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SANTA FE, N.M. — An accent mark of the official seal of the capital city of the nation’s most Hispanic state is in the wrong spot. The misplaced accent mark at the top of the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico’s website was recently spotting by a reporter who uses an accent in his name,

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Saben Lee scored a career-high 38 points, including 15 over the final five-plus minutes to lead Vanderbilt to an 87-79 upset of Alabama on Tuesday night. Lee made 6 of 7 3-pointers for the Commodores (10-20, 2-15 Southeastern Conference), who snapped a seven-game losing streak. Lee made three 3-pointers, scored on a

BURLINGAME, Calif. — Two teenagers were seriously injured when a driver enraged by damage done to his car during a “prank” struck an innocent group of pedestrians he wrongly believed were responsible, police in Northern California said. Two other teenagers had moderate injuries after the attack Saturday. The 18-year-old driver, Omeed Adibi, of San Mateo,

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The mother of a terrorist who killed 14 people in a 2015 attack on a Christmas party in California has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence by shredding a map her son may have used to plan the massacre, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Rafia Sultana Shareef, 66, of Corona agreed to plead

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Emergency surgery has sidelined a four-time winner of Alaska’s famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race days before he was set to compete in his 30th race. Jeff King withdrew Tuesday over concerns for his health, a spokeswoman for the Iditarod told The Associated Press. The race will start Sunday north of Anchorage.

PONTIAC, Mich. — A Detroit lawyer who said he knew Aretha Franklin and “idolized her” was appointed as interim manager of her estate Tuesday, a step that could ease tensions among the late singer’s sons. A judge accepted the resignation of Franklin’s niece, Sabrina Owens, who said she was worn down by family acrimony since

UNITED NATIONS — The top U.N. humanitarian official for Syria said Tuesday the crisis in northwest Idlib where nearly one million people have fled to avoid escalating hostilities is “probably the biggest crisis we have in the world today.” Kevin Kennedy said that despite a massive relief operation, the needs are overwhelming and “we have

MIAMI — A former Guatemalan sergeant who acknowledged participating in a massacre in 1982 during the country’s civil war was deported Tuesday by U.S. authorities. Gilberto Jordan, 64, is the third former Guatemalan soldier to be deported to face war crime charges for that massacre, said the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a statement. In

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Spurs coach Gregg Popovich missed Tuesday night’s game against the Charlotte Hornets because he is away to attend to personal business. The team announced former Spurs star and assistant coach Tim Duncan would step in as head coach. Popovich is expected to return for San Antonio’s next game against the Nets on

Arbitrator Mark Irvings accepted Theo Epstein’s rationale for delaying Kris Bryant’s debut at the start of the 2015 season, concluding there was no proof of “a nefarious motive” by the Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations to delay the third baseman’s eligibility for free agency. In a 42-page decision obtained by The Associated Press, Irvings

Imagine an NCAA Tournament with no fans in the arenas. What normally would be thought an impossibility isn’t so far-fetched as the United States and the rest of the world attempt to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. An advocacy group for college athletes has urged the NCAA to consider holding its winter sports

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The tornado that toppled the bell tower at East End United Methodist Church in Nashville about 1 a.m. Tuesday also caused a gas leak at the parsonage next door, forcing the Rev. Judi Hoffman to evacuate to a hotel. Lying awake in the strange bed, thinking about the damage to her beautiful

JUPITER, Fla. — As far as Houston ace Justin Verlander is concerned, the groin tightness that has bothered him much of the spring is done with. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner made his spring debut Tuesday, surrendering three runs, two earned, during 2 2/3 innings of a 6-3 loss against St. Louis.

CHURCHTON, Md. — A man accused of stabbing a woman with a syringe at a Maryland grocery store will be tested for blood-borne viruses after authorities found syringes in his car filled with semen. District Court Judge John P. McKenna ordered Thomas Byron Stemen, 51, to be tested for HIV and “any other identified causative

WASHINGTON — Whom to believe on the coronavirus threat — the president saying one thing or the public health officials standing beside him and saying something a little different? President Donald Trump’s breezy talk Tuesday of a virus that’s “got the world aflutter” contrasts with the gravity and caution conveyed by federal scientists as Americans

ORLANDO, Fla. — Brandon Matthews makes his PGA Tour debut this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, all because of a putt he missed last November in the Argentine Open. And the invitation to Bay Hill had nothing to do with the putt. Matthews faced an 8-foot putt to extend a sudden-death playoff in the

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Ken Holland appeared to be in an exceptional mood when he walked out of Day 2 of the NHL general managers’ meetings Tuesday afternoon, and it had nothing to do with the balmy weather in South Florida. The conversation he was about to have was centered around the Edmonton’s unplanned “problem”:

NEW YORK — U.S. senators are scrutinizing a facial recognition software company over privacy concerns and the possible sale of its services to authoritarian regimes. New York-based startup Clearview AI has drawn attention following investigative reports about its practice of harvesting billions of photos from social media and other services to identify people. Sen. Ed

United Nations — The U.N. envoy for Iraq warned Tuesday that the country and its people are being “pushed into the unknown” by political indecisiveness and dissent that is continuing to paralyze government decision-making. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert told the Security Council she wanted to be hopeful, but unfortunately sees no cause “for immediate optimism.” She spoke

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The former world champion in judo who fled Iran last year in a dispute over competing against Israelis has been cleared to represent a new nation ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. Saeid Mollaei’s change of nationality to Mongolia from refugee status was approved Tuesday by the International Olympic Committee. Mollaei’s switch did

JUPITER, Fla. — Andrew Miller has lost control, and neither he nor the Cardinals know why. The two-time All-Star and 2016 ALCS MVP with Cleveland will be sidelined for an undetermined amount of time as he tries to regain the feel for his pitches. “The sensation I have throwing a baseball now just isn’t consistent

CHARLESTOWN, Ind. — An Indiana judge issued an order allowing the state to inspect a wildlife center it is seeking to close over alleged animal abuse. Marion Superior Court Judge David Dreyer issued the preliminary injunction Monday following a Friday hearing, The News Tribune reported. Attorney General Curtis Hill filed the lawsuit and requested the

GREENCASTLE, Ind. — The DePauw University Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to appoint Lori S. White to be the next president of the western Indiana liberal arts school. White, currently the vice chancellor for student affairs at Washington University in St. Louis, will succeed Mark McCoy on July 1. White, who is African-American, will be