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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…
Shark bite leaves N. Carolina teen with 40 puncture wounds
CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. (AP) — A teenage boy received 40 puncture wounds to a leg after being bitten by a shark off North Carolina's Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Powerful earthquake shakes southern Mexico, at least 5 dead
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful earthquake centered near the southern Mexico resort of Huatulco on Tuesday killed at least five people, swayed buildings in Mexico City and sent thousands fleeing into the streets.
Baptist group: Remove rebel symbol from Mississippi flag
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's largest religious group said Tuesday that state lawmakers have a moral obligation to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag because many people are “hurt and sh…
Imprisoned Jehovah's Witness gets early release in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — The Jehovah's Witnesses say a Danish member of the religious denomination who has been imprisoned in Russia since 2017 has been granted early release by a court.
Voting largely smooth in primaries in Kentucky, New York
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Voters endured 90-minute waits in Kentucky's second-largest city, but the biggest hurdle facing election officials Tuesday seemed to be what wasn't happening: quick counting of mail-in ballot…
Mall evacuated after package found near Wisconsin GOP office
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — Police in western Wisconsin evacuated a mall and called in a bomb squad after a package made out of a military-grade ammunition can was found Tuesday outside a local Republican Party campaign of…
The Latest: Lexington, Ky., sees 90-minute voting wait times
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Tanzanian opposition leader arrested as election approaches
DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Police in Tanzania have arrested the leader of a prominent opposition party while he was meeting with supporters, a party official said Tuesday as pressure rises ahead of the national electi…
Floodwaters soak homes, cut roads in Serbia and Bosnia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia has introduced emergency measures in a number of municipalities after heavy rains in the past few days caused widespread damage and floodwaters burst into homes and cutting off roads,…
Segue to stop making its original personal transporter
Segway, which boldly claimed its two-wheeled personal transporter would revolutionize the way people get around, is ending production of its namesake vehicle.
Flood of mail-in votes tests elections in Kentucky, New York
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Overwhelmed Kentucky and New York officials faced a deluge of mail-in votes likely to delay results for days after high-profile primaries Tuesday, contests testing whether establishment Democ…
The Latest: US officials keep World Health Organization ties
AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas has surpassed 5,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time, recording another troubling milestone as America’s largest pediatric hospital, Te…
Rural Missouri pastor: Virus 'just started to sprout up'
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Pastor Joshua Manning is waiting for test results, but he can tell by the persistent fever and body aches that he probably has the coronavirus. His wife and three kids have symptoms, too, and s…
Woman accused of killing abuser freed on bond after 2 years
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee woman who was in custody for two years accused of killing a man who sexually assaulted her and other underage girls has been released from jail, according to one of the community gr…
Charleston expected to remove statue of slavery advocate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials in the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, are expected to vote Tuesday for the removal of a statue of former vice president and slavery advocate John C. Calhoun from a down…