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MILAN — Italy’s government is facing a challenge from within after former Premier Matteo Renzi instructed lawmakers from his small party to vote against a judicial reform and told ministers to boycott a Cabinet meeting. Renzi’s actions threatened to plunge into crisis the five-month-old coalition government, which comprises the 5-Star Movement, the Democratic Party and

MADRID — Spanish authorities said Friday that they have rescued a group of 86 migrants that included a baby who was born during the perilous journey in the open sea to reach Europe. Emergency services for the Canary Islands said that the newborn was taken to a hospital along with its mother and three other

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia backup quarterback Trey Lowe said he plans to play elsewhere as a graduate transfer this fall. Lowe announced his intentions Thursday on Twitter. Lowe, who saw limited action in six games last fall, said he will graduate from West Virginia this summer. He joins another West Virginia backup quarterback in

FRANKFURT, Germany — Growth ground to a halt at the end of the year in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, as manufacturing remained in a slump and exports fell, official figures showed Friday. The flat reading underlines the challenge facing the broader eurozone economy as it struggles against headwinds from the U.S-China trade dispute and Britain’s

MOSCOW — Two Jehovah’s Witnesses have been convicted of extremism in Russia and four more arrested, one of whom reported being tortured in custody, the religious group said Friday. A court in Kamchatka on Friday sentenced Mikhail Popov and his wife Yelena to fines of 350,000 and 300,000 rubles ($5,500 and $4,700) for engaging in

NEW YORK — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar smiled as he rattled off the names of his former high school teammates and opponents. The Hall of Fame center was intently watching video of one of his New York high school championships when he starred for Power Memorial Academy 55 years ago. He was known as Lew Alcindor back

ADELAIDE, Australia — Seven-time major winner Inbee Park moved into contention for her 20th LPGA Tour win by taking a share of the second-round lead at the Women’s Australian Open on Friday. Park’s 4-under 69 left her with a two-round total of 10-under 136 at Royal Adelaide, level with England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff (70), who

What to watch in Big Ten basketball: GAME OF THE WEEKEND Riding a seven-game winning streak and alone atop the conference standings, No. 9 Maryland (20-4, 10-3) seeks to keep the momentum going at Michigan State (17-8, 9-5) on Saturday night. The Terrapins were winless on the road and mired in a two-game skid before

Here are a few things to watch in Southeastern Conference basketball this week: GAME OF THE WEEKEND Mississippi State (15-9, 6-5 SEC) at Arkansas (16-8, 4-7): This game features two bubble teams that desperately need a win to boost their NCAA Tournament credentials. Arkansas started out 14-2 this season but has gone 0-3 since second-leading

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said no meeting is planned between the kingdom’s crown prince and Israel’s prime minister, a statement apparently meant to quash reports circulating in Israeli media this week of an alleged summit between the two. “There is no meeting planned between Saudi Arabia and Israel. Saudi Arabia’s

RALEIGH, N.C. — A look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference: GAME OF THE WEEKEND Syracuse at No. 8 Florida State. The Seminoles (20-4, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) are still firmly in the top tier of the league standings, though a tough loss at seventh-ranked Duke dropped them to third. That loss

BRUSSELS — The Brexit drama shook the foundations of the European Union for years and laid bare the need for much-delayed political renovations at the 27-nation bloc. But now that Britain has finally left, where does the EU revamp even start and who is going to foot the bill? Those questions loom large for EU

LONDON — Global shares recovered their poise Friday though continuing concerns about the economic impact of the virus outbreak that began in China kept market gains in check. On Thursday, concerns related to the outbreak accentuated when new figures showed a sharp increases in the number of cases and deaths after China changed its method

LAS VEGAS — Zach Sanford had the best game of his young NHL career — even if his thoughts were understandably far from the ice. Sanford scored four goals in St. Louis’ 6-5 overtime loss to Las Vegas on Thursday night, the Blues’ first game since teammate Jay Bouwmeester collapsed from a cardiac episode on

BERKELEY, Calif. — Zeke Nnaji had 21 points and five rebounds, and Arizona overcame a sluggish game offensively to beat California 68-52 on Thursday night. Dylan Smith added 14 points and Nico Mannion had 10 points and five assists to help the Wildcats (17-7, 7-4 Pac-12) bounce back from a home loss to UCLA that

BEIJING — China cracked down on the sale of exotic species after an outbreak of a new virus in 2002 was linked to markets selling live animals. The germ turned out to be a coronavirus that caused SARS. The ban was later lifted, and the animals reappeared. Now another coronavirus is spreading through China, so

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. — Darius Brown II scored 26 points, leading three into double figures as Cal State Northridge defeated Cal Poly 81-73 on Thursday night. Lamine Diane added 19 points for CSU Northridge, going 7-for-11 at the line, where the Mustangs nearly doubled Cal Poly, converting 19 of 25. Terrell Gomez scored 17. Up 34-32

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mikael Backlund and Mark Jankowski scored two goals apiece, and Cam Talbot made 44 saves for his 21st career shutout in the Flames’ 6-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. The Ducks gave up four goals in the first period of their first game since since their game against St.

DENVER — T.J. Oshie deflected in the winning goal with 2:04 remaining and the Washington Capitals rallied for a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night as Alex Ovechkin remained stuck on 698 career goals. Defenseman Nick Jensen sent a shot into traffic that Oshie got a piece of with his stick, sending

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Izayah Mariohooho-Le’ afa scored 21 points and dealt five assists as Sacramento State knocked off Southern Utah, 70-55 on Thursday night. The Hornets built a 12-point halftime advantage while holding the visiting Thunderbirds to just 15 made field goals in 47 attempts (31.9%). Mariohooho-Le’ afa knocked down five of the Hornets’ seven

STOCKTON, Calif. — Jahlil Tripp scored 18 points with 12 rebounds and Pacific pulled away from Portland with a 75-55 win on Thursday night for its fifth straight win. Broc Finstuen scored 13 for Pacific (20-8, 8-4 West Coast Conference) and Pierre Crockrell II scored 10 points with 10 assists against just a single turnover.

WASHINGTON — A government watchdog plans to launch a nationwide probe into how telemarketers may be getting hold of seniors’ personal Medicare information, a red flag for potential fraud and waste. An official with the Health and Human Services inspector general’s office told The Associated Press the audit will be announced next week. It would

LOS ANGELES — Three officials with a Philippines-based church in Los Angeles have been charged as part of an alleged scheme to trick followers into becoming fundraisers and arrange sham marriages to keep them in the U.S. Federal agents arrested the local leaders of Kingdom of Jesus Christ church during a raid last month. They

DAVIS, Calif. — Ezra Manjon scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half as UC Davis rolled to an 84-75 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Thursday night. UC Davis (11-15, 5-5 Big West Conference) has won three of its last four games. UC Santa Barbara (16-9, 5-5) had its three-game win streak

PHOENIX — Alessandro Lever scored 18 points as Grand Canyon defeated Kansas City 71-66 in overtime on Thursday night. Jovan Blacksher Jr. added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Antelopes. Carlos Johnson scored 16 points and Lorenzo Jenkins had 12 points for Grand Canyon (11-13, 6-4 Western Athletic Conference). After making 3 of 10