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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…
Travelers accused of breaking quarantine set to leave Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — Twenty-one travelers arrested on suspicion of violating Hawaii's coronavirus quarantine order have agreed to leave the state because of threats, a member of the group said Monday.
NKorea's military threatens to reenter demilitarized areas
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s military on Tuesday threatened to move back into zones that were demilitarized under inter-Korean peace agreements as the country continued to dial up pressure on rival South…
The Latest: Patients filling beds in India's largest cities
NEW DELHI — India recorded another 10,000-plus coronavirus infections as patients swamp health services in its largest cities.
Man shot during protest over Spanish conqueror's statue
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man was shot Monday night as protesters in New Mexico’s largest city tried to tear down a bronze statue of a Spanish conquistador outside the Albuquerque Museum, prompting the city to ann…
Man accused of being 'Golden State Killer' to plead guilty
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of being the rapist and killer who terrorized California residents in the 1970s and 1980s has agreed to plead guilty to dozens of crimes in return for being spared the death …
Feds to review cases into hanging deaths of 2 black men
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities will review local investigations into the hanging deaths of two black men in Southern California to determine whether federal law was violated, officials said Monday.
South Korea says North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office amid rising tensions between the rivals
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office amid rising tensions between the rivals.
China reimposes some travel restrictions amid fresh outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities were reimposing some travel restrictions in the capital Tuesday as they worked to contain a new coronavirus outbreak and prevent it spreading more widely in a country that previou…
Saudis see high hopes for 2020 upended by pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This was supposed to be Saudi Arabia’s year to shine as host of the prestigious G20 gathering of world leaders. The event would have seen Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman share ha…
Pakistan briefly detains 2 Indian Embassy employees
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police briefly detained two employees of the Indian Embassy in Islamabad after their car hit and injured a pedestrian the previous day, officials said Tuesday.
'Still scared': Health workers feel the toll of virus fight
NEW YORK (AP) — Outside a back door to a hospital where the coronavirus hit like a hurricane, a half-dozen staffers gathered recently to look back, and look inward.
Could the police shooting in Atlanta have been prevented?
It started off as routine: a man asleep in his car in a fast-food drive-thru. But it rapidly spun out of control when Atlanta police tried to handcuff and arrest Rayshard Brooks for being intoxicated.
Hong Kong leader wants people to not 'demonize' security law
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said she hoped that the opposition would not “demonize and stigmatize” the new national security law as doing do would mean pitting themselves against the peo…
Businesses, colleges plead with Trump to preserve work visas
BOSTON (AP) — Gregory Minott came to the U.S. from his native Jamaica more than two decades ago on a student visa and was able to carve out a career in architecture thanks to temporary work visas.
China reimposes some travel restrictions amid fresh outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities were reimposing some travel restrictions in the capital Tuesday as they worked to contain a new coronavirus outbreak and prevent it spreading more widely in a country that previou…