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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…
AP PHOTOS: Lonely burials for virus victims in Iraq's Najaf
NAJAF, Iraq (AP) — Every chapter of Iraq’s modern history can be seen in the sprawling cemetery of Wadi al-Salam outside the holy city of Najaf. Its sandy expanse is growing, this time with coronavirus victims.
Tropical Storm Hanna to reach Texas coast Saturday
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Hanna was expected to make landfall over the weekend, threatening to bring heavy rain, rough waters and strong winds to the Gulf Coast, all while another tropical storm continued to appr…
Asia shares slip as China orders US consulate closed
MITO, Japan (AP) — Worsening China-U.S. friction, worries over aid to Americans and U.S. businesses and a stumble on Wall Street combined to push shares in Asia lower on Friday.
AP Explains: Hagia Sophia's history of conflict and faith
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to join hundreds of worshippers Friday for the first Muslim prayers at the Hagia Sophia in 86 years, after a controversial high court ruling…
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention
Tropical Storm Hanna forms in Gulf of Mexico; the earliest "H-named" storm in a record-setting hurricane season
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Hanna forms in Gulf of Mexico; the earliest "H-named" storm in a record-setting hurricane season.
Hurricane Douglas bears down on Hawaii as pandemic flares
HONOLULU (AP) — The first hurricane to threaten the United States since the start of the coronavirus pandemic is presenting new challenges to Hawaii officials long accustomed to tropical storms.
Journalist held for 6 years gains New Zealand refugee status
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A journalist who fled Iran and then exposed Australia's degrading treatment of asylum-seekers while being held against his will for six years has been granted refugee status in New Ze…
Tropical Storm Hanna forms; Gonzalo strength remains steady
MIAMI (AP) — Two tropical storms that broke records for being the earliest named Atlantic storms of their respective place in the alphabet have triggered watches and warnings both in the Caribbean and along the sou…
Mississippi deputy dies after saving son at Florida beach
HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) — A deputy sheriff from Mississippi has died after saving his 10-year-old son from a rip current off a beach in Florida.
US Forecast
US Forecast for Saturday, July 25, 2020
North Carolina professor found dead weeks after backlash
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Authorities on Thursday discovered the body of a white North Carolina professor who recently announced his retirement amid backlash over his comments on social media, in which called the sta…
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China tells US to close consulate in Chengdu in growing spat
BEIJING (AP) — China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu, ratcheting up a diplomatic conflict at a time when relations have sunk to their lowest level in decade…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Extra unemployment aid expires as virus threatens new states