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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…
Netanyahu says UAE deal signals end to 'land for peace'
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that a deal to establish
Chicago police, protesters clash after day of demonstrations
CHICAGO (AP) — A day of largely peaceful protests against racial injustice and police brutality ended in violent skirmishes between demonstrators and police in downtown Chicago, with two dozen arrests and multiple …
2 men sentenced to decades in murders of 4 in basement
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two men have been sentenced to decades in prison in the shootings deaths of four people gunned down in the basement of a west Philadelphia home over a drug stash almost two years ago.
States wrestle with playing high school football amid COVID
THRALL, Texas (AP) — As heat waves rose from the crackling grass next to a cotton field that stretched far into the distance, Rick Porter watched his young football players struggle through a preseason practice.
Somalia police report blast, gunfire at Mogadishu hotel
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Somali police officer says a car bomb went off at a beachside hotel in Mogadishu, the capital, followed by heavy gunfire.
Day of peaceful protests ends in clashes with Chicago police
CHICAGO (AP) — A day of peaceful protests with a failed attempted to block a major Chicago-area expressway ended in violent skirmishes downtown between demonstrators and police with two dozen arrests and multiple i…
The Latest: Vacationers arriving in Rome get virus tests
ROME — Vacationers arriving in Rome from four Mediterranean countries lined up with their suitcases at Leonardo da Vinci airport to be immediately tested for the new coronavirus on Sunday.
Flooding and heavy rainfall leave over 60 dead in Sudan
CAIRO (AP) — Flash floods have ravaged swaths of Sudan for weeks, leaving at least 60 people dead and destroying thousands of homes since late July, authorities and the U.N. humanitarian agency said Sunday.
Zimbabwe's Catholic bishops accuse government of abuses
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe is embroiled in an economic and political crisis marked by human rights abuses, said the country's Roman Catholic bishops, who were then criticized by the government as “evil” and t…
Lebanese president calls probe into Beirut blast 'complex'
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese President Michel Aoun said the probe into this month's devastating blast in Beirut is “very complex” and would not be finished quickly.
Puerto Rico holds 2nd voting round after chaotic primaries
LOÍZA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Thousands of Puerto Ricans on Sunday got a second chance to vote for the first time, a week after delayed and missing ballots marred the original primaries in a blow to the U.S. territory’…
Police: 17 shot, some dead across 3 Cincinnati shootings
CINCINNATI (AP) — Police in Cincinnati said 17 people — including some likely fatalities — were shot at three separate locations early Sunday morning.
Democrats in conservative S.C. see opportunity for gains
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — There's an unusual feeling emerging among Democrats in South Carolina: energy.
Campus-based Thai protest movement extends reach to streets
BANGKOK (AP) — Anti-government protesters gathered in large numbers in Thailand's capital on Sunday for a rally that suggested their movement's strength may extend beyond the college campuses where it had blossomed.
Belarus president's supporters rally in protest-hit capital
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered in a square near Belarus' main government building for a rally to support President Alexander Lukashenko, while opposition supporters whose protests have conv…