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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…

Updated 6 years ago
Hurricane Hanna makes second landfall in Texas, about 15 miles north-northwest of Port Mansfield; winds reach 90 mph

PORT MANSFIELD, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Hanna makes second landfall in Texas, about 15 miles north-northwest of Port Mansfield; winds reach 90 mph.

Updated 6 years ago
NKorea puts Kaesong city under lockdown over virus concerns

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea under lockdown over coronavirus concerns.

Updated 6 years ago
Small plane crashes into Utah neighborhood; multiple injured

WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — Multiple people were injured when a small airplane crashed in a Salt Lake City suburb on Saturday, authorities said.

Updated 6 years ago
The Latest: Ga. Democratic Senate candidate's wife has virus

ATLANTA -- Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff says he's in isolation with his wife, who contracted COVID-19.

Updated 6 years ago
Hurricane Hanna makes landfall on Padre Island, Texas, about 33 miles (53 kilometers) south of Corpus Christi

PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Hanna makes landfall on Padre Island, Texas, about 33 miles (53 kilometers) south of Corpus Christi.

Updated 6 years ago
AP News Digest 6 p.m.

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Updated 6 years ago
Virus-weary Texas braces as Hurricane Hanna arrives

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Hurricane Hanna roared ashore onto the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, bringing winds that lashed the shoreline with rain and storm surge, and even threatening to bring possible tornadoes…

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

Virus-weary Texas braces for Hurricane Hanna's arrival

Updated 6 years ago
Mexico: Group missing after attack in Puerto Vallarta

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A group visiting the Pacific resort of Puerto Vallarta was apparently attacked by suspected members of an organized crime gang, and one was killed and the others have disappeared and may have bee…

Updated 6 years ago
Competing protesters converge on Breonna Taylor's hometown

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hundreds of armed, predominantly Black, activists demanded justice for Breonna Taylor during peaceful demonstrations Saturday in her Kentucky hometown that drew counter-protesters from a whit…

Updated 6 years ago
Trump issues emergency declaration for Hawaii as storm nears

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii geared up on Saturday to face a hurricane that threatened to pummel the islands with dangerous surf, strong winds and flash floods even as residents grappled with escalating numbers of corona…

Updated 6 years ago
California man charged with smuggling mosaic from Syria

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man has been charged with smuggling an ancient mosaic that authorities believe was looted from war-torn Syria and falsely underestimating its value to avoid import duties.

Updated 6 years ago
Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids

Joshua Claybourn is leaning toward sending his kindergarten daughter to in-person classes at a private school next month. Holly Davis’ sixth-grade daughter will learn online, though the family has not yet decided w…

Updated 6 years ago
German cruise ship sets sail, hopes short trip thwarts virus

BERLIN (AP) — A German cruise ship is gingerly testing the water amid the coronavirus pandemic, setting sail for the first time since the industry was shut down months ago and using strict precautions to keep passe…

Updated 6 years ago
Israelis continue protests against PM's handling of pandemic

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis held several demonstrations across the country against their prime minister Saturday, with the main protest taking place in Jerusalem outside the official residence of Benjami…