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Updated 1 week, 6 days ago

Portugal great Ronaldo fails to score in a surprising 1-1 draw against Congo at the World Cup

HOUSTON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo delivered a pretty forgettable performance in the first match of his sixth World …

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST

Fauci: US may see 'surge upon surge' of virus in weeks ahead

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Biden fractures foot while playing with dog, to wear a boot

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden fractured his right foot while playing with one of his dogs, an injury discovered in a scan Sunday and that will likely require him to wear a boot for several weeks…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Center-right mayor beats socialist in Brazil's biggest city

SAO PAULO (AP) — The mayor of the largest city in the Americas easily fended off a reelection challenge from the socialist leader of a squatters movement as 57 Brazilian cities held runoff elections Sunday.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST

Fauci: US may see 'surge upon surge' of virus in weeks ahead

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Doctor says Biden sprained a foot while playing with his dog

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden sprained a foot while playing with one of his dogs, but doctors found “no obvious fracture” while examining him Sunday, according to his doctor.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Source: Pa. lawmaker gets a positive test at Trump meeting

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state senator abruptly left a West Wing meeting with President Donald Trump after being informed he had tested positive for the coronavirus, a person with direct knowledge of t…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, reflecting his stated desire to build out a diverse White House team as well as what’s expect…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Center-right mayor leads socialist in Brazil's biggest city

SAO PAULO (AP) — The mayor of the largest city in the Americas appeared headed to successfully fending off a reelection challenge from the socialist leader of a squatters movement as 57 Brazilian cities held runoff…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Police call tear-gassed Polish lawmaker a protest threat

Polish police said Sunday that an officer who sprayed tear gas into the face of a member of parliament during a protest probably did so because he perceived the politician as a threat.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Biden twists ankle while playing with dog, visits a doctor

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden twisted his ankle while playing with one of his dogs and will be examined by a doctor “out of an abundance of caution,” his office said Sunday.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Mexico charges ex-security chief who faces trial in US

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials said Sunday they want to prosecute former security chief Genaro Gará Luna in his own country, despite the fact he faces trial in the U.S. for allegedly protecting a drug gang.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Grosjean escapes F1 fireball at Bahrain GP after huge crash

It was like a scene from an action movie, except totally unscripted and genuinely life-threatening, involving a stunning escape that Harry Houdini would have struggled to match.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Trump 'ashamed' to have endorsed Republican Georgia governor

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he was “ashamed” for endorsing the Republican governor of Georgia after he lost in the state to Democrat Joe Biden.