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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…
Court told New Zealand shooter planned to burn down mosques
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques had intended to burn down the mosques afterward, a prosecutor said in court Monday, while describing …
Delegates ready to renominate Trump at Charlotte convention
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Republicans are ready to formally nominate President Donald Trump for reelection at a scaled-down convention kickoff in Charlotte that begins a weeklong effort to convince the American people…
Pompeo arrives in Israel to press Trump's Mideast peace push
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Israel on Monday, on the first leg of his Mideast tour to press the momentum of the Trump administration’s Arab-Israeli peace push.
Electricity cut in Syria after explosion hits gas pipeline
DUMAIR, Syria (AP) — An explosion early Monday struck a gas pipeline in a Damascus suburb, causing a huge fire and cutting off electricity throughout Syria, state media reported, citing the country's electricity an…
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
GOP convention showcases rising stars, dark warnings
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Republicans paint dark picture of future if Trump loses
At least 5 killed in bomb blasts in southern Philippine town
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Bombs exploded in a southern Philippine town Monday, killing at least five soldiers and wounding 17 other military personnel and civilians despite extra tight security because of threats …
Rio Tinto CEO loses $3.5M over destroyed Indigenous sites
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques will lose around $3.5 million in bonuses due to the destruction of Australian Indigenous sacred sites to access iron ore, the mining compa…
Lottery State-by-State
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Marco down to tropical storm near Louisiana, Laura over Cuba
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Marco became a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico for most of Sunday but weakened back to a tropical storm as it closed in on the Louisiana coast during the night, while Tropical Storm L…
Thai police summon 5 activists over anti-government protest
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police said Monday that they have issued summonses to five activists who spoke at an anti-government rally in front of army headquarters last month, accusing them of violating a coronavirus emer…
'End of the world': Countdown to Beirut's devastating blast
BEIRUT (AP) — The 10 firefighters who received the call shortly before 6 p.m. — a big fire at the nearby port of Beirut — could not know what awaited them.
Marco downgraded to a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center says
MIAMI (AP) — Marco downgraded to a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center says.
Syrian sides meet again to discuss possible new constitution
GENEVA (AP) — Syrian government, opposition and civil society delegations were resuming meetings Monday in Geneva to discuss a possible new constitution — a step seen by the U.N. mediator as a prospective “door-ope…
China holds another round of naval drills in South China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple territorial disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons. The waters are a major sh…