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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…
N Korea's Kim boasts of his nukes amid stalled talks with US
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s hard-won nuclear weapons were a solid security guarantee and a “reliable, effective” deterrent that could prevent a second Korean War, sta…
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Experimental COVID-19 vaccine is put to its biggest test
Top North Dakota GOP officials disavow anti-LGBT language
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Top North Dakota Republican officials on Monday disavowed an anti-LGBT resolution that was passed by hundreds of the party’s delegates and denounced by the state’s GOP governor.
Video of Texas police shooting released by Austin officials
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police in Austin, Texas, released video Monday of an officer fatally shooting an unarmed man in April as he drove away.
26 Rohingya feared drowned found hiding on Malaysian islet
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities said Monday they found 26 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, hiding on a northern islet after they were initially feared drowned after jumping off a …
Lewis hailed as ‘conscience’ of Congress at Capitol memorial
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a solemn display of bipartisan unity, congressional leaders praised Democratic Rep. John Lewis as a moral force for the nation on Monday in a Capitol Rotunda memorial service rich with symbolis…
Anti-racism demonstrators to protest in Sydney despite ban
SYDNEY (AP) — Anti-racism protesters plan to demonstrate in downtown Sydney on Tuesday despite court rulings that the gathering is illegal due to the pandemic threat.
Vegas police to pay record $2.2M to end custody death case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas on Monday finalized a record $2.2 million settlement for the family of a man who died after being chased, punched, hit with stun gun jolts and put in a neck restraint by a polic…
The Latest: Kentucky closes bars amid spike in coronavirus
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky’s governor has ordered that bars close and restaurants scale back indoor service and urged school districts to wait until later in August to resume in-person classes in a new round of act…
Swimmer killed in apparent shark attack off Maine coast
HARPSWELL, Maine (AP) — A woman was killed in an apparent shark attack off the coast of Maine on Monday, a rare occurrence that has only been recorded once before in the state by an unprovoked shark.
Mexico seizes 2nd lot of fentanyl in medical capsules
MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a sign that Mexican traffickers may be having a harder time getting their hands on fentanyl, Mexico said Monday it has seized a second shipment of medicinal fentanyl in glass capsules, suggest…
Maxwell lawyers: Accusers might misuse criminal evidence
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend asked a judge Monday to stop her accusers from using evidence in the criminal case to boost civil lawsuits by posting materials to the internet.
Coronavirus-linked hunger leads to more than 10,000 monthly child deaths over first year of pandemic, UN analysis finds.
HOUNDE, Burkina Faso (AP) — Coronavirus-linked hunger leads to more than 10,000 monthly child deaths over first year of pandemic, UN analysis finds.
Mali opposition dismiss latest gesture by W. African leaders
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Leaders from West Africa's regional bloc met by video conference Monday to focus on Mali's political crisis, but political opposition leaders immediately dismissed the efforts after the panel me…
Virus-linked hunger tied to 10,000 child deaths each month
HOUNDE, Burkina Faso (AP) — The lean season is coming for Burkina Faso’s children. And this time, the long wait for the harvest is bringing a hunger more ferocious than most have ever known.