Even with much of the country blanketed by rain and snow, it’s not too early to think of the thaw. March and April bring one of the most anticipated parts of the calendar — spring break — and with it thoughts of adventure and the open highway. If the idea lifts your spirits but your current car lets you down, …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is sticking to an eight-game league schedule for at least two more seasons. The league announced on Wednesday that teams will play eight SEC opponents in 2025 with one mandated game against a team from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 or a “major independent.” The SEC had previously decided to use …

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 …

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders estimated that his quarterback son, Shedeur, feels about eight times better since missing the season finale with a fracture in his back. That wasn’t a random figure that the second-year Colorado coach happened to use. It’s a reference to the amount of new offensive linemen — Sanders even double-checked — the Buffaloes brought in …

PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday personally appealed to Latino voters, saying they’re the reason he defeated Donald Trump in 2020 and urging them to help him do it again in November. “I need you back,” he told several dozen supporters packed into a local Mexican restaurant. Biden said the upcoming election isn’t a referendum on him, but …

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. Appalachian State Mountaineers (27-6, 17-3 Sun Belt) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (20-13, 12-10 ACC) Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Wake Forest and Appalachian …

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Ataques aéreos paquistaníes golpearon supuestos escondites del Talibán paquistaní dentro de Afganistán la madrugada del lunes y mataron al menos a ocho personas, según funcionarios. El Talibán afgano devolvió el fuego. Era probable que la nueva escalada agravara las tensiones entre Islamabad y Kabul. Los bombardeos paquistaníes se produjeron dos días después de que insurgentes mataran a …

NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s lawyer told an appeals court Monday that all kinds of legitimate organizations — even college fraternities — could be deemed racketeering organizations under a law used to convict the R&B superstar at his Brooklyn trial of sexually abusing young fans, including children, for decades. Attorney Jennifer Bonjean, seeking to reverse his 2021 convictions or …

WILSON, N.C. (AP) — A company that makes containers and injections for vaccines and other drugs will build a new manufacturing plant in eastern North Carolina, creating 400 jobs by the end of the decade, officials announced on Monday. A U.S.-based subsidiary of German firm SCHOTT Pharma will begin building the production facility in Wilson this year and invest $371 …

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — El ex arquero de la selección argentina Ubaldo Fillol fue víctima de un robo en su vivienda de Buenos Aires que incluyó la sustracción de objetos con un gran valor simbólico, como la medalla de campeón del Mundial 1978. El robo se produjo en la madrugada del domingo, según denunció el exportero de River Plate, cuando …