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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
Sorry, boomers: millennials and younger are new US majority

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sorry, boomers. Millennials and their younger siblings and children now make up a majority of the U.S. population.

Updated 6 years ago
Virginia judge lifts 1 injunction, issues another barring removal of Richmond statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia judge lifts 1 injunction, issues another barring removal of Richmond statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

Updated 6 years ago
Judge starts new injunction barring Lee statue removal

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge dismissed a legal challenge Monday preventing Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration from removing an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, but immediately imposed an…

Updated 6 years ago
Outbreak hits Norway cruise ship, could spread along coast

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian cruise ship line halted all trips and apologized Monday for procedural errors after a coronavirus outbreak on one ship infected at least 5 passengers and 36 crew members. Heal…

Updated 6 years ago
Israeli army says it thwarted attack by militants from Syria

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it thwarted an infiltration attempt from Syria early on Monday staged by four suspected militants it accused of trying to plant explosives.

Updated 6 years ago
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Updated 6 years ago
Mexico's school year to begin with instruction on television

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Distance learning will begin for more than 30 million Mexican school children Aug. 24, but a return to classrooms will remain an uncertain goal, the country’s education secretary said Monday.

Updated 6 years ago
Report: Retired Pope Benedict XVI ill after visit to Germany

BERLIN (AP) — Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI has fallen ill after his return from a trip to his native Bavaria to visit his brother, who died a month ago, a German newspaper reported Monday.

Updated 6 years ago
Big technology companies lead early gains on Wall Street

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening solidly higher on Wall Street, led once again by gains for big technology companies, including Microsoft and Apple. The S&P 500 was up 0.5% in the early going on Monday, and the t…

Updated 6 years ago
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Updated 6 years ago
Albanian businessman’s assets seized, drug links suspected

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian prosecutors on Monday said they had seized vast assets belonging to a businessman and a media mogul suspected of building his empire with profits from drug trafficking.

Updated 6 years ago
2 teen lacrosse players score goal in fight against hunger

Owen Estee and Zach Appel found a way to both teach the sport that they love and help feed people in need when their lacrosse season was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.