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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…
Ethiopians celebrate progress in building dam on Nile River
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopians are celebrating progress in the construction of the country’s dam on the Nile River, which has caused regional controversy over its filling.
3 inmates, 2 staff injured in south Georgia prison unrest
WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) — Three inmates and two staff members were injured during unrest at a state prison in southeast Georgia that began Saturday night, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.
Trial starts in case of mutilated, murdered transgender teen
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A trial is set to start Monday for a man charged in the 2017 killing of a transgender teen whose eyes were gouged out and whose body was set on fire in southwest Missouri.
Cubs star Bryant sits out again with stomach ailment
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs star Kris Bryant was out of the lineup for a second straight game on Sunday, a day after reporting a stomach ailment.
Homes evacuated as Southern California wildfire grows
BANNING, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people were under evacuation orders Sunday after a wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles exploded in size as crews battled flames in triple-digit heat.
Texas man charged in fatal stabbing of 7-year-old brother
HALTOM CITY, Texas (AP) — A Texas man was jailed on a capital murder charge Sunday after police say he fatally stabbed his 7-year-old brother in a suburb of Fort Worth.
Virus surges in India, Philippines; Australia imposes curfew
NEW DELHI (AP) — Surges of new coronavirus cases continued Sunday in India and the Philippines, which recorded another daily high to surpass 100,000 total infections, as officials across the globe considered strict…
Suicide car bomb, gunmen attack prison in east Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide car bomb and multiple gunmen attacked a prison in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, Afghan officials said, killing at least three people and injuring 24 others.
The Latest: US task force leader says pandemic in new phase
CHARLESTON, W.Va. __ White House coronavirus task force leader Dr. Deborah Birx says widespread coronavirus infections in urban and rural America mark a “new phase” for the pandemic as she doubled down on calls to …
SpaceX guiding NASA astronauts to 1st splashdown in 45 years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first astronauts to ride a SpaceX capsule into orbit headed toward a retro-style splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday afternoon to close out a two-month test flight.
Orphaned toddler grows up in shadow of massacre, coronavirus
An infant boy who survived a shooting last year that left his parents and 21 others dead now likes to thumb through picture books and dance to a Batman jingle with his grandmother, according to an uncle who helps c…
Marines halt search, say all 8 troops in a landing craft that sank off Southern California coast are presumed dead
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marines halt search, say all 8 troops in a landing craft that sank off Southern California coast are presumed dead.
Iran's stock market hits record high amid battered economy
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Tehran Stock Exchange closed at a record high on Sunday, crossing 2 million points for the first time, even as U.S. sanctions, unemployment, inflation and low oil prices batter the Iranian e…
Marines halt search for 8 missing troops, all presumed dead
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Eight troops missing after their landing craft sank off the Southern California coast during a training exercise are presumed dead, the Marine Corps announced Sunday.
A weakened Tropical Storm Isaias lashes virus-hit Florida
VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bands of heavy rain from Isaias lashed Florida's east coast Sunday while officials dealing with surging cases of the coronavirus kept a close watch on the weakened tropical storm.