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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…
The Latest: Australia announces coronavirus vaccine deal
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia has announced a deal to manufacture a potential coronavirus vaccine being developed by British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
Thailand's student-led protests against government grow
NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand (AP) — High school students in Thailand's capital held blank signs and flashed three-fingered salutes to show opposition to the government, and about 2,000 university students joined a prote…
News outlet sorry for banana thrown at Harlem Globetrotter
A Black member of the Harlem Globetrotters said two white news anchors threw fruits, including a banana, at him while he was performing basketball tricks on an Alabama news show earlier this year.
Postal Service halts some changes amid outcry, lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing mounting public pressure and a crush of state lawsuits, President Donald Trump's new postmaster general announced Tuesday he is halting some operational changes to mail delivery that critic…
Mali's president announces resignation after armed mutiny
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s president announced his resignation late Tuesday, just hours after armed soldiers seized him from his home in a dramatic power grab following months of protests demanding his ouster.
Colombia warlord asks US court to force deportation to Italy
MIAMI (AP) — A lawyer for a former Colombian paramilitary leader is asking a U.S. federal court to force Attorney General William Barr to immediately deport the former warlord to Italy after he completed a long dru…
UN funding crisis cuts aid to Yemen as it slides near famine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A senior U.N. official warned Tuesday that war-torn Yemen is sliding toward famine as the coronavirus spreads and its economy implodes — all amid a funding crisis that is forcing the United Na…
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announces his resignation hours after being detained by mutinous soldiers
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announces his resignation hours after being detained by mutinous soldiers.
Biden's convention focus: Experience to fix Trump's chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden blended support from his party’s elders and fresher faces on the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, making the case that he has the experience and energy to rep…
Mali's president announces resignation on state television
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation late Tuesday on state television, hours after mutinous soldiers had fired shots into the air outside his home before detaining h…
The Latest: Colin Powell to promote Biden's values at DNC
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell plans to say at the Democratic National Convention that he supports Joe Biden for president because of the values they share.
Iowa county says clinic failed to report 3,000 COVID tests
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa county said Tuesday that a clinic failed to report up to 3,000 negative coronavirus test results, as concerns about inaccuracies in the state’s official pandemic data continued to mou…
After years of big moments, Bill Clinton's DNC role shrinks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Few people ever have logged more time on Democratic National Convention stages than Bill Clinton.
The Latest: Guard who met Biden in elevator to nominate him
WASHINGTON (AP) — A security guard who gushed over meeting Joe Biden in an elevator during his visit with The New York Times editorial board will be the first person to put his name into nomination for president at…
Abbott proposes punishing Texas cities that 'defund' police
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday proposed punishing cities that cut police funding by freezing property tax revenue, the main funding source for local government services including schools, ro…