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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
Lebanese foreign minister quits over lack of will to reform

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's foreign minister resigned on Monday amid a severe economic and financial crisis gripping the Arab country, warning that a lack of vision and a will to make changes is risking turning Lebanon…

Updated 6 years ago
Islamic State targets Afghan prison in attack killing 29

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group attacked a prison in eastern Afghanistan holding hundreds of its members, leading to an hourslong battle Monday that saw the military retake control of the faci…

Updated 6 years ago
Baby elephant dies at St. Louis zoo weeks after his birth

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A baby elephant has died several weeks after it was born at the St. Louis Zoo.

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

'If not now, when?': Black women seize political spotlight

Updated 6 years ago
Rosa Parks letter on Martin Luther King Jr. on sale for $54K

A handwritten letter written by Rosa Parks recalling Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s work in the civil rights movement is on sale for $54,000.

Updated 6 years ago
British woman avoids gallows, jailed for husband's death

ALOR SETAR, Malaysia (AP) — A British woman accused of stabbing her husband to death at their Malaysian resort home avoided the gallows and was sentenced to 42 months in jail on Monday after she pleaded guilty to a…

Updated 6 years ago
Yemen Houthi rebels claim fighters shot down a US-made drone

CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed they shot down a U.S.-made drone over the country's northern border with Saudi Arabia. The U.S. military said later on Monday that no American aircraft had been lost.

Updated 6 years ago
The Latest: France imposes new rules requiring outdoor masks

PARIS — Beach resorts along France’s Atlantic coast, picturesque promenades on the Loire River, farmers markets in the Alps — they’re among scores of spots around France where everyone is now required to wear a mas…

Updated 6 years ago
5 things to know today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

Updated 6 years ago
Global shares mixed amid coronavirus waves, recovery hopes

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed on Monday as investors weighed risks from rising coronavirus cases with hopes for a recovery in some places like China.

Updated 6 years ago
Thousands remain evacuated from Southern California wildfire

BANNING, Calif. (AP) — Evacuation orders remained in place early Monday for thousands of people after a wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles exploded in size and forced crews to battle flames in triple-digit h…

Updated 6 years ago
China, Australia spar on Twitter over South China Sea

BEIJING (AP) — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple territorial disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons. The waters are a major sh…

Updated 6 years ago
Lord & Taylor, Men's Wearhouse owner file for bankruptcy

NEW YORK (AP) — Lord & Taylor, one of America's oldest department stores, has filed for bankruptcy, joining a growing list of stores slammed by the coronavirus pandemic. Tailored Brands, the parent company of Men's…

Updated 6 years ago
The Latest: Australia to pay isolating workers in hot spot

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister announced a 1,500 Australian dollar ($1,060) payment for workers in a hot spot state who must self-isolate for 14 days and don’t have paid sick leave.

Updated 6 years ago
Lebanon's foreign minister resigns amid economic crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's foreign minister resigned on Monday amid the severe economic crisis gripping the crisis-wracked Arab country, warning a lack of vision and a will to make changes risked turning the country i…