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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
Sunday Spotlight, ADVISORY

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Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Captain says he knowingly risked career with virus warning

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The dismissed captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier knew he was jeopardizing his military career when he broke protocol and sent a now-famous email warning of possible sailor deaths due to a …

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Yemen's rival sides meet in Geneva for prisoner swap talks

CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s warring sides on Friday began long-awaited U.N.-brokered peace consultations in Switzerland on the exchange of prisoners, part of a deal aimed at ending a conflict that has killed thousands and…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Hundreds of thousands still without power in Sally cleanup

LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people were still without power Friday along the Alabama coast and the Florida Panhandle in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally as officials assessed millions of dollars in…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
UN General Assembly, ADVISORY

In 2020, which marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the annual high-level meeting of world leaders around the U.N. General Assembly will be very different from years past because of the coronavirus pan…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Judge rules on scope of testimony in newspaper shooting case

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A psychiatrist retained by prosecutors in the sanity phase of a trial for a man who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper isn't barred by law from testifying about whether he believes the…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Mexico City school owner convicted in 2017 collapse

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The owner and director of an elementary school that collapsed in Mexico City during the 2017 earthquake has been found guilty of charges equivalent to manslaughter.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
One family's desperate, deadly attempt to flee Lebanon

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Mohammed Sufian did not dream of much: a job, food on the table, the chance to buy his 2½-year-old son the little things a toddler wants.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Election 2020, ADVISORY

Here are today’s plans for coverage of Election 2020. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Georgia man says he couldn't breathe during arrest on video

ATLANTA (AP) — A Black man who was pinned down and repeatedly punched by a white Georgia sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop that was caught on video said Friday that he couldn’t breathe and lost consciousness d…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Forecasters run out of storm names in busy hurricane season

LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) — Forecasters ran out of traditional names for storms Friday, forcing them to begin using the Greek alphabet for only the second time since the 1950s, with more than two months left in the record-…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
US--Western Wildfires, ADVISORY

Here are plans for coverage of Western Wildfires. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan. All times are Eastern.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Despair in Lebanon pushing some to flee to Europe in boats

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Mohammed Sufian did not dream of much: a job, food on the table, the chance to buy his 2½-year-old son the little things a toddler wants.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
In Guyana, Pompeo again calls for Venezuela's Maduro to go

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Guyana on Friday, saying the government in neighboring Venezuela is illegitimate and must leave power.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
AP News Digest 2 p.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at