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Spain wins the World Cup by beating Argentina 1-0 on Ferran Torres’ goal in extra time
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. | This is how good Spain was at the World Cup: Not even Lionel Messi had any answers. And when it was over, Spain walked off with the trophy. Messi simply walked off in tears. Spain is back atop the soccer world for a second time, after Ferran Torres’ first goal of […]
US gas prices back up to an average of $4 a gallon as Iran war heats up
NEW YORK | U.S. gas prices jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again Monday as the U.S. and Iran launched more attacks. According to motor club federation AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now back to $4. The average price a year ago was $3.14 a gallon. The […]
Andy Burnham becomes the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade after Starmer resigns
LONDON | Prime Minister Andy Burnham acknowledged his precarious perch Monday as the seventh British leader in just over a decade as he set out an ambitious but vague vision to create a new political and economic establishment. Burnham used his inaugural speech as prime minister to renew his theme of decentralizing power as he […]
Ukraine fires 400 drones toward Moscow as Zelenskyy grapples with protests
Ukraine fired more than 400 drones toward Moscow in its latest major attack on the Russian capital, the city’s mayor said Monday. The blitz came hours after Russia bombarded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles in a relentless cycle of tit-for-tat strikes that make a settlement to end Moscow’s more than 4-year-old all-out […]
Ebola death toll in Congo rises to at least 930, including dozens of health workers
BUNIA, Congo | The death toll in Congo’s Ebola outbreak has risen to at least 930, the country’s Ministry of Health said on Monday, with 37 new deaths reported in a 24-hour span Friday into Saturday, one of the highest totals. The deaths were recorded out of the 2,344 cases confirmed as of Saturday, the […]
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthis say they will block Saudi shipping at Red Sea gateway
CAIRO | Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Monday announced they are imposing a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia in retaliation for a blockade on Yemen and a recent attack on Sanaa International Airport, threatening another vital waterway for global shipping and raising fears of renewed conflict. A Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said in a […]
Takeaways from the AP-NORC poll of more than 1,000 Jewish Americans
WASHINGTON | The Associated Press surveyed more than 1,000 Jewish adults in the U.S. to better understand their views on Israel’s military actions in Gaza, their opinions of the political parties and their experiences with prejudice in the United States. The survey of 1,022 Jewish adults — including people who identify as Jewish by religion […]
Justice Department activates untested court for ‘alien terrorist’ deportations
WASHINGTON | The Trump administration has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to consider government requests to deport so-called “alien terrorists” from the United States. The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was established in 1996 but had never received a petition until this past Wednesday, when the Justice […]
Spain wins the World Cup by beating Argentina 1-0 on Ferran Torres’ goal in extra time
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. | This is how good Spain was at the World Cup: Not even Lionel Messi had any answers. And when it was over, Spain walked off with the trophy. Messi simply walked off in tears. Spain is back atop the soccer world for a second time, after Ferran Torres’ first goal of […]
A former prime minister who led Israel out of Lebanon fears mistakes are being repeated
JERUSALEM | It was just before sunrise when the last columns of Israeli tanks crossed from Lebanon back into Israel and then-Prime Minister Ehud Barak, who ordered the withdrawal, said the homecoming of Israeli troops sent “shivers down his spine.” That was May 24, 2000, the day Israel ended its 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon. […]