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Que la poesía transforme al mundo en belleza, la apuesta del más reciente premio Ernesto Cardenal

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — Aquella tarde de invierno en que Alejandro Roemmers se despidió de su caballo, el aire fresco y las caminatas a la orilla del río, la tristeza le obsequió la poesía. El poeta y empresario argentino nacido en 1958 apenas tenía 8 años, pero la melancolía de dejar atrás unos días felices en la sierra provocaron …

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La Salle visits Davidson following Bailey’s 22-point showing

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. La Salle Explorers (11-13, 2-9 A-10) at Davidson Wildcats (13-10, 3-7 A-10) Davidson, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -8; over/under is 141 BOTTOM …

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En medio de denuncias, El Salvador continúa el escrutinio final para elección de diputados

SAN SALVADOR (AP) — En medio de denuncias de presuntas irregularidades y el anuncio de cuatro de los cinco magistrados suplentes del Tribunal Supremo Electoral de desligarse del proceso, continuba el lunes el recuento de votos para definir los 60 escaños en disputa del Congreso unicameral de El Salvador. Una semana después de la elección presidencial y legislativa y con …

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Mortle and Texas Southern host Bethune-Cookman

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. Texas Southern Tigers (9-12, 7-3 SWAC) at Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (11-12, 6-4 SWAC) Daytona Beach, Florida; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -1.5; over/under is 143 BOTTOM …

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Beyoncé drops new songs ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ and ’16 Carriages.’ New music ‘Act II’ will arrive in March

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé is back with two new country tracks — “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.” After a Verizon commercial starring Beyoncé aired during the Super Bowl ended with the superstar saying “They ready, drop the new music,” the question became — was she serious? Later, a cryptic Instagram video with country iconography appeared on her page, …

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Thousands of minority Serbs protest Kosovo’s decision to abolish the Serbian dinar

MITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) — Thousands of minority Serbs in Kosovo on Monday protested a ban on the use of the Serbian currenc y in areas where they live, an issue that is proviking the latest crisis in relations between Serbia and Kosovo. Tensions escalated after the government of Kosovo, a former Serbian province, banned banks and other financial institutions in …

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Biden forms task force to avoid mishandling of classified documents during presidential transitions

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday launched a task force aimed at addressing the “systemic” problem of mishandling classified information during presidential transitions, days after a Justice Department special counsel’s sharply critical report said he had done just that. The Presidential Records Transition Task Force will study past transitions to determine best practices for safeguarding classified information from …

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 18-24

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 18-24: Feb. 18: Vocalist Yoko Ono is 91. Singer Herman Santiago of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers is 84. Singer Irma Thomas is 83. Actor Jess Walton (“The Young and the Restless”) is 78. Singer Dennis DeYoung (Styx) is 77. Actor Cybill Shepherd is 74. Singer Randy Crawford is 72. Actor John Travolta …

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Policía desactiva bomba enviada a jueza en Grecia

TESALÓNICA, Grecia (AP) — Expertos antiexplosivos en el norte de Grecia desactivaron un paquete-bomba que había sido enviado al despacho de una jueza, informó la policía. La jueza en Tesalónica consideró sospechoso el paquete y no lo abrió, sino que llamó a la policía del tribunal que evacuó el edificio. Había pocos miembros del público en el tribunal en ese …

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