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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…
Operation Legend puts focus on violent crime, not politics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — At the small apartment where 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro was shot dead in his sleep, the sliding glass door is riddled with bullet holes. Glass is still strewn on the patio outside, the shar…
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…
Postal chief returns to Congress facing uproar over delays
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a backlash over operational changes that have resulted in mail delays, the nation's new postmaster general is returning to Congress to testify before a House panel that has sharply criticiz…
Asian stock markets follow Wall Street higher
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Monday after Wall Street hit a new high despite lingering unease about a possible second wave of coronavirus infections.
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…
Marco weakens to tropical storm as it nears Louisiana coast
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Marco was downgraded to a tropical storm Sunday night, less than a day after it had strengthened to a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico as it headed toward landfall in Louisiana.
Top Trump aide Kellyanne Conway to leave White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kellyanne Conway, one of President Donald Trump’s most influential and longest serving advisers, announced Sunday that she would be leaving the White House at the end of the month.
Malaysia opens inquest into foreign teen's death near resort
SEREMBAN, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian coroner began an inquest Monday into the death of a French-Irish teen, a year after her naked body was found near a nature resort where she mysteriously vanished while on holid…
Asia Today: South Korea sees 11th day of 3-digit increases
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea counted its 11th straight day of triple-digit daily jumps in coronavirus cases Monday after social distancing restrictions were tightened nationwide.
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.
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 …
Police shooting in Wisconsin leaves 1 person hospitalized
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Neighbors confronted law enforcement at the scene of a police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday and crowds marched in the streets after a video posted on social media appeared to show o…
Massive Northern California wildfires rage on; 1 man dead
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Three massive wildfires chewed through parched Northern California landscape Sunday as firefighters raced to dig breaks and make other preparations ahead of a frightening weather system…
Police: 3 officers shot in Maryland were 'ambushed'
HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Three police officers who were shot while responding to a call Sunday evening in Maryland were ambushed, authorities said.
The Latest: As virus spikes, S. Korea tightens restrictions
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea counted its 11th straight day of triple-digit daily jumps in coronavirus cases as officials tighten social distancing restrictions nationwide to combat what they describe as the big…