HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s) 2. “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 3. “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 4. “House of Flame and Shadow” by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury) 5. “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride (Riverhead) 6. “Crosshairs” by Patterson/Born (Little, Brown) 7. “The Chaos Agent” by Mark …

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. Saint Mary’s Gaels (23-6, 14-0 WCC) at Pepperdine Waves (12-18, 5-10 WCC) Malibu, California; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gaels -15.5; over/under is 136.5 BOTTOM LINE: …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Hundreds of flights were canceled and dozens of others rescheduled in Argentina on Wednesday as unionized air travel workers went on a 24-hour strike nationwide to demand better wages, in the latest sign of social unrest in the South American country. Most of the country’s more than 50 airports remained open but airlines had canceled …

ATENAS (AP) — Las huelgas generalizadas en Grecia suspendieron el miércoles servicios de tren y transbordador en unas protestas que coincidieron con el primer aniversario de un letal accidente ferroviario. Cincuenta y siete personas fallecieron en la peor catástrofe ferroviaria registrada en el país cuando un tren de pasajeros se estrelló contra otro de mercancías que circulaba en sentido contrario …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would protect access to in vitro fertilization, objecting to a vote on the issue Wednesday even after widespread backlash to a recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that threatens the practice. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Mississippi Republican, objected to a request for a vote by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., who …

The rapid growth of raging wildfires in the Texas Panhandle has been staggering. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties Tuesday as the blaze forced widespread evacuations. On Wednesday, the Texas A&M Forest Service said the fire had grown to rival the largest in state history. HOW DID THE FIRES BECOME SO FEROCIOUS? Very high winds …

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. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Kel’el Ware finished with 27 points and 11 rebounds to help Indiana hold off Wisconsin 74-70 on Tuesday night in a game that was …

FedEx has ended its naming rights agreement to the Washington Commanders’ stadium in Landover, Maryland, a venue that had been known since 1999 as FedEx Field. The move confirmed Wednesday comes two years prior to the expiration of the current agreement scheduled for 2026, and as the NFL club under new ownership looks for a site on which to build …

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. Towson Tigers (17-12, 10-6 CAA) at North Carolina A&T Aggies (7-22, 5-11 CAA) Greensboro, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: N.C. A&T hosts the Towson Tigers …

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. Furman Paladins (16-13, 10-6 SoCon) at Western Carolina Catamounts (20-9, 9-7 SoCon) Cullowhee, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Catamounts -2; over/under is 150 BOTTOM …