CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man brutally beat his 5-year-old daughter to death and spent months moving her body around before disposing of it “like yesterday’s trash,” a prosecutor said Thursday. But the man’s lawyer said he didn’t harm the child and the last person who saw her alive — the man’s estranged wife — won’t say what …

The CIA this week terminated a woman whose whistleblower account of being assaulted in a stairwell at the spy agency’s headquarters prompted a flood of colleagues to come forward with their own complaints of sexual misconduct. The woman’s attorney called the action a brazen retaliation. While the CIA said that accusation was “factually inaccurate,” it wouldn’t comment further on the …

NEW YORK (AP) — A new, higher-dose nasal spray for reversing opioid overdoses did not save more lives than the previous standard dose, but it did cause more vomiting and other side effects, researchers wrote in a study published Thursday. The 8-milligram naloxone spray — twice as potent as the highest dose previously available — was approved two years ago …

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. RUSTON, La. (AP) — Don McHenry’s 20 points helped Western Kentucky defeat Louisiana Tech 81-76 on Wednesday night. McHenry added six rebounds for the Hilltoppers (16-7, 5-4 Conference …

The number of Americans filing for jobless claims fell last week despite more layoff announcements from high-profile companies recently. Applications for unemployment benefits fell by 9,000 to 218,000 for the week ending Feb. 3, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which evens out some of the weekly volatility, increased by 3,750 to 212,250. Weekly unemployment claims …

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Clayton Kershaw is returning for his 17th season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team announced a one-year contract on Friday that includes a player option for 2025. A three-time Cy Young Award winner, Kershaw spoke about the agreement Thursday as the big-spending Dodgers became the first of the 30 teams to start spring training, opening …

El 8 de abril próximo, el sol desaparecerá en una franja desde Mazatlán, México, hasta Terranova, Canadá, pasando por varios estados de Estados Unidos, transformando el día en noche durante hasta 4 minutos, 28 segundos. El espectáculo no solo será el doble de largo del eclipse total de 2017, sino que pasará por una ruta distinta y más poblada, ya …

HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s government said Thursday that it would extend the closure of its long border with Russia for another two months until April 14, because it sees no signs that Moscow was stopping its “hybrid operation” of funneling migrants toward the frontier with the Nordic nation. Finland closed the 1,340-kilometer (832-mile) land border late last year after about …

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. HOUSTON (AP) — Zhuric Phelps scored 16 points as SMU beat Rice 95-69 on Wednesday night. Phelps had five rebounds and six assists for the Mustangs (16-7, 7-3 …

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. CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — Vonterius Woolbright had 27 points in Western Carolina’s 71-64 win over The Citadel on Wednesday night. Woolbright also contributed 11 rebounds for the Catamounts …