TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs are bracing to play their next several games without top defenseman Morgan Rielly, who could be facing a lengthy suspension. He has an in-person hearing with the NHL’s department of player safety scheduled for Tuesday in New York. An in-person hearing allows the league to suspend Rielly for six or more games. Rielly …
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How Trump urging Russia to invade ‘delinquent’ NATO members distorts how the alliance works
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Donald Trump, the front-runner in the U.S. for the Republican Party’s nomination this year, says he once warned that he would allow Russia to do whatever it wants to NATO member nations that are “delinquent” in devoting 2% of their gross domestic product to defense. Trump’s comment on Saturday represented the latest instance in which the …
Read More »A shooter opened fire in a Houston church. Gunfire has also scarred other Texas places of worship
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The weekend shooting at Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Houston is not the first time gunfire has caused panic and tragedy at a Texas house of worship. It also underscored the ease of bringing weapons into sanctuaries in a state with few limits on gun possession, as well as a growing effort by some churches to provide …
Read More »Blue Jackets visit the Senators after Jenner’s 2-goal game
Columbus Blue Jackets (16-25-10, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (21-25-2, eighth in the Atlantic Division) Ottawa, Ontario; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Ottawa Senators after Boone Jenner scored two goals in the Blue Jackets’ 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ottawa is 14-12-2 at home and 21-25-2 overall. The …
Read More »Book Review: Richard Roper charms and surprises with ’This Disaster Loves You’
Richard Roper, whose debut novel “Something to Live For” (2020) featured a character seeking the aspiration of the title, is back with “This Disaster Loves You,” about another man whose story is not quite what it seems. Brian owns a pub on the English coast, purchased with his wife more than a decade ago. He worked at a London insurance …
Read More »A defense minister and 2 former governors are vying for Indonesia’s presidency
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian voters on Wednesday were making their choice of who will succeed popular President Joko Widodo, who is serving his second and final term. It is a three-way race for the presidency among current Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and two former provincial governors, Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo. Subianto, who is widely seen as the front-runner, …
Read More »BC-BKH-West Virginia boys Basketball poll
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Associated Press high school boys basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and total points: Team Record Pts Prv Class AAAA 1. Spring Mills (10) 18-0 100 1 2. Morgantown 18-1 90 2 3. Martinsburg 12-4 80 4 4. George Washington 12-5 69 3 5. Bridgeport 15-2 56 6 6. Wheeling Park 12-5 50 5 …
Read More »Ancelotti no se inquieta por baja de Bellingham ante Leipzig:
LEIPZIG, Alemania (AP) — Carlo Ancelotti considera que el Real Madrid ha demostrado que puede sobrevivir sin el lesionado Jude Bellingham, quien se perderá el partido contra Leipzig el martes por los octavos de final de la Liga de Campeones. El Madrid afrontará la ida en Alemania con un mediocampo menguado por la baja del internacional inglés tras sufrir un …
Read More »Explosive experts in Greece defuse a parcel bomb sent to a judge
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Explosives experts in northern Greece on Monday safely defused a parcel bomb that had been delivered to a senior judge at her courthouse office, police said. The judge in the country’s second-largest city of Thessaloniki found the package suspicious and didn’t open it, calling court police who evacuated the building. Few members of the public were …
Read More »Premier interino de Pakistán defiende demora en el anuncio de resultado de elecciones
ISLAMABAD (AP) — El primer ministro interino de Pakistán defendió el lunes la demora ampliamente criticada en el anuncio de los resultados de las elecciones de la semana pasada, afirmando que las autoridades sólo tardaron 36 horas en contar más de 60 millones de votos, al tiempo que se enfrentaban a ataques de milicianos. Anwaarul-Haq-Kakar dijo que los resultados de …
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