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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…
At RNC, GOP echoes racial code of Nixon's 1968 campaign
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The question was how he planned to address poverty. In his reply, the Republican running for president quickly pivoted to a central campaign theme — denouncing the fiery chaos that had erupted …
Typhoon damages buildings, floods roads on Korean Peninsula
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A typhoon damaged homes and other buildings, flooded roads and toppled utility poles Thursday on the Korean Peninsula, with neither country immediately reporting casualties as the storm pa…
The Latest: Trump makes surprise RNC appearance on Night 3
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has made a surprise appearance at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry following Vice President Mike Pence’s speech at the Republican National Convention.
Asian stocks mixed ahead of U.S. Fed chair's speech
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets retreated Thursday as investors looked ahead to a speech by the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman.
Curfew, National Guard after unrest in downtown Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis mayor imposed a curfew Wednesday night and requested National Guard help after unrest that included violence and store looting broke out downtown following what authorities said w…
GOP Convention takeaways: Pence pounces while crises swirl
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans proceeded with the third night of their national convention, but many Americans — particularly those in the path of Hurricane Laura — were focused on more immediate concerns.
Uncertainty shrouds Tour de France racing against COVID-19
PARIS (AP) — Already
Tropical storm-force winds from Laura have begun pummeling the Texas coast, near the Louisiana border.
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — Tropical storm-force winds from Laura have begun pummeling the Texas coast, near the Louisiana border.
Laura moves toward landfall in southwestern Louisiana
DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) — Laura roared toward landfall in southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border as a menacing Category 4 hurricane late Wednesday, pushing ocean water topped with waves on to a low-lying coast th…
The Latest: Pence denounces violence, doesn't mention Blake
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is denouncing violence in American streets but not acknowledging the Black people who have been injured or killed by law enforcement.
Asia Today: Virus surge makes S. Korean lockdown more likely
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea reported 441 new cases of the coronavirus, its highest single-day total in months, making lockdown-like restrictions look inevitable as transmissions slip out of control.
Laura moves toward landfall near Louisiana-Texas border
DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) — Laura roared toward landfall near the Lousiana-Texas border as a menacing Category 4 hurricane late Wednesday, raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be "unsurvivab…
The Latest: At RNC, Pence warns of impending Hurricane Laura
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence says people in the path of Hurricane Laura should heed warnings about the strength of the storm and he pledged the Trump administration’s help.
Republican Convention takeaways: Sharing stage with crises
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans proceeded with the third night of their national convention, but many Americans — particularly those in the path of Hurricane Laura — were focused on more immediate concerns. Here are …
FBI: Texas father sought in daughters' 2008 deaths arrested
IRVING, Texas (AP) — A Dallas-area taxicab driver wanted for the 2008 slayings of his two teenage daughters was arrested Wednesday in a small North Texas town, the FBI said.