WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday he never told his staff to keep his cancer surgery and hospitalization secret from the White House, but acknowledged he should have handled it differently and he apologized for keeping President Joe Biden and others in the dark for weeks. “We did not handle this right and I did not handle …

A stretch of unusually warm weather has forced federal officials to suspend researchers’ annual wolf-moose count in Isle Royale National Park for the first time in more than six decades. Isle Royale is a 134,000-acre (54,200-hectare) island situated in far western Lake Superior between Grand Marais, Minnesota, and Thunder Bay, Canada. The park is a wildlife biologist’s dream – it …

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. San Jose State Spartans (8-13, 1-7 MWC) at Nevada Wolf Pack (16-5, 3-4 MWC) Reno, Nevada; Friday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Jose State faces Nevada in …

ESTAMBUL (AP) — Dos hombres armados tomaron siete rehenes en una fábrica de Procter & Gamble en el noroeste de Turquía el jueves, informó la prensa local, en una aparente protesta contra la ofensiva israelí en Gaza. La prensa turca publicó la foto de uno de los aparentes agresores en la fábrica: un hombre, pistola en mano, con lo que …

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. IUPUI Jaguars (6-17, 2-10 Horizon League) at Green Bay Phoenix (14-9, 9-3 Horizon League) Green Bay, Wisconsin; Thursday, 12 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phoenix -12; over/under is …

LONDON (AP) — A Conservative lawmaker in Britain said Thursday he will step down when an election is called later this year because of abuse and death threats he says are linked to his support for Israel. Mike Freer said an arson attack on his office in December was the “final straw.” He told the BBC that when people go …

WEST CALN, Pa. (AP) — A small plane crashed Thursday in a central Pennsylvania neighborhood, and it was not immediately clear if there were any injuries, authorities said. The crash in West Caln occurred around 1:30 p.m., according to police. The pilot was the only person aboard the aircraft when it went down just minutes after taking off from nearby …

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. Cleveland State Vikings (13-9, 6-5 Horizon League) at Detroit Mercy Titans (0-22, 0-11 Horizon League) Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Vikings -7.5; over/under is 147 …

Cleveland Cavaliers (29-16, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (18-29, 13th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Cavaliers -5.5; over/under is 219.5 BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland plays the Memphis Grizzlies after Donovan Mitchell scored 45 points in the Cavaliers’ 128-121 win over the Detroit Pistons. The Grizzlies have gone 5-16 in …

Snow-dusted tractors lined up outside the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, and nighttime protests in Romania marked by vivid national flags have become markers of a farmer protest movement across Europe. The biggest demonstrations have been seen in France, where farmers blocked highways around Paris with their tractors, but the dayslong protests have spread across the European Union, highlighting deep-seated grievances …