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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
Seeking refuge in US, children fleeing danger are expelled

HOUSTON (AP) — When officers led them out of a detention facility near the U.S.-Mexico border and onto a bus last month, the 12-year-old from Honduras and his 9-year-old sister believed they were going to a shelter…

Updated 6 years ago
Justice Thomas maps own course, at wheel of his 40-foot bus

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has never been afraid to turn right when his colleagues turn left, or in any direction really as long as there’s a place to plug in his 40-foot refitted tour …

Updated 6 years ago
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Updated 6 years ago
Asia Today: Central Japan region put under virus emergency

TOKYO (AP) — A governor in central Japan announced a state of emergency Thursday due to rising virus cases and asked businesses and people to curb their activities, especially during an upcoming holiday.

Updated 6 years ago
Today in History

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Updated 6 years ago
AAA: Partially automated driving systems don't always work

DETROIT (AP) — Two tests by AAA during the past two years show that partially automated driving systems don’t always function properly, so the auto club is recommending that car companies limit their use.

Updated 6 years ago
Asian shares mixed as US talks on stimulus still stalled

Stocks were mixed in Asia on Thursday despite strong gains overnight on Wall Street, where the rally just kept on rolling.

Updated 6 years ago
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

In a horrific instant, a burst of power that ravaged Beirut

Updated 6 years ago
Trump leads July fundraising, but Biden closes resources gap

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took in $165 million for his reelection effort in the month of July, a sum that that surpasses what his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, raised during the same period.

Updated 6 years ago
The Latest: Australia pledges $1.4M for Beirut relief effort

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local):

Updated 6 years ago
Fire kills 8 coronavirus patients in Indian hospital

NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire killed eight coronavirus patients at a hospital in western India early Thursday, officials said.

Updated 6 years ago
Lockdown reimposed in Scottish city over virus 'cluster'

LONDON (AP) — Officials in Scotland ordered bars, cafes and restaurants in the city of Aberdeen to close Wednesday, reimposing anti-virus restrictions after a cluster of 54 COVID-19 cases in the area was linked to …

Updated 6 years ago
Lawyer: Michael Cohen has offer to be a political consultant

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer has been offered work as a consultant and to make media appearances for a political action committee, his lawyer said Wednesday.

Updated 6 years ago
New Zealand man appeals guilt in British backpacker slaying

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand man found guilty of murdering a British backpacker appealed his conviction and punishment on Thursday, with his new lawyer arguing he didn't get a fair trial and his sen…

Updated 6 years ago
The Latest: Virus outbreak continues in China's Xinjiang

BEIJING — New COVID-19 cases in China’s northwestern city of Urumqi have shown a slight rise, with 27 reported Thursday, five more than the day before.