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Updated 1 month 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 6 years ago
At his New Jersey golf club, Trump finds supportive audience

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — They hustled down the stairs, the rain dabbing their polo shirts and golf attire, as they dashed inside the clubhouse, drinks in their hands and masks missing from their faces.

Updated 6 years ago
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Updated 6 years ago
Mid-American Conference cancels fall football due to virus

The Mid-American Conference on Saturday became the first league at college football's highest level to cancel its fall season because of the pandemic.

Updated 6 years ago
Tear gas, clashes in Beirut amid fury over massive blast

BEIRUT (AP) — Security forces fired tear gas and clashed with stone-throwing demonstrators Saturday in Lebanon's capital amid mounting fury over the massive explosion that devastated much of the city and killed nea…

Updated 6 years ago
Judge orders release of body camera video in Floyd case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge ordered the release of body camera footage recorded by former officers charged in the death of George Floyd.

Updated 6 years ago
Program allows some Alaska Native Vietnam vets to get land

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Stewy Carlo had a short life, but he lived every moment. While serving in the Army, he bought a 1951 Mercedes and motored around Europe. After his service years, he roamed South America whe…

Updated 6 years ago
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Updated 6 years ago
Schools face big virus test as students return to classroom

Reopening schools is easy. Keeping them open will be the hard part.

Updated 6 years ago
Protests in Beirut amid public fury over massive blast

BEIRUT (AP) — Police fired tear gas and clashed with demonstrators in Lebanon's capital on Saturday at the start of a planned protest over this week's massive explosion that devastated large parts of Beirut and kil…

Updated 6 years ago
Schools face major virus test as student return to classroom

Reopening schools is easy. Keeping them open will be the hard part.

Updated 6 years ago
New protests held against arrest of popular Russian governor

MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators gathered again Saturday in the major Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk to denounce the arrest of the region’s governor a month ago.

Updated 6 years ago
The Latest: Germany has travel warning for Bulgaria, Romania

BERLIN — Germany’s Foreign Ministry has issued a travel warning for parts of Bulgaria and Romania because of regional spikes in coronavirus cases.

Updated 6 years ago
UK medics protest, seeking pay raise after pandemic struggle

LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of health care workers rallied in British cities on Saturday, demanding the government acknowledge their hard work during the coronavirus pandemic with a hefty pay increase.

Updated 6 years ago
Protesters, security forces clash in Lebanese capital following deadly explosion

BEIRUT (AP) — Protesters, security forces clash in Lebanese capital following deadly explosion.

Updated 6 years ago
Plants cropping up in lost Michigan lakes where dams failed

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Nature is returning to craters left from lakes drained by two dams that failed in May during torrential rain in mid-Michigan.