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GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan authorities arrested three former child welfare officials Monday who were responsible for overseeing a youth shelter where 40 girls died from a fire. Prosecutor’s spokeswoman Julia Barrera confirmed the detentions of Social Welfare Secretary Carlos Rodas, Deputy Secretary Anahi Keller and shelter director Santos Torres on suspicion of homicide, mistreatment of

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the House GOP health care bill (all times EDT): 6:30 p.m. Democratic leaders in Congress say new projections of the impact of Republicans’ health insurance bill should be a “knockout blow.” House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says Speaker Paul Ryan should pull the bill from consideration, saying, “It’s really the

DENTON, Texas — North Texas hired Grant McCasland as its new basketball coach Monday after he won 20 games in his only season at Arkansas State. McCasland replaces Tony Benford, who was fired after he failed to have a winning season in five years. The Mean Green were 8-22 this season and missed the Conference

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Washington Capitals have four straight regulation losses for the first time in 2½ seasons. Their defense has been shredded for 17 goals during that skid, and superstar Alex Ovechkin is mired in the longest goal-scoring drought of his career. No wonder the doors to the visitors’ dressing room stayed shut for

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Ryan Murray is out four to six weeks with a broken hand. Murray broke his right hand when he blocked a shot from the Buffalo Sabres’ Tyler Ennis on Saturday. General manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced the extent of the injury Monday. Murray had surgery Monday at Grand Medical

SIDNEY, Maine — Police say a Rhode Island man forced his way into an 84-year-old Maine woman’s home before being shot in the chest during an altercation with her son. Authorities say 21-year-old Dreaquan Foster, of Providence, barged into Audrey Hewett’s home in Sidney, Maine, on Sunday night after she refused to let him use

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A former executive of an Israel-based defense contractor has pleaded guilty in Connecticut to crimes related to fraud schemes targeting a United States foreign aid program. Yuval Marshak pleaded guilty on Monday to several counts of fraud in federal court. He had been extradited from Bulgaria following his indictment early last

NEW YORK — Ruby Tuesday says it will explore strategic alternatives including a sale or merger, and that a key sales figure fell in the latest quarter. The restaurant chain says it’s at the start of its strategic review and it doesn’t plan to make more public comments until the process is completed. It said

GENEVA — A U.N. expert on Myanmar says she’s “disappointed” at the lack of “appetite” at the Human Rights Council to back her call for the creation of Commission of Inquiry into alleged crimes against the Rohingya minority. Special rapporteur Yanghee Lee said she’s hearing of a difference of opinion “within even the European Union”

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump tweeted a critique of the media for being “rude to my very hard-working representatives” on Monday, only minutes after counselor Kellyanne Conway completed a series of interviews on television morning shows. Conway’s interviews, including one that appeared to signal a thaw in the administration’s relationship with CNN, were at

NEW YORK — Facebook is prohibiting developers from using the massive amount of data it collects on users for surveillance. This includes using such data to monitor activists and protesters. The company said Monday that it is making an existing policy “explicit.” Facebook says it has already taken action against developers who created or marketed

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Although Florida is a top-four seed playing two hours from home, the Gators feel like an underdog heading into the NCAA Tournament. Coach Mike White even acknowledged Monday that his team is a popular pick to get upset in the opening round of March Madness. “Everybody’s saying it,” White said. There might

If Neil Gorsuch wins confirmation to the Supreme Court, he could cast the deciding vote on President Donald Trump’s travel ban against immigrants from certain countries. But it’s far from certain how he would vote. According to an Associated Press review of Gorsuch’s rulings, he has not written extensively about immigration policy during a decade

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed backup cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson to a one-year, $775,000 deal. Wreh-Wilson is the seventh Atlanta player from the 2016 NFC championship team to be re-signed or have his contract extended. The Falcons signed Wreh-Wilson in 2016 after starter Desmond Trufant’s season-ending shoulder injury. General manager Thomas Dimitroff

MIAMI — Tight end Julius Thomas envisions himself as the new bass drum for the Miami Dolphins, which should sound good to coach Adam Gase, because his offense could use more punch. Thomas said Monday he’s excited to be reunited with Gase as a result of a trade last week with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Thomas

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb joined a growing list of Republicans who want the GOP-led Congress to preserve Medicaid funding in their overhaul of former President Barack Obama’s health care law. Holcomb said Monday that Obama’s law needs to be fixed. And he says a plan led by Republicans in Washington is an appropriate

U.S. stocks held steady in a calm day of trading Monday at the beginning of a week full of events that could cause market swings. The Federal Reserve may raise interest rates, more countries around the world may move to shake up the economic status quo and several high-profile updates on the U.S. economy are

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals have re-signed running back Andre Ellington to a one-year contract. Ellington, the backup to David Johnson, has played all four of his NFL seasons with Arizona after being drafted in the sixth round out of Clemson in 2013. A versatile 28-year-old back who also lines up at receiver, Ellington

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Chargers released left tackle King Dunlap on Monday. A starter for most of the last four seasons in San Diego, Dunlap played a full season only once, in 2014. He also spent his first four pro seasons with Philadelphia. The Chargers agreed to terms last week with Russell Okung,

WASHINGTON — The Congressional Budget Office is a scorekeeper suddenly in the spotlight. Monday’s estimate of the House GOP’s health care measure gave ammunition to Democratic critics of the law, predicting that 14 million people would lose insurance next year. Republicans had been bracing for the report, with some of them attacking CBO as being

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Rick Barnes doesn’t want his players to get accustomed to ending their season this early. The Volunteers finished 16-16 and won’t be playing in the NCAA Tournament or the NIT for a third straight season. They haven’t ended a year with a winning record since their 2014 Sweet 16 appearance.

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas coach Bill Self says star freshman Josh Jackson will not miss NCAA Tournament games for an off-the-court issue involving a member of the women’s basketball team. Self suspended Jackson for the Jayhawks’ quarterfinal game in the Big 12 Tournament, which they promptly lost to TCU, as punishment of an accumulation of

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Long before the start of free agency, the Baltimore Ravens weighed their options and decided that 340-pound Brandon Williams was a keeper. Then, after it became apparent that it was going to take a whole lot of money to make it happen, general manager Ozzie Newsome turned to owner Steve Bisciotti

A month ago, Iowa State looked like a team on the verge of falling out of NCAA Tournament contention. The Cyclones have played like one of the best teams in the country ever since. Surging Iowa State (23-10) has won nine of its last 10 games, including an 80-74 win over West Virginia on Saturday

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota House on Monday approved plowing hundreds of millions dollars into a new program meant to tamp down health insurance costs and ensure plans are offered after years of instability and skyrocketing premiums. The state has grappled with some of the largest rate increases in the nation, driven by higher-than-expected