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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…
DeVos rejects part-time reopening for schools amid pandemic
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday assailed plans by some local districts to offer in-person instruction only a few days a week and said schools must be “fully operational” even amid the
Aggressive seaweed smothers one of world's most remote reefs
HONOLULU (AP) — Researchers say a recently discovered species of seaweed is killing large patches of coral on once-pristine reefs and is rapidly spreading across one of the most remote and protected ocean environme…
Puerto Rico faces political turmoil as governor investigated
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico faced the possibility of political turmoil Tuesday as the U.S. territory's governor welcomed an investigation into allegations that she obstructed justice amid calls from th…
US nuclear lab investigates breach at plutonium facility
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Officials at one of the nation’s premier nuclear labs are investigating the potential exposure of employees to plutonium.
Georgia Gov. authorizes Guard troops after 8-year-old killed
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor on Monday declared a state of emergency and authorized the activation of up to 1,000 National Guard troops after a weekend of violence in Atlanta left five people dead, including a…
The Latest: WHO official watching for rise in virus deaths
The emergencies chief of the World Health Organization says the coronavirus is continuing to gain pace globally. Noting the marked increase in the number of confirmed cases being reported in the past five or six we…
Video shows facility staff restraining Black teen who died
At least seven men forcibly restrained a teenager who had a heart attack and died two days later. The staffers at a youth facility in Michigan held down the boy's arms and legs and sat on him as he screamed that he…
Marine Corps says person shot self at California base
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (AP) — A person who was surrounded by military police responding to reports early Tuesday of an active shooter on a California Marine Corps base sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound and…
Serbia to reintroduce curfew after virus spike
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president announced the reintroduction of a curfew after the Balkan country reported its highest single-day death toll from the coronavirus Tuesday.
Trains collide head-on near Czech-German border; 2 dead
PRAGUE (AP) — Two passenger trains collided head-on in western Czech Republic, killing at least two people on board and injuring about 20, officials said on Tuesday.
Heat will stay stuck on extra high for July in most of US
The heat is on. And for most of America it’ll stay on through the rest of the month and maybe longer, meteorologists say.
Biden promises to up US production of key medical equipment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is promising to shift production of medical equipment and other key pandemic-fighting products “back to U.S. soil," creating jobs and bolstering a domestic supply chain he says has been …
Correction: Racial Injustice-Child Killed story
ATLANTA (AP) — In a story July 6, 2020, about Georgia's governor declaring a state of emergency following a weekend of violence in Atlanta, The Associated Press erroneously reported the order's expiration date. The…
UN-backed experts point to new war crimes in Syria conflict
GENEVA (AP) — Investigators commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say Syrian government forces and their Russian allies bombarded civilian sites in Idlib province indiscriminately, while rebels tortured …
Atlanta Mayor: No need for troops, despite governor's order
ATLANTA (AP) — The mayor of Atlanta said Tuesday that she doesn’t agree with the Georgia governor’s order to mobilize the National Guard in her city as a surge in violence became a political talking point.