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Updated 3 weeks, 2 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
New Austrian coronavirus measures snarls traffic at border

BERLIN (AP) — Traffic was backed up for as much as 12 hours on Austria's southern border after new coronavirus safety measures were imposed on all travelers entering the country, authorities said Sunday.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Large fire rips through Philadelphia warehouse

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Massive flames ripped through a large warehouse early Sunday morning in Philadelphia.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
4 dead, 11 missing as flooding hits Turkey's Black Sea coast

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Four people have died in floods caused by heavy rain along Turkey’s Black Sea coastline, the interior minister said Sunday.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Iran retrieves data, cockpit talk from downed Ukraine plane

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has retrieved some data, including a portion of the cockpit conversations, from the Ukrainian jetliner that was accidentally downed by the Revolutionary Guard forces in January, killing all…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Iran official says some data, including parts of cockpit conversations, have been retrieved from downed Ukrainian plane

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran official says some data, including parts of cockpit conversations, have been retrieved from downed Ukrainian plane.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
'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.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Police: 9 arrested, 1 officer hurt during unrest in Denver

DENVER (AP) — Demonstrators donning helmets and shields clashed with police late Saturday in Denver, prompting officers to arrest at least nine people.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
S. Korea elevates distancing as epidemic nears spring levels

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Beaches and churches are closed and baseball games will be played in empty stadiums on Sunday after South Korea added hundreds to its growing coronavirus caseload amid concerns the epidemi…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Indonesia's Sinabung volcano spews new burst of hot ash

MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — A rumbling volcano in western Indonesia on Sunday unleashed an avalanche of scorching clouds down its slopes.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Experts flag risks in India's use of rapid tests for virus

NEW DELHI, India (AP) — In June, India began using cheaper, faster but less accurate tests to scale up testing for the coronavirus — a strategy that the United States is now considering.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
In just a week, wildfires burn 1 million acres in California

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Weary firefighters in California raced Saturday to slow the spread of wildfires that burned nearly one million acres statewide in a week and destroyed hundreds of homes ahead an expected weathe…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
'End of the world': Massive, self-inflicted 'bomb' in Beirut

BEIRUT (AP) — The 10 firefighters who received the call a bit before 6 p.m. — alerting them of a big fire at the nearby port of Beirut — could not know what awaited them.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Police shoot, kill Black man outside store in Louisiana

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The mother of a man fatally shot by Louisiana police said her son was intelligent, shy and had sought therapy for social anxiety. Her lawyers said they plan to sue over the death of Trayford P…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Changing weather prompts more fire fears in California

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An unwelcome change in the weather, with higher winds, temperatures and lightning that threatens to spark new wildfires was coming Sunday to parched Northern California, where firefighters have…