TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Han Kuo-yu of Taiwan’s pro-unification Nationalists was elected speaker of the island’s legislature on Thursday, a sort of consolation prize for China, which claims the self-governing democracy as its own territory. The Nationalists, also known as the Kuomintang or KMT, won 52 of the legislature’s 113 seats in a Jan. 13 election. The Democratic Progressive Party …

LONDON (AP) — Just like the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Bank of England is edging toward cutting interest rates — though not quite yet. The United Kingdom’s central bank kept its main interest rate at a near 16-year high of 5.25% on Thursday and indicated that borrowing costs have probably peaked. However, with inflation still too high for comfort, it …

Los Commanders de Washington llegaron a un acuerdo para contratar al coordinador defensivo de los Cowboys de Dallas, Dan Quinn, como nuevo entrenador, de acuerdo con dos personas con conocimiento del trato. Las fuentes hablaron habló con The Associated Press en condición de anonimato el jueves debido a que el equipo no ha anunciado la contratación. Quinn, de 53 años, …

Much has been written about the one-and-only time the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X met. It was on March 26, 1964, and the two civil rights leaders were both in Washington for a Senate debate on the Civil Rights Act. The moment is also depicted in the new installment of National Geographic’s “Genius” anthology series called “ …

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. Utah Valley Wolverines (9-11, 4-5 WAC) at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (12-8, 5-4 WAC) Huntsville, Texas; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: ‘Jacks -6.5; over/under is 140.5 …

LONDON (AP) — A woman and her two young daughters had a corrosive substance thrown on them in London, where they were receiving treatment at a hospital Thursday, police said. The city’s Metropolitan Police force said officers received reports that a man pushed a 3-year-old girl to the ground and threw an alkaline substance at her, her 8-year-old sister and …

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard’s former team took a bit of the shine off his gala homecoming. Anfernee Simons scored 24 points, including a key floater with 17.1 seconds left, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks 119-116 on Wednesday night. Lillard finished with 25 points for the Bucks in their second straight loss under …

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. Western Illinois Leathernecks (13-8, 6-2 OVC) at Lindenwood Lions (8-14, 2-7 OVC) Saint Charles, Missouri; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Leathernecks -4; over/under is 130.5 BOTTOM …

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. Jacksonville State Gamecocks (11-10, 3-3 CUSA) at UTEP Miners (11-10, 2-4 CUSA) El Paso, Texas; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Miners -4; over/under is 130 BOTTOM …

RIYAK, Líbano (AP) — El secretario de exteriores británico dijo a The Associated Press que su país podría reconocer un Estado palestino tras un cese de fuego en Gaza sin que haya necesariamente un acuerdo de dos Estados entre Israel y los palestinos. El funcionario, David Cameron, habló el jueves durante una visita a Líbano para tratar de reducir las …