LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen reached 30 games unbeaten in all competitions this season with a 3-2 comeback win over Stuttgart to reach the German Cup semifinals Tuesday. Jonathan Tah’s 90th-minute header won the game and spared Xabi Alonso’s team extra time ahead of a league game Saturday against title rival Bayern Munich. On the sideline, Alonso jumped and …
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70 arrests highlight corruption in nation’s largest public housing authority, US attorney says
NEW YORK (AP) — The largest public housing authority in the nation was infested by a “classic pay-to-play” culture of corruption where workers dispensed repair jobs to contractors willing to pay bribes, a prosecutor said Tuesday as authorities revealed they had arrested 70 current and former employees for illegally pocketing over $2 million. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams told a news …
Read More »Key events in the life of King Charles III
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has been diagnosed with an unspecified type of cancer. Buckingham Palace says the 75-year-old king has begun outpatient treatment. Some key dates in Charles’ life: Nov. 14, 1948 — Charles is born on the royal estate at Sandringham, the first child of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Feb. 6, 1952 — Princess Elizabeth becomes …
Read More »Sears leads UT Martin against Little Rock
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. UT Martin Skyhawks (14-9, 7-3 OVC) at Little Rock Trojans (12-11, 6-4 OVC) Little Rock, Arkansas; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Trojans -2.5; over/under is 163 …
Read More »Red Bull investigating F1 team’s Christian Horner over alleged misconduct toward team employee
Energy drink maker Red Bull said Monday it is investigating Christian Horner, the team principal of its championship Formula One team, over an allegation of misconduct toward a team employee. “After being made aware of certain recent allegations, the company launched an independent investigation,” the company said in a statement. “This process, which is already underway, is being carried out …
Read More »Some Americans have become saddled with credit card debt as rent and everyday prices remain high
NEW YORK (AP) — While the U.S. economy is broadly healthy, pockets of Americans have run through their savings and run up their credit card balances after battling inflation for more than two years. Experts worry that members of these groups — mostly lower- and middle-income Americans, who tend to be renters — are falling behind on their debts and …
Read More »‘Coolest dictator’ to ‘philosopher king,’ Nayib Bukele’s path to reelection in El Salvador
MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele has called himself the “world’s coolest dictator” or as his X profile read on election day, the “Philosopher King.” Now he’ll likely have five more years to provoke, surprise and raise concerns, after appearing to win a landslide reelection as the Central American country’s president. Preliminary and partial results Monday suggested Bukele …
Read More »Vanderbilt hosts No. 10 Kentucky following Dillingham’s 35-point outing
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. Kentucky Wildcats (15-6, 5-4 SEC) at Vanderbilt Commodores (6-15, 1-7 SEC) Nashville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 10 Kentucky faces the Vanderbilt Commodores after Rob …
Read More »El rey Carlos III padece cáncer y ha iniciado tratamiento, indica Palacio de Buckingham
LONDRES (AP) — El rey Carlos III ha sido diagnosticado con una forma de cáncer y ha comenzado el tratamiento, informó el lunes el Palacio de Buckingham. A menos de 18 meses de su reinado, suspenderá sus funciones públicas, pero continuará con los asuntos estatales y no cederá sus funciones constitucionales como jefe de Estado. El palacio dijo que el …
Read More »Clemson visits Bacot and No. 3 North Carolina
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. Clemson Tigers (14-7, 4-6 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (18-4, 10-1 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 North Carolina faces …
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