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Spain and goalkeeper Unai Simón post another shutout to reach the World Cup final
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón sprinted off his line to beat a…
Mystics power past short-handed Tempo 79-62 behind double-doubles by Iriafen and Austin
TORONTO (AP) — Kiki Iriafen had 25 points and 14 rebounds, Shakira Austin added 17…
Tai chi practitioners seek balance and well-being in fast-paced Beijing
BEIJING (AP) — One arm raised and the other lowered, hundreds of people move every…
Lamine Yamal didn’t score, but a sneaky play helped Spain beat France in the World Cup semifinals
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lamine Yamal sensed an opportunity, taking off toward Lucas Digne as…
Pat Oliphant, fearless Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist, dies at 90
PHOENIX (AP) — Pat Oliphant, an influential political cartoonist known for creating caricatures of U.S.…
European troops and warplanes join Paris Bastille Day parade in a show of unity for Ukraine
PARIS (AP) — Ukrainian fighter pilots and troops took pride of place in France’s national…
Texas is drenched by heavy rains as forecasters warn that more storms could bring dangerous floods
Heavy downpours in South Texas washed out highways and stranded motorists Tuesday as forecasters warned…
China expels Politburo member Ma Xingrui in Xi’s anti-corruption campaign
BEIJING (AP) — A senior official has been expelled from China’s ruling Communist Party, state…
Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of…
Federal appeals court ends a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ended more than 60 years…
Caribbean leaders press for slavery reparations, end of islands’ territorial status
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A group of Caribbean leaders met with senior clergy…
Yemen at risk of getting dragged back into war as Saudis and Houthis exchange airstrikes
CAIRO (AP) — A truce that ended nearly a decade of war in Yemen has…
US-Russian crew arrives at the International Space Station for 8-month mission
MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian space crew arrived Tuesday at the International Space Station after…
India finally breaks through on tour after beating England in a one-day cricket international
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — India finally ended a long winless run on tour with a…
Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say
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A man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida was…
Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida in state’s 10th lethal injection this year
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida put to death one of its oldest prisoners in its…
World Cup absence of Jerry Jones at the home of his Dallas Cowboys finally ends in semifinals
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jerry Jones, the famous and ever-present owner of the Dallas Cowboys,…
Indictments show five inmate murders, assaults and other violence at a Tennessee prison
TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A grand jury returned dozens of indictments for five inmate murders,…
A Louisiana man is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a marshal trying to arrest him
A Louisiana man has been accused of murder in the fatal shooting of a deputy…
Kylian Mbappé denied a 3rd straight World Cup final but remains in Golden Boot mix with Messi
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kylian Mbappé saw it for himself on the field: France simply…
Spain shuts down France and Kylian Mbappé, advances to the World Cup final with a 2-0 victory
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Spain’s defensive prowess and swagger were just too much for an…
US military will be out of Iraq by end of September, Iraqi prime minister and Pentagon say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military will leave Iraq by the end of September, American…
Cuba plunged into 3rd nationwide blackout in 2 weeks as fuel runs low
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba suffered another blackout of the National Electric System, or SEN, on…
Houston Texans co-founder Janice McNair dies at 89
HOUSTON (AP) — Janice S. McNair, who alongside her late husband Robert “Bob” McNair brought…