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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…
Biden friend Sen. Coons to elevate faith on convention stage
Chris Coons is cut from the same cloth as Joe Biden in many ways: He occupies the same Senate seat from Delaware that Biden held for 36 years, is a Democrat known for seeking bipartisan collaboration where possible…
When is it safe to open schools? States have varying answers
As schools across the U.S. decide whether to reopen this fall, many are left wondering how to know if it's safe. Public health experts say virus rates in the community should be low, but there's little agreement on…
New Mexico city to pay $6.5M in police chokehold settlement
A New Mexico city has agreed to pay $6.5 million to the family of Mexican American man who was choked to death by a police officer.
Northern California wildfires threatening thousands of homes
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires raged through Northern California on Wednesday, threatening thousands of homes and blackening the skies near San Francisco as crews struggled to surround them despite steep terrai…
Victims want Golden State Killer to live in fear in prison
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Since death row isn’t an option for serial killer and rapist Joseph DeAngelo, his victims want him sent to the toughest possible prison in California to live in daily terror of other inmat…
Source: Michigan reaches $600M deal in Flint water crisis
Michigan will pay $600 million to compensate Flint residents whose health was damaged by
WHAT TO WATCH: Joe Biden's big moment at the DNC
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic Party luminaries, rising stars, former presidents and presidential contenders have been making a pitch for Joe Biden over three days of an atypical convention. Now the presidential nomin…
Q&A: Valerie Biden Owens, from Joe's manager to proud sister
Valerie Biden Owens cultivated her famous brother's political career for the better part of a half-century, managing 36 years of Senate campaigns and two unsuccessful presidential bids. For Joe Biden's third White …
Trump eager to troll Biden outside his Scranton birthplace
WASHINGTON (AP) — On Joe Biden’s big day, President Donald Trump is planning to show up in his rival's old backyard.
Asia Today: India has record high of 69,000 more infections
NEW DELHI (AP) — India counted another record high of new coronavirus infections Thursday as it ramped up testing to more than 900,000 a day.
Hurricane Genevieve lashing Mexico's Baja with wind and rain
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Genevieve lost punch as it closed in on the southern end of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, though it is still lashed the tourist region with heavy rains and strong winds…
Lives Lost: Doctor who battled disease outbreaks in Yemen
For five decades, Yassin Abdel-Wareth was one of a handful of epidemiologists in Yemen, traveling across the impoverished country to hunt for disease outbreaks that are as endemic as armed conflicts in the Middle E…
Thai police arrest rapper, activists in crackdown on protest
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police arrested a rapper and four pro-democracy activists in a crackdown on growing protests that have emerged as the most serious threat to the government led by a former army general they accu…
Japan museum portrays pandemic life through everyday things
TOKYO (AP) — Takeout menus. Directions for attending a funeral. A leaflet from a local shrine, announcing the cancellation of summer festivals.
Harris seizes historic moment in accepting VP nomination
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president on Wednesday, cementing her place in history as the first Black woman on a major party ticket and promising she and Joe Bi…