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Updated 2 weeks, 2 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
Netanyahu slams Israeli police amid report about cover-up

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at the country's law enforcement system on Tuesday, continuing a crusade to discredit those who have pressed corruption cases against him ahead o…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Charges: 2 killed detective, informant in robbery attempt

CLEVELAND (AP) — Two teenagers were charged Tuesday with fatally shooting a Cleveland police detective and another man during what authorities said was a robbery attempt.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Man accused of making bomb threat during Zoom lecture

HOUSTON (AP) — A man has been arrested after being accused of making a bomb threat against the University of Houston during a Zoom lecture.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
US sells ambassador home in Israel, securing Jerusalem move

JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. Embassy said Tuesday the State Department has sold the ambassador's official residence near Tel Aviv — a decision that cements the embassy's controversial move to Jerusalem.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Trump claims environmental progress, but he's weakened rules

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is out to claim the mantle of environmental steward on Tuesday as he highlights conservation and restoration projects in Florida. But his administration has overturned or…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
California fires bring more chopper rescues, power shutoffs

SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Helicopters rescued more people from wildfires Tuesday as flames chewed through bone-dry California after a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw a dramatic airlift of more than 200 people…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Doctors studying why obesity may be tied to serious COVID-19

NEW YORK (AP) — In the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed something about the people severely ill from COVID-19: Many were obese.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Congress investigates Fort Hood following soldier deaths

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Congress will launch an investigation into sexual assault, disappearances, deaths and the leadership's response at Fort Hood after 28 soldiers stationed at the U.S. Army base in Texas died this…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Charlie Hebdo artist seized by gunmen recalls sheer terror

PARIS (AP) — The Charlie Hebdo caricaturist who was forced at gunpoint to open the satirical newspaper’s door to two al-Qaida extremists described on Tuesday the moments of sheer terror from the attack in January 2…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Murder charge expected in shooting of Lincoln police officer

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A teenager accused of shooting a police officer two weeks ago in a Nebraska city will face a first-degree murder charge now that the officer has died, authorities said Tuesday.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
7 fatally shot at illegal California marijuana growing site

AGUANGA, Calif. (AP) — Seven people were found fatally shot at an illegal marijuana growing operation in rural Southern California, authorities said.

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
Technology stocks keep stumbling; Nasdaq down 10% in 3 days

NEW YORK (AP) — Big tech stocks slumped again on Wall Street, pulling the Nasdaq down 10% over the past three trading days. The tech-heavy index dropped 4.1% Tuesday, and the S&P 500 lost 2.8%. Big names that had b…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
UN finds 2 virus cases in Syrian refugee camp in Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday it has confirmed two coronavirus cases in the Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan, which is home to more than 40,000 people who have fled their country…

Updated 5 years, 10 months ago
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