RENTON, Wash. (AP) — There wasn’t anything personal with John Schneider’s heavy rooting interest for the AFC championship game last weekend and wanting to see Kansas City, and not Baltimore, in the Super Bowl. The Seattle Seahawks general manager was simply thinking about the future of his organization and the desire to finally get an interview with Mike Macdonald. It …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In a story published Jan. 31, 2024, about a court ruling about Florida’s efforts to deactivate pro-Palestinian student groups, The Associated Press erroneously reported the judge’s name. He is Judge Mark Walker, not Mark Warner. ___ A federal judge refused to take action against Florida on Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging an order to deactivate pro-Palestinian …

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose last week to the highest level in 11 weeks, though layoffs remain at historically low levels. Applications for unemployment benefits climbed to 224,000 for the week ending Jan. 27, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, a less volatile measure, …

MIAMI (AP) — It was a plan the United States knew from the start would arguably violate international law. The Associated Press obtained a secret 2018 memo detailing a covert operation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration that sent undercover operatives into Venezuela to surreptitiously record and build drug-trafficking cases against the country’s leadership. The sting was part of a …

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. Siena Saints (3-17, 2-7 MAAC) at Rider Broncs (7-13, 4-5 MAAC) Lawrenceville, New Jersey; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Siena takes on the Rider Broncs after Zek …

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Several thousand people from a Russia-friendly party protested in front of Moldova’s parliament building on Thursday to demand the resignation of the pro-Western government. The rally by the Revival Party against the governing Party of Action and Solidarity called for early elections and for President Maia Sandu to step down. Moldova is to hold presidential elections …

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. IUPUI Jaguars (6-17, 2-10 Horizon League) at Green Bay Phoenix (14-9, 9-3 Horizon League) Green Bay, Wisconsin; Thursday, 12 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phoenix -12; over/under is …

EUDORA, Ark. (AP) — The police chief in Eudora, Arkansas, has been arrested and charged with kidnapping. The felony kidnapping charge stems from Police Chief Michael Pitts’ actions in October 2023, Arkansas State Police said in a statement. “Chief Pitts denies the allegations and we intend to defend the case vigorously,” his attorney, Russell Wood, told The Associated Press on …