TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan on Tuesday protested China’s boarding of a tourist boat, as tensions rise around the Kinmen archipelago, which lies a short distance off China’s coast but is controlled by Taiwan. Taiwanese media reported the King Xia, carrying 11 crew and 23 passengers, was boarded by the Chinese coast guard for about 32 minutes on Monday. Taiwan’s …

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. Boston University Terriers (11-16, 6-8 Patriot League) at American Eagles (14-13, 8-6 Patriot League) Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Matt Rogers and the American Eagles host …

The USA TODAY Sports Top 25 men’s basketball poll, with first-place votes received in parenthesis, team’s records, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th and ranking in last week’s poll: Record Pts Pvs 1. Connecticut (32) 24-2 800 1 2. Houston 22-3 764 3 3. Purdue 23-3 715 2 4. Arizona 20-5 710 6 …

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Aid organizations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo region, where the renowned armed rebel group M23 is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help. Eastern Congo has been beset by conflict …

Roy Hodgson, el técnico de mayor edad en dirigir en la Liga Premier a sus 76 años, no seguirá al mando de Crystal Palace, unos días después de sentirse indispuesto durante un entrenamiento justo cuando arreciaban reportes sobre su inminente despido. El técnico de Inglaterra en el Mundial de 2014 dijo que tomó la decisión de dejar el cargo para …

SEÚL (AP) — Médicos surcoreanos en formación empezaron a renunciar en masa el lunes en protesta por una iniciativa médica del gobierno, lo que según reportes provocó retrasos en cirugías y otros tratamientos en los hospitales aunque por el momento no se habían producido complicaciones graves en el servicio de salud del país. Organizaciones médicas y las autoridades están enfrentados …

NEW YORK (AP) — The 77 remaining free agents (q-rejected qualifying offer): AMERICAN LEAGUE BOSTON (4) — Adam Duvall, of; Corey Kluber, rhp; Adalberto Mondesi, ss; Joely Rodríguez, lhp. CHICAGO (5) — Tim Anderson, ss; Elvis Andrus, 2b; Mike Clevinger, rhp; Liam Hendriks, rhp; Bryan Shaw, rhp. CLEVELAND (1) — Kole Calhoun, of. DETROIT (2) — Matt Boyd, lhp; Miguel …

NEW YORK (AP) — The 93 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, terms for major league contract base salaries are in parentheses: AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (1) — Signed Craig Kimbrel, Philadelphia, to …

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has launched Monday a naval mission to help protect cargo ships in the Red Sea as attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen continue to threaten maritime traffic, hamper trade and drive up prices. Dubbed Aspides, Greek for “shield,” the mission will be run out of Larissa in central Greece — home to the Hellenic …

PARÍS (AP) — Los trabajadores de la Torre Eiffel en París se declararon en huelga en protesta por lo que dicen es un mal manejo financiero del icónico monumento parisino. A la entrada del monumento había un letrero en inglés que decía: “Debido a una huelga, la Torre Eiffel está cerrada. Les pedimos disculpas”. La cantidad de turistas al popular …