Nation/World
Want to follow the latest in world news? Keep reading below for today's national and world news headlines!
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…
North Carolina kicks off mail voting amid spike in requests
RALEIGH (AP) — Mail balloting was set to begin Friday in the presidential election as North Carolina starts sending out more than 600,000 ballots to voters — responding to a massive spike in requests that has playe…
For first time, a woman to head Canada's Space Agency
OTTAWA (AP) — For the first time in its 31-year history, the Canadian Space Agency will have a female president.
US Forecast
US Forecast for Saturday, September 5, 2020
Oxford study: Tokyo Olympics are most costly Summer Games
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics are already the most expensive Summer Games on record with costs set to go higher, a wide-ranging study from Britain's University of Oxford indicates.
Thailand reports 1st local coronavirus case in 100 days
BANGKOK (AP) — A prison inmate in Thailand has tested positive for the coronavirus in the country’s first confirmed locally transmitted case in 100 days, health officials said Thursday.
Lottery State-by-State
The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Friday:
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Dueling versions of reality define 1st week of fall campaign
AP Week in Pictures, North America
Aug. 28 - Sept. 3, 2020
2nd crew member, dead cows found after ship sinks off Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's coast guard rescued a survivor floating in a raft Friday hours after finding an unconscious crew member in waters where a ship carrying thousands of cows from New Zealand capsized and is believ…
The Latest: India adds another 83K virus cases, 1,000 deaths
NEW DELHI — The number of people infected with the coronavirus in India rose by another 83,000 and is near Brazil’s total, the second-highest in the world.
Is France really growing more 'savage'? Word stirs trouble
PARIS (AP) — The subject is serious: violence in French society. But senior ministers have been stumbling over each other’s words in a debate about how grave the problem really is and how best to describe what is h…
Ex-Marine wins Democratic primary for Joe Kennedy III’s seat
Jake Auchincloss has won a packed primary to become the Democratic nominee in the race to fill the U.S. House seat being vacated by Rep. Joe Kennedy III in Massachusetts.
Sri Lankan, Indian ships, aircraft try to douse tanker fire
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Ships, boats and aircraft from Sri Lanka and India were escalating efforts to douse a fire raging on an oil tanker east of Sri Lanka for a second day Friday.
Thai students turn agitators for educational reform
BANGKOK (AP) — She‘s 15, writes love stories and likes indie music and anime cartoons. So far so normal. But two weeks ago Benjamaporn Nivas upended traditional notions of Thai schoolkids’ behavior by leading hundr…
Death of longtime mayor from COVID-19 stuns Alabama town
CLANTON, Ala. (AP) — It seemed like Billy Joe Driver, 84, was always around in this Alabama city after 36 years as mayor.