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Updated 1 month, 2 weeks 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, 2 months ago
The Latest: Louisville police: shooting suspect in custody

The Latest on protests over racial inequality (all times local):

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Louisville man fatally shot amid protest, suspect in custody

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in the death of a Kentucky man who was fatally shot amid a protest in Louisville over the killing of Breonna Taylor, police said Sunday.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
The Latest: Arkansas will encourage, not require, masks

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he’ll encourage people to wear face masks in public but indicated that he doesn’t plan to enact a statewide requirement.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Missile hit near convoy of ex-Lebanon PM Hariri, report says

BEIRUT (AP) — A missile exploded earlier this month near the convoy of former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri while he visited a mountainous area in the eastern Bekaa Valley, a Saudi-owned TV station reported S…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Exit poll: Duda leads in Poland's presidential election

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An exit poll shows the conservative Polish president, Andrzej Duda, with the most votes in Poland’s presidential election on Sunday, but short of the 50% required for an outright win in the fi…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Police: Arkansas trooper kills man who stabbed officer

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas State Police said Sunday that a man suspected of stealing a taxi was fatally shot by a trooper after he stabbed another law officer in Little Rock.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Virus death toll drops to 5 in NY, once the US epicenter

NEW YORK (AP) — Five people died Saturday from the coronavirus in New York state, the lowest daily death toll the state has reported since March 15.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
The Latest: US official defends Trump going without mask

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says President Donald Trump’s “unique” circumstances are why he doesn’t wear a mask even as the government is urging people to do so.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Tuesday Spotlight, ADVISORY

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Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
AP News Digest 2 p.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Monday Spotlight, ADVISORY

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Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Starbucks latest to say it will pause social media ads

Starbucks is the latest company to say it will pause social media ads after a campaign led by civil rights organizations

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Coroner: Louisville man fatally shot amid protest

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky on Sunday identified a man who was fatally shot amid a protest over the killing of Breonna Taylor.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Pakistan army says Indian spy drone shot down in Kashmir

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military on Sunday said it shot down a small Indian spy drone that flew hundreds of meters into Pakistani-administered Kashmir, the ninth such downing of an Indian drone thi…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Police in Scotland name suspect in Glasgow stabbings

LONDON (AP) — Police in Scotland have named the suspect in a stabbing frenzy last week at a hotel for asylum-seekers.