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 …

NEW YORK (AP) — When the pandemic hit, Brittany Howard found herself hunkering down in Nashville with two dogs, two cats and one album on repeat — “Songs in the Key of Life” by Stevie Wonder. “Every day. Every single day,” she says, laughing. Making her own music naturally followed, and the result is the Alabama Shakes frontwoman’s second solo …

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Trent Williams’ accomplishments are already worthy of a Hall of Fame career with 11 Pro Bowl bids, three first-team All-Pro selections and near universal recognition as the best left tackle of his generation. All that was missing for the San Francisco 49ers star was something he never envisioned would be possible as he spent the first …

TEGUCIGALPA (AP) — Las confesiones ante la justicia estadounidense de un exjefe de policía y de un primo y miembro de esa fuerza complicarían la situación del expresidente hondureño Juan Orlando Hernández, acusado de narcotráfico en Estados Unidos y que será sometido a juicio a partir del próximo lunes. El exmandatario estaba acusado junto a al exdirector de la Policía …

MIAMI (AP) — It took 63 seconds for Jimmy Butler to decide the game. That’s all he needed to go on a personal 8-0 run — a stepback 3-pointer from the right corner, an all-alone 3-pointer from the left wing and then a jumper in the lane — midway through the fourth quarter, and the Miami Heat ran away from …

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday. Gilead Sciences Inc., down $3.30 to $74.42. The HIV and hepatitis C treatment maker gave investors a weak profit forecast for the year. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., up $179.25 to $2,666.99. The Mexican food chain beat Wall Street’s fourth-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts. Fortinet Inc., …

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Las acciones del banco New York Community Bancorp cayeron nuevamente el miércoles, esta vez 11%, cuando su calificación crediticia fue rebajada a “basura”, mientras los inversores temen que al prestamista regional le aguarde la misma suerte que el Silicon Valley Bank el año pasado. Las acciones del NYCB caen en picada desde hace una semana, cuando …

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. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Brad Brownell kept telling his Clemson players that they were a better team than their results had shown so far with their NCAA …