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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…
Sunday Spotlight, ADVISORY
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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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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.
Election 2020, ADVISORY
Here are today’s plans for coverage of Election 2020. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit
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…
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-…
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.
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.
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.
AP News Digest 2 p.m.
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