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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…
More than 500 COVID-19 cases reported on Alabama campus
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama has recorded 531 cases of COVID-19 on campus since the fall semester began last week, according to
Anthony of iconic Prince spaghetti commercial dies
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts man who as a 12-year-old boy appeared in an iconic television commercial for Prince spaghetti running through the streets of Boston's Italian North End has died.
Iowa farmers unsure what's next after winds flatten corn
WOODWARD, Iowa (AP) — Usually this time of year, someone could get lost in the tightly packed sea of corn that surrounds farmer Rod Pierce's house in central Iowa.
Final 2 Mississippi flag proposals: Shield vs. magnolia
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — As Mississippi replaces its former flag that had the Confederate battle emblem, five proposals were literally run up a flagpole Tuesday. A group then narrowed the choice to two designs: One wi…
Greek coast guard: 89 people rescued from migrant boat
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A major search and rescue operation was underway in the eastern Aegean Sea Tuesday night after authorities received an emergency call from a boat carrying an unknown number of migrants, Greece…
'The first lady's night' -- GOP features Melania Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The people closest to President Donald Trump — his family — star in the second night of the Republican National Convention as the GOP works to reintroduce the president to the American electorate …
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The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday, Aug. 24 with President Trumps formal nomination for a second term and runs through Thursday, Aug. 27. Activities are planned from 8:30-11 p.m. ET throughout the…
Judge sides with prosecutors over treatment of Epstein's pal
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors won't have to immediately divulge the identities of three women who say financier Jeffrey Epstein and his ex-girlfriend conspired to sexually abuse when they were teenagers, a judge said…
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Rock fall at Grand Canyon reveals ancient animal footprints
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — It's something like a modern-day chuckwalla, strolling in sand dunes on an island in what now is the Grand Canyon region.
3 days of rains in Pakistan kill 90, disrupt life in Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Three days of monsoon rains have killed at least 90 people and damaged at least a thousand homes across Pakistan, the country's national disaster management agency said Tuesday, as another …
US officials: 1st Israel-UAE commercial flight next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials announced Tuesday that the first commercial flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is scheduled for next week, carrying senior-level American and Israeli delegations to …
Falwell says he's resigned from Liberty University
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr. announced his resignation Tuesday as the head of Liberty University after a provocative photo and revelations of his wife's extramarital affair roiled the evangelical school f…
Crews advance effort to pen in huge California wildfires
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Aided by weather and reinforcements, firefighters were cautiously optimistic Tuesday about their progress to pen in California wildfires that have killed at least seven people and burne…