March, 2024

• 5 March

  Decretan prisión provisional para 45 migrantes acusados en Panamá de vandalizar albergue del Darién

  

  CIUDAD DE PANAMÁ (AP) — Un juez panameño resolvió mantener en prisión preventiva a 45 migrantes, en su mayoría venezolanos que cruzaron la peligrosa jungla del Darién en su intento de llegar a Estados Unidos, después de ser acusados de vandalizar un albergue temporal que opera en esa provincia fronteriza con Colombia. El Órgano Judicial, autoridad responsable de los tribunales …

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• 5 March

  Democratic Rep. Colin Allred wins US Senate primary in Texas and will challenge GOP Sen. Ted Cruz

  

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a former NFL player who broke with his party over President Joe Biden’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, won his Senate primary Tuesday to propel an underdog campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. Allred fended off his biggest Democratic challenger, state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who became an outspoken voice for …

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• 5 March

  Lorenzo Romar out as Pepperdine coach when the Waves’ season ends

  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. MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Lorenzo Romar is out as Pepperdine coach after six years when the Waves’ season ends. The ninth-seeded Waves (12-19) play No. 8 seed Pacific …

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• 5 March

  Presidente boliviano cambia a cinco ministros de su gabinete

  

  LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — El presidente boliviano Luis Arce cambió el martes a cinco ministros a pedido de organizaciones sociales en el mayor ajuste de su gabinete en sus tres años de gobierno. En el Palacio de Gobierno, Arce tomó juramento al ministro de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras, Santos Condori Nina, quien reemplaza a Remmy Gonzales. En tanto, en …

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• 4 March

  Oklahoma plays Cincinnati in conference matchup

  

  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. Cincinnati Bearcats (17-12, 6-10 Big 12) at Oklahoma Sooners (19-10, 7-9 Big 12) Norman, Oklahoma; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Big 12 foes Oklahoma and Cincinnati square …

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• 4 March

  New Zealand loses O’Rourke for 2nd test vs. Australia. Sears is called up

  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand fast bowler Will O’Rourke has been ruled out of the second cricket test against Australia with a hamstring strain. Ben Sears, who has played 13 Twenty20 internationals for New Zealand but is uncapped in tests, has been called into the squad and is likely to play in the match which starts Friday at …

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• 4 March

  DeSantis names Disney World district administrator to run elections in Democratic Orange County

  

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis has a new job for the man who has led Walt Disney World’s government since his allies took it over — elections supervisor in Orange County, long one of Florida’s most reliable sources of Democratic votes. Glen Gilzean was appointed Monday by the Republican governor to oversee voting in Florida’s fifth-largest county, where …

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• 4 March

  Teenager dead, 4 other people wounded in shooting at Philadelphia bus stop, police say

  

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A teenager was killed and four other people were injured in a shooting at a north Philadelphia bus stop on Monday afternoon, police said. The city’s police commissioner, Kevin Bethel, said about 15 to 20 students were at a bus stop in the city’s Ogontz neighborhood around 3:45 p.m. when two people walked up and opened fire. …

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• 3 March

  Pompeu, Adeniran each score a goal as St. Louis City beats NYCFC 2-0

  

  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Célio Pompeu scored his first goal of the season and Samuel Adeniran added his second goal in as many games to help St. Louis City beat New York City 2-0 Saturday night. Pompeu raced toward the goal and into the heart of the defense before slipping a shot inside the near post to give St. Louis …

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• 2 March

  Solomon scores 26, Sacred Heart ends Merrimack’s 10-game winning streak with 89-85 victory

  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. FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Raheem Solomon scored 26 points and Sacred Heart beat Merrimack 89-85 on Saturday, snapping the Warriors’ 10-game winning streak. Solomon had six rebounds for …

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