TOKIO (AP) — Un hombre que falleció en un hospital de Japón esta semana dijo a las autoridades antes de morir que era uno de los prófugos más buscados del país y que había evadido la justicia durante casi 50 años por ser integrante de un grupo radical que perpetró ataques con bombas en la década de 1970, informó la …

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. FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Noel Coleman scored 21 points as Hawaii beat CSU Fullerton 76-68 on Thursday. Coleman shot 6 for 9 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) …

CARACAS (AP) — La Fiscalía General de Venezuela informó el viernes de la condena a 25 años de cárcel a la autora confesa del asesinato del rapero venezolano Tirone González, conocido como Canserbero, en un controvertido proceso judicial que comenzó con la tesis de que había muerto por suicidio en 2015. La mánager del artista, Natalia Améstica, se declaró culpable …

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The associate medical director of New Hampshire Hospital urged lawmakers to pass gun control legislation Friday, describing the anguish that followed the fatal shooting of a security officer in the facility’s lobby last year. “A coworker was murdered 100 feet from my office,” Dr. Samanta Swetter told the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. “Then …

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A military veteran who rushed to the aid of Connecticut’s first Muslim state representative when she was being attacked after a prayer service and subdued the suspect is seeking to have a misdemeanor assault charge erased. Jason Spencer, 43, applied Wednesday for the state’s accelerated rehabilitation program, which would result in the charge being dismissed if …

NEW YORK (AP) — In the early hours of New Year’s Day in 1987, a French tourist was mugged while walking with his wife through Times Square. The man, 71-year-old Jean Casse, struck his head on the pavement. He was pronounced dead soon after. Within days, police hauled in a pair of young Brooklyn residents, 19-year-old Eric Smokes and 16-year-old …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies plan to retire Marc Gasol’s No. 33 jersey during their April 6 game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Gasol played for the Grizzlies from 2008-19 and remains the franchise’s all-time leader in minutes played (25,917), starts (762), baskets (4,341), free throws made (2,701), defensive rebounds (4,624), total rebounds (5,952) and blocks (1,135). He ranks …

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 …

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 …

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 …