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Updated 1 month, 1 week ago

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, 1 month ago
Biden proposes overhauling nation's energy sector by 2035

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden released a plan Tuesday aimed at combating climate change and spurring economic growth in part by overhauling America’s energy industry, with a proposal to achieve entirely carbon …

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
German police continue Black Forest manhunt, seek motive

BERLIN (AP) — Police in southwestern Germany spent a third day searching for a man who disarmed four officers at gunpoint before fleeing into a forest, with authorities saying Tuesday that they still don't know wha…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
The Latest: Parents in Florida want schools open when 'safe'

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A group of teachers and parents took part in a “motor march” in Jacksonville to promote the reopening of schools “when it’s safe.”

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
1st female alleges sexual abuse by U of Michigan doctor

NOVI, Mich. (AP) — The first female to publicly say she was sexually abused by a team doctor at the University of Michigan says she hopes to inspire other women and men to come forward.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
UK, France move to extend rules on face coverings in public

LONDON (AP) — Britain and France moved Tuesday to make face coverings compulsory in more places as both countries try to get their economies going while at the same time seeking to prevent further coronavirus outbr…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Police: 4-year-old accidentally shoots, kills sibling

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — A 4-year-old Tennessee child has accidentally shot and killed a younger sibling, police said.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Fired VA staffer facing 7 murder counts in insulin deaths

A former staffer at a veterans hospital in West Virginia is being charged with killing seven patients by giving them fatal doses of insulin, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday in a sweeping probe into a …

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Fired nursing assistant being charged with 7 murder counts in fatal insulin injections at West Virginia VA hospital

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Fired nursing assistant being charged with 7 murder counts in fatal insulin injections at West Virginia VA hospital.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
White House campaign to help jobless 'find something new'

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new White House-backed ad campaign aims to encourage people who are unemployed or unhappy in their jobs or careers to “find something new.”

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Wall Street remains unsettled as bank profit reports roll in

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are mostly falling in early trading on Wall Street Tuesday as CEOs of the country’s biggest banks paint a mixed picture of how badly the coronavirus pandemic is ripping through their business…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
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Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
The Latest: Britain makes masks mandatory in shops, markets

LONDON — British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed the wearing of masks will be mandatory in shops and supermarkets in England. The requirement is expected to take effect July 24.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Stocks are off to a wobbly start as virus lockdowns return

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street following weakness in overseas markets as investors fret over new shutdowns in California to fight the spread of coronavirus infections. The S&P 500 ed…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Ethiopia enters 3rd week of internet shutdown after unrest

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Ethiopia is entering its third week without internet service for almost everyone after

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
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