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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…
US cooperates with WHO on Ebola despite Trump pullout threat
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday he and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar have discussed cooperation to fight a new Ebola outbreak in Congo, even as the Trump …
NASCAR bans Confederate flag from its races, venues
For more than 70 years, the Confederate flag was a common and complicated sight at NASCAR races. Through the civil rights era right on through the season opener at Daytona in February, the flag dotted infield camps…
Amid tears and laughter, visits resume in nursing homes
BOSTON (AP) — She wore a mask and sat across the nursing home patio from her elderly mother, but Marcie Abramson's emotions were on full display as the two connected in person for the first time in nearly three mon…
2 more Atlanta officers fired after students pulled from car
ATLANTA (AP) — Two more Atlanta police officers were fired Wednesday over an incident in which two college students were pulled from a car in traffic during a large protest against police brutality, authorities sai…
Busy shops, packed buses as Sao Paulo reopens amid pandemic
SAO PAULO (AP) — Retail shops reopened on Wednesday after a two-month pandemic shutdown in Brazil's biggest city, leading to crowded buses and subways from early in the day — and with many people ignoring social di…
TV pastor Jim Bakker hopes attorney general halts probe
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri-based TV pastor Jim Bakker hopes Arkansas' attorney general does not obtain personal information of his congregation members as part of an investigation into his false promotion of a p…
The Latest: Puerto Rico's virus peak put at 2 months ago
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- As Puerto Rico considers lifting pandemic quarantine restrictions, health officials say the U.S. territory passed its peak of coronavirus cases and related deaths more than two months ago. …
UN says Libya's warring sides engaged in ‘productive’ talks
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations on Wednesday said Libya’s warring sides were “fully” engaged in military talks aimed at ending the fighting in the country’s west, calling the virtual meetings “productive.”
Trump: No change at bases named for Confederate officers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will “not even consider” changing the name of any of the 10 Army bases that are named for Confederate Army officers. Two days earlier, D…
Zimbabwe re-arrests 3 women who charge torture, sexual abuse
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police Wednesday arrested three opposition activists on accusations that they lied in saying that they had been abducted and tortured, their lawyers said.
Bomb targeting army vehicle kills 2 Pakistani troops in NW
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb targeting a vehicle carrying troops exploded Wednesday, killing two soldiers and wounding two others in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, the military said.
Stocks veer mostly lower even after Fed forecasts low rates
U.S. stock indexes were mostly lower Wednesday afternoon in choppy trading after the Federal Reserve said it expects to keep interest rates low through 2022 and keep up its bond purchases.
Pandemic hampers raising rare whooping cranes for the wild
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The
PM vows IS will never again overrun Iraqi territory
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — The Islamic State group will never again overrun Iraqi territory, Iraq’s prime minister vowed Wednesday in an official visit to northern Iraq.
Louisiana: Family of black man dead in custody wants answers
SHREVEPORT, la. (AP) — The family of a black man who died in police custody in Louisiana after a videotaped altercation that appears to show officers hitting and tasing him demanded answers Wednesday, calling on th…