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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry intends to prevent LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward from hiring the Tigers’ next football coach.“Hell, I’ll let Donald Trump select him before I let him do it,” Landry said of Woodward during a press conference he held in Baton Rouge on Wednesday to mainly discuss other governmental matters. Woodward, who announced coach Brian Kelly’s firing on Sunday night, has so far declined to comment on Landry’s remarks. Landry confirmed his involvement in discussions on Sunday that led to the firing of Kelly, who’d been hired by LSU after the 2021 football season and signed to a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the U.S. military carried out another strike on a boat he said was carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing all four people aboard the vessel, as the Trump administration pursues its divisive campaign against drug cartels in the waters off South America.Hegseth, who’s been traveling in Japan and Malaysia, said in a social media post that intelligence determined the craft was “transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics.” He said the strike was conducted in international waters and no U.S. forces were harmed.A video posted by…

Newcastle remain on course to retain the Carabao Cup after a 2-0 home win over Tottenham moved them into the quarter-finals.Headers from Fabian Schar and Nick Woltemade inflicted Tottenham’s first away defeat of the season in all competitions. Newcastle made a fast start and deservedly went ahead as Schar, one of eight changes from Saturday’s home win over Fulham, headed in from a 24th-minute corner. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Fabian Schar headed in the opener Team news Holders Newcastle made eight changes from Saturday’s win over Fulham, with defenders Dan Burn and Malick Thiaw,…

Martin O’Neill made the perfect return to Celtic as he led them to a much-needed 4-0 victory against Falkirk in the wake of Brendan Rodgers’ shock departure.The veteran manager was back in the Parkhead dugout after 20 years with “nervous excitement” as he and interim assistant Shaun Maloney looked to get the Hoops back to winning ways after a tumultuous few days. Johnny Kenny kept his place up front and repaid O’Neill with a first-half double, ramming in on the rebound before heading to make it 2-0. Image: Martin O’Neill won his first game back at Celtic in interim charge…

Jack Butland heroically denied Jamie McGrath from the penalty spot in the 87th minute to see Rangers over the line at Hibernian and secure back-to-back wins for the first time this season.The English goalkeeper’s big stop from the spot, his third of the season, ensured Danilo’s fifth-minute opener secured a crucial three points for the away side. Danilo’s second goal in as many games in the early exchanges wasn’t a sign of things to come in the game. In what was Gers’ first sniff at goal after an impressive Hibs start, Danilo coolly took the opener, setting himself with a…

Omar Marmoush’s powerful late drive ensured Man City progressed to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after having to come from behind to eventually beat Championship Swansea 3-1 in south Wales.Marmoush’s rising effort 12 minutes from time left Swans goalkeeper Andy Fisher with little chance as Pep Guardiola’s side finally took the lead to avoid the lottery of penalties against their increasingly stubborn hosts, before Rayan Cherki sealed a quarter-final date with Brentford in added time. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Goncalo Franco gives Swansea the early lead against Man City with an incredible curling effort into…

Chelsea hung on for a dramatic 4-3 win in an action-packed Carabao Cup tie against Wolves at Molineux.Enzo Maresca would have been thrilled with a clinical first-half display in which Chelsea went three up to spark chants of ‘sacked in the morning’ by the home support aimed at Wolves boss Vitor Pereira. Booed off at the break, there was no hint of a comeback. But after those goals by Andrey Santos, Tyrique George and Estevao – with a delightful dink – a physical Wolves were transformed in the second half, Tolu Arokodare finishing neatly to pull one back before David…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has restored a memorial to a Confederate general in Washington, D.C. that demonstrators took down during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020, part of a broader effort by the president to reshape the way the country’s history is told.The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and diplomat who later served on the Arkansas Supreme Court, is the only outdoor statue of a Confederate leader in the nation’s capital. It has been contentious since it was first placed in 1901.Racial justice protestors in 2020 removed the statue from its pedestal and set…

HOUSTON (AP) — A South Texas city has removed a mural protesting the border wall along the southern border with Mexico following a threat by Gov. Greg Abbott to withhold up to $1.6 billion in road funding.The mural, which was painted on a street in front of the federal courthouse in Laredo and said, “Defund the Wall,” was removed Tuesday evening, said Noraida Negron, a spokesperson for the city of Laredo.Its removal came after Laredo’s City Council on Monday voted to do so.Laredo is the latest U.S. city to remove political messages or artwork from roadways following a directive from…

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case that is expected to determine who can provide abortion care in the state. The court heard arguments Wednesday in a 2019 case challenging the constitutionality of a law that states only a doctor licensed by the State Medical Board can perform an abortion in Alaska. The law, dating to the 1970s, was struck down as unconstitutional by Superior Court judge Josie Garton last year, a victory for the group that brought the challenge, Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky. The state appealed Garton’s ruling. Planned Parenthood…