DUESSELDORF, Alemania (AP) — Es ahora o “Neverkusen.” Xabi Alonso tiene a su Bayer Leverkusen frente a una inmejorable oportunidad de conquistar el título de la Bundesliga. El examen más exigente para el técnico español será el sábado cuando el Leverkusen visite al Bayern Munich. El Leverkusen no ha perdido ninguno de los 30 partidos que lleva disputados esta temporada …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Funcionarios de la campaña del presidente Joe Biden se reunieron el jueves con demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes para delinear los planes posteriores al Supermartes, en un importante impulso a los esfuerzos para coordinarse con legisladores respecto a la organización y comunicación con los votantes de todo el país. Entre los asistentes a la reunión en …

BOSTON (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 31 points, Derrick White scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 125-117 on Wednesday night. Jayson Tatum finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Celtics improved to 24-3 at home and won their seventh straight over the Hawks. Al …

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. Manhattan Jaspers (5-15, 2-9 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (9-13, 5-6 MAAC) Emmitsburg, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -9.5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM …

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission who has faced calls to resign after falsely declaring that former President Donald Trump won the state claimed Thursday that he’s done more for Black people than any other white Republican. Bob Spindell, who is white, made the remark after two members of the public called for him …

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pushed for further U.S. and European aid for Ukraine as he set off Thursday for a visit to Washington, declaring it was time to send Russian President Vladimir Putin a “very clear signal” that the West won’t let up on supporting Kyiv. Scholz is to meet members of the Congress later in the …

PARIS (AP) — Denmark and Sweden will bid to host the 2029 Women’s European Championship, the two federations said Thursday. They are no longer with their Nordic neighbors Norway and Finland after their four-nation bid for the 2025 edition lost out to Switzerland in a final round of voting by UEFA’s executive committee last year. The tournament of 16 teams …

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank cut its key interest rate for the second straight time Thursday in an effort to help the struggling economy. The cut by a half-percentage point brought the interest rate down to 6.25%. The bank also trimmed borrowing costs by a quarter-point on Dec. 21, which marked the first cut since June 22, …

RÍO DE JANEIRO (AP) — La policía brasileña registró el jueves las casas y oficinas de varios asesores del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro como parte de una investigación que indica que ellos planearon un golpe de Estado y que el exmandatario conocía el plan, según muestran documentos judiciales. De acuerdo con el presunto plan, en caso de que Bolsonaro perdiera la …

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former corrections officer was charged Thursday with second-degree murder in the death of a patient at New Hampshire’s prison psychiatric unit nine months ago. Matthew Millar, 39, of Boscawen, is accused of kneeling on Jason Rothe’s torso and neck for several minutes on April 29 while Rothe was face-down and handcuffed in the secure psychiatric …