CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Mexico beat the United States for the second time ever, getting goals from Lizbeth Ovalle and Mayra Pelayo for a 2-0 victory Monday night in the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup. The U.S. entered the game 40-1-1 against its rival, with its only previous loss a 2-1 decision during Women’s World Cup qualifying in 2010. It was …
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Deep divisions on Russia’s war in Ukraine were evident at a meeting of 4 Central European countries
PRAGUE (AP) — Four Central European countries are deeply divided over the Russian war against Ukraine and how to resolve the conflict, the prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia said on Tuesday. The four post-communist countries form an informal grouping of European Union and NATO members known as the Visegrad Four. While the Czech Republic and …
Read More »Leader of Georgia state Senate Democrats won’t seek office again this year
ATLANTA (AP) — The leader of the Democrats in Georgia’s state Senate says she won’t run for office again this year. Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler of Stone Mountain announced her retirement on Tuesday. “I’ve had an extraordinary journey at this Capitol,” Butler, 82, told senators. “I didn’t have a clue that I would stay longer than the designated 10 …
Read More »Browns QB Deshaun Watson to resume throwing next month following season-ending shoulder surgery
CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will resume throwing next month following right shoulder surgery t hat cut short his second season with Cleveland after just six starts. Watson, who fractured a bone in his throwing shoulder in a win over Baltimore on Nov. 12, has been cleared to throw in a few weeks, general manager Andrew Berry said …
Read More »Chatbots’ inaccurate, misleading responses about US elections threaten to keep voters from polls
NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential primaries underway across the U.S., popular chatbots are generating false and misleading information that threatens to disenfranchise voters, according to a report published Tuesday based on the findings of artificial intelligence experts and a bipartisan group of election officials. Fifteen states and one territory will hold both Democratic and Republican presidential nominating contests next …
Read More »Andy Murray sugiere que ha entrado en los ‘últimos meses’ de su carrera
DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Andy Murray deslizó que está entrando a los “últimos meses” de su carrera luego de vencer 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 a Denis Shapovalov para su victoria número 500 en pistas duras. “Es obvio que todavía amo competir y que todavía amo este deporte, pero es obvio que cada vez es más y más complicado …
Read More »Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan and his wife plead not guilty in another corruption case
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a graft case alleging they accepted a gift of land from a real estate tycoon in exchange for large sums of laundered money, officials said. The case is the second to indict Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, over acts of corruption …
Read More »A triumphant return for Italian conductor Noseda as US orchestra receives rare La Scala ovation
MILAN (AP) — Conductor Gianandrea Noseda made a triumphant return to Teatro alla Scala in an informal role as cultural ambassador, leading the U.S. National Symphony Orchestra that he has made more “luminous” with his personal loan of centuries-old Italian-made instruments. Noseda’s energetic performance Monday evening marked the emotional highlight of the NSO’s nine-city European tour, its first in nearly …
Read More »Detroit plays Chicago on 4-game road skid
Detroit Pistons (9-48, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (27-30, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Bulls -11.5; over/under is 226.5 BOTTOM LINE: Detroit will look to break its four-game road slide when the Pistons take on Chicago. The Bulls are 3-7 against opponents in the Central Division. Chicago is …
Read More »Effort to repeal Washington’s landmark carbon program puts budget in limbo with billions at stake
SEATTLE (AP) — A conservative-backed effort to repeal Washington state’s landmark carbon pricing program and tax on the sale of stocks and bonds is putting the budget into limbo, with billions of dollars at stake in the final days of this year’s Legislative session. Lawmakers are scrambling to finalize a trio of statewide supplemental budgets that feature new investments in …
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