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The World Cup final is set, with Messi and Argentina facing Yamal and Spain for the title on Sunday

The best offense. The best defense. The World Cup final is set, and fittingly, a clash of styles awaits. Lionel…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
AP News Digest 3:55 a.m.

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Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
France's virus rebound: Marseille fights against closures

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Angry restaurant and bar owners demonstrated in Marseille on Friday to challenge a French government order to close all public venues as of Saturday to battle resurgent virus infections.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
N. Korea's Kim apologizes over shooting death of S. Korean

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologized Friday over the killing of a South Korea official who was apparently trying to defect near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary, saying he’s “very s…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Feds put first Black inmate to death since execution restart

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A man who killed a religious couple visiting Texas from Iowa was executed Thursday, the first Black inmate put to death as part of the Trump administration’s resumption of federal execution…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
For North Korea, UN membership is a key link to larger world

TOKYO (AP) — Hermit Kingdom? Not quite.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
The Latest: Louisville protest ends after a night of tension

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on a grand jury's decision not to indict police officers on criminal charges directly related to Breonna Taylor's death: (all times EDT)

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Trump expected to announce conservative Barrett for court

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
US Forecast

US Forecast for Saturday, September 26, 2020

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has apologized over the killing of S. Korean official

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has apologized over the killing of S. Korean official.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Pakistan Hindus rally in Islamabad over India migrant deaths

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s minority Hindus rallied late on Thursday in Islamabad, briefly clashing with the police, to protest the deaths of 11 members of a Hindu migrant family who died in India last month under …

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Asian shares mixed, cheered by US rally, stimulus hopes

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares other than those in China advanced Friday, cheered by a modest rally on Wall Street and rising hopes for fresh stimulus for the U.S. economy.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
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Today in History

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Seoul: North Korea's Kim apologizes over shooting death

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologized Friday over the killing of a South Korea official near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary, saying he’s “very sorry" about the “unexpected” and “un…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Seoul: North Korea kills S. Korean official, burns his body

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Thursday that North Korean troops fatally shot a South Korean government official who may have attempted to defect and set his body on fire after finding him on a floating…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
The Latest: Louisville police arrest at least 24 in protest

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on a grand jury's decision not to indict police officers on criminal charges directly related to Breonna Taylor's death: (all times EDT)