BANGKOK (AP) — China is stepping up patrols in the waters off the coast of Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago, days after two of its fishermen drowned while being chased by the Taiwanese coast guard, which accused the boat of trespassing. The Chinese coast guard’s Fujian division will regularly monitor the waters off the southern coast of the city of Xiamen — …

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. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Blake Hinson scored 27 of his career-high 41 points in the first half and Pittsburgh beat Louisville 86-59 on Saturday. Hinson’s 27-point mark before the …

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Paul Powell, the southern Illinois political powerhouse who died and left behind $800,000 in cash in the notorious “Shoebox Scandal,” used to say, “The only thing worse than a defeated politician is a broke one.” For more than half a century, a Powell-established $250,000 trust sustained his legacy, for better or worse. But the account that …

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — Decenas de miles de manifestantes vestidos de rosa marcharon el domingo por ciudades de México y el extranjero en lo que llamaron una “marcha por la democracia” en contra del partido gobernante del país antes de las elecciones del 2 de junio. Las protestas fueron convocadas por los partidos de oposición, y en ellas se …

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. Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (0-25, 0-12 SWAC) at Alabama State Hornets (11-14, 6-6 SWAC) Montgomery, Alabama; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi Valley State takes on …

(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Feb. 19 AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE 2 p.m. NHLN — Rochester at Toronto BEACH SOCCER (MEN’S) 6:20 a.m. FS2 — 2024 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Egypt vs. U.S., Group A, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 7:50 a.m. FS2 — 2024 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Argentina vs. Spain, Group B, Dubai, …

BERKELEY, California, EE.UU. (AP) — El hijo de 19 años de una exejecutiva de YouTube falleció la semana pasada en el campus de la Universidad de California en Berkeley donde vivía, informaron funcionarios y un familiar. Marco Troper fue hallado inconsciente en el sector Clark Kerr Campus de la universidad el martes en la tarde, confirmó la institución académica. Fue …

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. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Blake Hinson scored 27 of his career-high 41 points in the first half and Pittsburgh beat Louisville 86-59 on Saturday. Hinson’s 27-point mark before the …

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators made an official visit to Hungary’s capital Sunday and called on the nationalist government to immediately approve Sweden’s request to join NATO. Hungary is the only one of NATO’s 31 existing members not to have ratified Sweden’s bid. The Hungarian government faces mounting pressure to act after delaying the move …

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. Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (11-14, 7-7 MAAC) at Fairfield Stags (15-10, 9-5 MAAC) Fairfield, Connecticut; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Stags -4.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM …