Former talk show host Oprah Winfrey is leaving WeightWatchers board of directors and donating all of her interest in the company to a museum. Shares of WW International Inc. tumbled more than 23% in Thursday morning trading. Winfrey, who told People magazine in December that she was using a weight-loss medication, has served on the company’s board since 2015. She …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican-dominant House on Thursday advanced legislation that would allow the state’s tourism public records to remain secret and hidden from the public eye. The bill, proposed by Republican Gov. Bill Lee, would allow the head of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development to exempt any public records for 10 years deemed “sensitive” by both the …

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. UCSD Tritons (19-9, 13-3 Big West) at CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (11-17, 6-11 Big West) Bakersfield, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tritons -6; over/under is 137 …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets are finalizing a deal to make Brooklyn Nets assistant general manager Jeff Peterson their new head of basketball operations, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person said the deal is expected to be completed in the next few days. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity …

NEW YORK (AP) — After failing to wipe illegal cannabis dispensaries off the map, New York is asking online sites to hide them. Since the state legalized marijuana in 2021, unlicensed pot shops have proliferated across New York City, with limited pushback from authorities. On Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul called on online map and social media companies to stop listing …

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. Columbia Lions (13-11, 4-7 Ivy League) at Princeton Tigers (21-3, 9-2 Ivy League) Princeton, New Jersey; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Princeton plays the Columbia Lions after …

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — At least two dozen people died off Senegal’s northern coast and many others were injured when their boat capsized, officials said, underscoring the danger of the route used by an increasing number of migrants seeking to reach Spain from West Africa. The boat was bound for Europe and capsized near the town of Saint-Louis, where bodies …

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Chad Ramey’s first two trips to PGA National as a professional were largely forgettable. He might have a chance to change that this week. Ramey shot a bogey-free round of 7-under 64 on Thursday in the opening round of the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, tying S.H. Kim for the 18-hole lead. Kim …

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. SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Dillon Bailey had 20 points in Wofford’s 91-69 win against Samford on Wednesday night. Bailey was 6 of 10 shooting, including 5 for 7 …

Representative democracy remains a favorite system of governance around the globe, but its appeal is slipping on the eve of elections in much of the world, according to a survey of 24 democratic countries by the Pew Research Center released Wednesday. While a median of 77% across the 24 surveyed countries said representative democracy was a “good” system of government, …

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Trey Murphy III anotó 26 puntos, Brandon Ingram sumó 24 y los Pelicans de Nueva Orleans aplastaron el martes por 115-92 a los Knicks de Nueva York. Zion Williamson añadió 21 unidades por los Pelicans. Donte DiVincenzo lideró a los Knicks con 23 tantos y Bojan Bodganovic firmó 20 como suplente. Jalen Brunson (espasmos en el …

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. Providence Friars (18-9, 9-7 Big East) at Marquette Golden Eagles (21-6, 12-4 Big East) Milwaukee; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Eagles -10.5; over/under is 150 …

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. Lafayette Leopards (11-18, 10-6 Patriot League) at Navy Midshipmen (10-17, 6-10 Patriot League) Annapolis, Maryland; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Midshipmen -1; over/under is 131 BOTTOM …

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts panel charged with reviewing judicial appointments voted Wednesday to approve the nomination to the state’s highest court of Gabrielle R. Wolohojian, a former romantic partner of Gov. Maura Healey. The 6-1 vote assures Wolohojian, an Appeals Court associate justice, a seat on the seven-member Supreme Judicial Court. Healey nominated Wolohojian to the post and has …

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is one step closer to what would be a landmark shift in health care policy, with the Republican-led House preparing to debate expansion of Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands more residents in one of the poorest states in the U.S. The House Medicaid Committee on Tuesday advanced the bill, which would increase eligibility for …