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Updated 1 week, 4 days ago

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
Slow moving Tropical Storm Beta makes landfall on Texas coast as total rainfall it could bring remains unclear

HOUSTON (AP) — Slow moving Tropical Storm Beta makes landfall on Texas coast as total rainfall it could bring remains unclear.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Lottery State-by-State-All

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Tuesday:

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
China uproots ethnic minority villages in anti-poverty fight

CHENGBEI GAN’EN, China (AP) — Under a portrait of President Xi Jinping, Ashibusha sits in her freshly painted living room cradling her infant daughter beside a chair labeled a “gift from the government.”

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Asian shares track Wall Street retreat; big banks tumble

Shares slipped Tuesday in Asia after markets tumbled worldwide on worries about the pandemic’s economic pain.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
AP PHOTOS: Pandemic dampens Kashmir weddings, lavish feasts

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — In Indian-controlled Kashmir, the coronavirus pandemic within months has changed an elaborate and lavish marriage tradition that had remained virtually unaltered for centuries.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Tropical Storm Beta makes landfall on Texas coast

HOUSTON (AP) — Tropical Storm Beta made landfall on the upper Texas coast late Monday night.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Former Wisconsin police chief to review Jacob Blake shooting

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's attorney general announced Monday that he has selected a former Madison police chief to serve as an independent consultant for prosecutors weighing whether to file charges against t…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
AP Photos: Mothers-to-be face challenges in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The birth of a first baby is usually a source of immense joy for couples. In Venezuela, however, the worries can override the excitement.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
AP PHOTOS: Moria, the migrant crisis that shook the EU

MORIA, Greece (AP) — Moria refugee camp was never far from crisis.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Taiwan's Tsai visits base following Chinese show of force

PENGHU, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen visited a military base on one of Taiwan’s outlying islands Tuesday in a display of resolve following a recent show of force by rival China.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Tokyo needs to convince sponsors Olympics will really happen

TOKYO (AP) — The only thing more difficult than staging next year's Tokyo Olympics in a pandemic might be convincing sponsors to keep their billions of dollars on board in the midst of economic turbulence and skept…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Tropical Storm Beta makes landfall on Texas coast

HOUSTON (AP) — Tropical Storm Beta made landfall on the upper Texas coast late Monday night.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Some see irony in COVID's impact on Mayflower commemoration

The year 2020 was supposed to be a big one for Pilgrims.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
California wildfire threatening more than 1,000 homes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A wildfire scorching its way through brush and timber from the mountains to the desert northeast of Los Angeles threatened more than 1,000 homes on Tuesday as crews across the West battled dozens…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Who's a hypocrite? GOP, Dems debate past comments on court

WASHINGTON (AP) — The “H” word — hypocrisy — is suddenly in vogue at the Capitol as lawmakers debate how quickly to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court following the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.