LOS ANGELES (AP) — The management team of Brian Wilson has petitioned to place him in a conservatorship because of his mental decline and the recent death of his wife, Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, who managed his daily life. The 81-year-old Beach Boys co-founder and mastermind has a “major neurocognitive disorder” and is taking medication for dementia, according to a doctor’s …

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. Seattle U Redhawks (15-10, 8-6 WAC) at Utah Tech Trailblazers (10-15, 6-8 WAC) Saint George, Utah; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Seattle U faces the Utah Tech …

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. CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — John Christofilis scored 25 points to help Seattle University defeat Southern Utah 78-68 on Thursday night. Christofilis was 10 of 16 shooting (5 …

CABO CAÑAVERAL, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — La NASA finalmente ha contado todas las muestras de un asteroide que fueron traídas a la Tierra por una sonda espacial el otoño pasado, y la cantidad duplicó el objetivo. Funcionarios informaron el jueves que la nave Osiris-Rex recolectó 121,6 gramos (4,29 onzas) de polvo y piedras pequeñas del asteroide Bennu. Es poco más …

HOUSTON (AP) — A judge on Friday rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ’s attempts to throw out felony securities fraud charges that have shadowed the Republican for nearly a decade. The decision by state District Judge Andrea Beall, an elected Democrat, keeps Paxton on track for an April 15 trial on charges that he duped investors in a tech …

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. Florida A&M Rattlers (4-18, 2-9 SWAC) at Jackson State Tigers (10-14, 6-5 SWAC) Jackson, Mississippi; Saturday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida A&M looks to break its four-game …

Feb. 17 1923 — Cy Denneny of the Ottawa Senators becomes the NHL’s career scoring leader. He scores his 143rd goal to surpass Joe Malone in a 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens. 1924 — Johnny Weissmuller sets a world record in the 100-yard freestyle swim with a time of 52.4 seconds. 1926 — Suzanne Lenglen beats Helen Wills 6-3, …

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. New Mexico State Aggies (11-14, 5-5 CUSA) at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (18-7, 7-4 CUSA) Bowling Green, Kentucky; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Western Kentucky hosts the New …

The U.S. Census Bureau this year plans to test questions about sexual orientation and gender identity for its most comprehensive survey of American life. The test questions will be sent to 480,000 households, with the statistical agency expecting just over half to respond. If the questions are approved, it will be the first time sexual orientation and gender identity questions …

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore County police officer is accused of using excessive force when he pepper sprayed a handcuffed man in the face and closed him inside a hot patrol car, even as the man repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe. In addition to excessive force, Cpl. Zachary Small has been charged with reckless endangerment, misconduct in office and multiple …