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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…
Thunderstorms raise risks of new wildfires across California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A rare summer thunderstorm brought lightning that sparked several small blazes in Northern California on Sunday and stoked a huge forest fire that has forced hundreds of people from their homes n…
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Texas National Guard soldier dies in training at Fort Hood
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A Texas Army National Guard soldier has died during a training exercise at Fort Hood, according to the Texas Military Department.
5 wounded in shooting at gathering of young people
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gunfire at a gathering of more than 200 mostly young people in north Philadelphia wounded five people, including a 16-year-old, as police said officers came under fire in one of a number of shoo…
US supports Cyprus, wants closer east Med gas cooperation
LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — The U.S. wants tighter cooperation on developing gas finds in the “strategically significant” eastern Mediterranean and supports Cyprus’ right to exploit hydrocarbon deposits discovered in it…
Luis Abinader sworn in as Dominican leader; Pompeo attends
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Luis Rodolfo Abinader was sworn in as president of the Dominican Republic on Sunday in a ceremony attended by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Telephone calls between UAE, Israel ring for the first time
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Telephone calls began ringing Sunday between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, marking the first concrete step of a U.S.-brokered diplomatic deal between the nations that requi…
10 killed in Somalia in extremist attack on Mogadishu hotel
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Somali police officer says at least 10 people have been killed and more than a dozen others injured in an ongoing siege at a beachside hotel in Somalia's capital where security forces ar…
Police: At least 18 shot, with 4 dead, across Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) — At least 18 people were shot, including four killed, as gunfire erupted in several places around the city overnight, authorities said Sunday.
Chief: Protesters vandalize Minneapolis police precinct
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protesters have vandalized a Minneapolis police precinct office and targeted officers with fireworks, the police chief said Sunday.
Georgia governor allows local mask mandates, with limits
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor, who has opposed local mask mandates and even sued over one in Atlanta, has signed a new executive order that allows local governments to enact mask requirements to help fight the …
Police: At least 17 shot, with 3 dead, across Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) — At least 17 people were shot and at least three killed as gunfire erupted in several places around the city overnight, authorities said Sunday.
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume AU-led talks over disputed dam
CAIRO (AP) — Three key Nile basin countries on Sunday resumed online negotiations led by the African Union to resolve a years-long dispute over a giant hydroelectric dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, …
House Dems summon postal leaders to hearing on mail delays
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — The Democratic-run House on Sunday demanded that leaders of the