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Updated 2 weeks, 5 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, 11 months ago
NYC delays start of school year to do more virus safety prep

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City postponed students' return to classrooms by more than a week to keep working on coronavirus safety precautions, announcing the delay Tuesday after teachers said they might OK a strike …

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Book: Pence told 'to be on standby' for Trump hospital visit

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new book is reviving questions about President Donald Trump's

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
UAE's warm welcome to Israelis reflects changing region

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In less than 24 hours on the ground,

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Suspect in St. Louis officer's slaying has long crime record

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The man charged with first-degree murder Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a St. Louis police officer has a long history of violent crime and missed a court appearance last month in Florida, where h…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Police: Dallas man killed wife, 2 sons for being too loud

DALLAS (AP) — A man who confessed to fatally shooting his wife and two children in their Dallas home told police he killed them because he had a headache and they were being too loud, according to an affidavit.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Florida announces ban on nursing home visits will be lifted

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he will lift the state’s ban on visiting nursing homes that has cut off vulnerable seniors from family since mid-March over fears of spreadi…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Charges dropped in Florida shopper confrontation over mask

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Felony charges have been dropped against a Florida man who pointed a gun at another Walmart shopper in a dispute over not wearing a mask, authorities said.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Egypt to try ex-student for sexual assault in #MeToo case

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s chief prosecutor Tuesday referred a former student of an elite university to trial on charges of sexual assault of three minors, in a case that added fuel to the #MeToo movement in the Arab wor…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Forecasters predict Nana to hit Central America as hurricane

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Nana will likely be a hurricane before it strikes the coast of Central America, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Blake's uncle says he's focused on justice

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on the Aug. 23 police shooting of Jacob Blake (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Lawyer: Plea offer implicated Breonna Taylor in drug ring

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A lawyer for Breonna Taylor's family said a plea deal was offered to an accused drug trafficker that would have forced him to implicate Taylor, who was killed by police in a raid on her home …

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
AP News Digest 2 p.m.

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Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
House panel warns of fraud, abuse in business aid program

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional investigators say they have identified lapses pointing to possible fraud and abuse in the Trump administration’s coronavirus relief program, including more than $1 billion awarded to…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
AP Lifestyles Digest

For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Chamber of Commerce backs freshmen House Dems, marking shift

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in