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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…
UN: Libya at `turning point,' COVID heading `out of control'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. official for Libya warned Wednesday that the conflict-torn North African country is at “a decisive turning point,” with foreign backers of its rival governments pouring in weapons…
Syria reports Israeli airstrikes against central airbase
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian air defenses opened fire late Wednesday on missiles launched by Israeli warplanes at a military airbase in the central province of Homs, shooting down some of them, state media said.
US stocks close higher, adding to a solid string of gains
Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street, extending the market’s recent string of gains. The S&P 500 ended with a gain of 1.5% Wednesday. Health care, technology and communication companies powered the rally. Energ…
House subpoenas embattled Postal Service leader over delays
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday subpoenaed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for records about the widespread mail delivery delays that have pulled the Postal Service into the polit…
US: Turkey-sent Syrian fighters generate backlash in Libya
CAIRO (AP) — A U.S. report said the presence of thousands of Syrian mercenaries sent by Turkey to Libya to fight on the side of the U.N.-supported government was likely to degrade security and generate backlash fro…
Missouri man sentenced for Planned Parenthood clinic arson
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison without parole for trying to burn down a Planned Parenthood clinic.
Damaged Venezuelan oil tanker drawing international concern
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The sight of a huge oil tanker that has taken on water and is leaning to one side off a remote stretch of Venezuela's coast has triggered international calls for action.
UN: Respect rights of detained man of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The United Nations human rights office says it expects that the rights of an outspoken government critic that
Once-unsafe streets now provide pupils refuge from pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — A public school in Brooklyn is looking to show how classes can be moved outside to more safely facilitate in-person learning.
Lawsuit: Whistleblower in VA deaths wrongfully suspended
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A man who says he alerted authorities to a string of suspicious patient deaths at a West Virginia veterans hospital has filed a lawsuit claiming he was wrongfully suspended because of his a…
The Latest: Gyms in NYC can reopen with safety protocols
NEW YORK -- Gyms in New York City can start reopening with a slew of virus-related restrictions, the latest step in a phased reopening.
Case over 1966 US bomb accident in Spain goes before court
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs used flawed radiation data to deny disability benefits to veterans who responded to a 1966 plane accident involving U.S. hydrogen bombs in Spain, Yale …
770-pound crocodile caught at Outback tourist destination
DARWIN, Australia (AP) — Wildlife rangers have trapped a 4.4-meter (14.5-foot) saltwater crocodile at a tourist destination in Australia’s Northern Territory, the biggest caught in the area in years, a wildlife ran…
Zimbabwean journalist released on bail after 6 weeks in jail
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono walked out of prison Wednesday saying that he had been “strengthened” by the nearly six weeks he was jailed, saying he remains committed to exposing c…
Budget deficit to hit record $3.3T due to virus, recession
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficit is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion as huge government expenditures to fight the coronavirus and to prop up the economy have added more than $2 trillion to the fe…