6-9 WAC) at UT Arlington Mavericks (14-13, 9-7 WAC) Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UT Arlington hosts the Utah Tech Trailblazers …

BERLÍN (AP) — Granit Xhaka anotó su primer gol con el Bayer Leverkusen y el líder de la Bundesliga superó 2-1 el viernes al Mainz para establecer un nuevo récord con 33 encuentros seguidos sin perder en todas las competencias. Leverkusen, que no ha perdido desde la temporada pasada, amplió su ventaja a 11 puntos antes de que el campeón …

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. Indiana Hoosiers (14-12, 6-9 Big Ten) at Penn State Nittany Lions (13-14, 7-9 Big Ten) University Park, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Penn State hosts 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. Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash (8-19, 3-11 NEC) at Stonehill Skyhawks (3-25, 1-12 NEC) South Easton, Massachusetts; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Stonehill comes into the matchup …

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. RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as UC San Diego beat UC Riverside 77-65 on Thursday night. Hayden Gray scored 16 …

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito made his first speech to the nation since a deadly earthquake hit the north-central region of Koto, with a message marking his 64th birthday on Friday. The ceremonial monarch expressed grief for people affected by the Jan. 1 earthquake, praying for their recovery and saying he hoped to visit the region to console them. …

LONDON (AP) — Britain and its former partners in the European Union have struck a deal to cooperate more on tackling illegal migration, in the latest sign of a thawing in relations between the two sides following Brexit. The British government said in a statement Friday that U.K. border agencies and Frontex, the EU’s border and coast guard agency, will …