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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…
Stocks are mostly higher in choppy trading on Wall Street
Stock indexes are mostly higher on Wall Street in choppy trading Wednesday afternoon as investors size up a mix of company earnings reports and another flare-up in tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Splash slashed: Cornell drops swim test amid pandemic
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Cornell University will not conduct its 115-year-old swim test this fall due to the pandemic.
Editorial Roundup: US
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
Man yells racial slur at Black teen who offered doughnut
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — Police in a picturesque coastal community in Massachusetts are investigating after a white man yelled racial slurs at a Black teenager who had offered him a doughnut.
Stocks notch modest gains in choppy trading on Wall Street
Stock indexes are mostly higher on Wall Street in choppy trading Wednesday afternoon as investors size up a mix of company earnings reports and another flare-up in tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Dems press McConnell on virus aid, but some in GOP revolt
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite disarray in the Republican ranks, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed Wednesday to unveil a draft
Villagers say India targets civilians in Pakistan Kashmir
CHIRIKOT, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani villagers living along a highly militarized frontier in the disputed region of Kashmir accused India on Wednesday of intentionally targeting civilians, but they vowed never to le…
Flashpoints emerge as lawmakers negotiate new virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bipartisan Capitol Hill talks have only just begun on a sweeping renewal of coronavirus legislation, but areas of likely agreement — and flashpoints of discord — are becoming apparent as the packa…
Mexico's president dismissive of wearing mask in pandemic
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday downplayed the importance of wearing face masks during the pandemic, calling his treasury secretary's assertion that using them would be…
Report: Boy injured on water ride at Universal Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities found a 9-year-old boy unresponsive on a thrill water ride at Universal Orlando’s Volcano Bay less than two weeks after the theme park reopened following a shutdown due to the coron…
FBI links men's rights lawyer to N.J., California killings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal investigators have unspecified evidence linking the killing of a men's rights lawyer in California to the suspect in the ambush shooting of a federal judge’s family in New Jersey, authori…
Georgia woman who gave DNA in reversed conviction found dead
WAYNESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A woman who provided key DNA evidence that recently led a judge to overturn a murder conviction has died.
Embed-Virus Outbreak-AP Poll-Reopen School-Measure, ADVISORY
VIRUS OUTBREAK-AP POLL-REOPENING SCHOOLS-MEASURES — Chart. This AP digital embed shows results from a new AP-NORC poll on the importance of safety measures for K-12 school reopenings. This chart is current as of Ju…
New trial date for Nashville officer in fatal shooting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new trial date has been set for a white Nashville police officer charged with fatally shooting an armed Black man from behind during a chase.
Judge declines to order release of detained migrant families
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday declined to order the release of roughly 300 migrant parents and children held in U.S. family detention centers despite what he called immigration authorities’ “shortcomi…