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Updated 3 weeks, 5 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
Trump signs only a portion of Iowa's disaster relief request

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he had signed an emergency declaration for Iowa to help supply federal money to help the state recover from an unusual wind storm that struck a week a…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Michelle Obama says vote like lives depend on it

Michelle Obama is warning Americans to “vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it” during her speech at the Democratic National Convention.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Lost hiker reportedly survived 14 days in New Mexico woods

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a hiker has survived after being stranded in a forest near Santa Fe for 14 days.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
California power grid operator cancels rolling blackouts

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Widespread blackouts to reduce pressure on the electric grid were averted Monday night after regulators warned earlier in the day that they would not have enough power to meet demand in the mid…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
North Korea to hold key party meeting amid economic woes

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea will open a high-profile political conference on Wednesday to discuss unspecified “crucial” issues as it struggles to keep afloat a sanctions-ravaged economy hit further by its…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: 2nd wave of cases traced to 2 Australia hotels

MELBOURNE, Australia — An epidemiologist told an inquiry on Tuesday that almost all of a second wave of coronavirus infections in Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state can be traced back to returned travelers in two …

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Mrs. Obama: Vote like your lives depend on it

Michelle Obama is warning Americans to “vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it” during her speech at the Democratic National Convention.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
American released from Lebanon after jailed for months dies

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Amer Fakhoury, an American who was jailed for months in Lebanon and later released over decades-old murder and torture charges that he denied died Monday, his family said. He was 57.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Australians seize cocaine haul in boat at sea, arrest 3 men

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian authorities said Tuesday they had seized a large quantity of cocaine from a fishing boat in treacherous seas off the east coast.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Strong quake jolts central Philippines, some damage seen

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful and shallow earthquake struck a central Philippine region Tuesday, prompting people to dash out of homes and offices for safety.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Sanders warns of authoritarian rise under Trump

Bernie Sanders has unleashed a scathing attack on President Donald Trump, suggesting that under him “authoritarianism has taken root in our country.”

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Chinese diplomats return from Houston consulate shut by US

BEIJING (AP) — The staff of the Chinese consulate in Houston that was ordered shut by the U.S. government has returned to China.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Body recovered from debris 10 months after hotel collapse

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Crews on Monday recovered the body of a construction worker trapped in debris for more than 10 months after the collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction in New Orleans.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Philippine president eases lockdown in capital

MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to ease a mild lockdown in the capital and four outlying provinces to further reopen the country’s battered economy in a high-risk gamble desp…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Cuomo: Trump virus response shows leaders matter

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says his state found a way to bring the coronavirus under control by following scientific guidelines and coming together -- an example that he says the Trump administration has refused to…