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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…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
The Latest: Lake Charles prepares to be hit by another storm

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT):

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
The Latest: Delta churns toward Louisiana as Cat 2 storm

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT):

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
51 protesters arrested after officer in Floyd death released

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Fifty-one people were arrested during protests Wednesday after a former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd was released on bail.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
6 people charged in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

DETROIT (AP) — 6 people charged in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
The Latest: Louisiana tells residents to prepare immediately

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT):

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Duterte warns he’ll intercede if squabble threatens budget

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president warned Thursday he will intercede and resolve a leadership row in the House of Representatives if the impasse threatens to stall the passage of next year’s budget…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Businesses shut in effort to contain virus in NYC hot spots

NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of businesses and schools in New York City neighborhoods where coronavirus cases have spiked were closed Thursday by order of the governor, but questions swirled about how effectively offic…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Woman who tried to fake death pleads guilty to charge

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman who conspired to fake her death at the New River Gorge has pleaded guilty to a federal charge, authorities said.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Taliban cheer Trump tweet promising early troop withdrawal

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Afghan Taliban on Thursday welcomed a tweet from President Donald Trump in which he promised to have the last of U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by Christmas — or at least by the end of the year.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Armenia says cathedral shelled in clashes with Azerbaijan

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia accused Azerbaijan on Thursday of shelling a historic cathedral in the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, where nearly two weeks of heavy fighting has killed hundreds of peopl…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Am I immune to the coronavirus if I’ve already had it?

Am I immune to the coronavirus if I’ve already had it?

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
'So frustrating': Doctors and nurses battle virus skeptics

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Treating the sick and dying isn't even the toughest part for nurse Amelia Montgomery as the coronavirus surges in her corner of

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
US to hit all of Iran's financial sector with sanctions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is poised to announce that it will blacklist Iran’s entire financial sector, dealing another blow to an economy that is already reeling under U.S. sanctions. The move coul…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
The Latest: Paris hospitals on emergency footing for virus

PARIS — Paris hospitals are activating emergency measures to cope with COVID-19 patients, who are filling 40% of the region’s intensive care units.