Four people have disappeared in a single night, and Nora’s best friend, Becca, is one of them. If they weren’t three months into a huge fight, maybe Nora would be able to parse out the clues Becca left for her. Melissa Albert’s fifth young adult novel, “The Bad Ones,” is both chilling and heart-warming — a story of limitless friendship …

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. Northern Iowa Panthers (15-12, 9-7 MVC) at Illinois State Redbirds (13-14, 7-9 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State takes on the Northern Iowa …

WASHINGTON (AP) — La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos rechazó el martes una apelación de Sidney Powell y otros abogados aliados del expresidente Donald Trump sobre sanciones por 150.000 dólares que se les ordenó pagar por abusar del sistema judicial con una demanda falsa que impugnaba los resultados de las elecciones de 2020 en Michigan. Los magistrados no hicieron comentarios …

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa argued at the United Nations’ top court on Tuesday that Israel is responsible for apartheid against the Palestinians and that Israel’s occupation of land sought for a Palestinian state is “inherently and fundamentally illegal.” Israel rejects such claims. The South African representatives were speaking on the second day of hearings at the International …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Tuesday that states will share $5.8 billion in federal funds for water infrastructure projects around the country, paid for by one of its key legislative victories. The new round of funding will help pay for projects nationwide, bringing the total awarded to states for water infrastructure improvements to $22 billion. The money comes …

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One afternoon in mid-December, Pope Francis had a meeting that wasn’t on his official agenda or otherwise recorded, that underscored the utter dysfunction of the Catholic Church’s response to the global clergy sex abuse scandal. In the main reception room of the Vatican hotel where he lives, Francis met for more than an hour with a …

All Times EST Tuesday, Feb. 20 NHL Dallas at NY Rangers, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m. NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Florida, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Colorado, 9 p.m. Nashville at Vegas, 10 p.m. Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. TOP 25 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL No. 1 UConn at …

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar anuncia que Hamás ha empezado a entregar medicamentos a rehenes israelíes en Gaza.

LIMA (AP) — El expresidente peruano Alberto Fujimori dijo que a su exasesor Vladimiro Montesinos “lo mareó el dinero” y que la mandataria Dina Boluarte debe gobernar hasta 2026, en la primera entrevista que concede tras pasar 16 años en prisión por ser el autor intelectual de 25 asesinatos durante su gobierno. Fujimori, de 85 años, fue liberado en diciembre …

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. Baylor Bears (19-6, 8-4 Big 12) at BYU Cougars (18-7, 6-6 Big 12) Provo, Utah; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -4; over/under is 155 BOTTOM …