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Spain wins its first Women's World Cup title, beating England 1-0 in the final

SYDNEY (AP) - Spain won the Women's World Cup for the first time with Olga Carmona's first-half strike giving La Roja a 1-0 victory over England in Sunday's final. Both teams were playing in the final...

Aug 20, 2023

Live Updates from the Women's World Cup final: Spain takes 1-0 lead over England into half

SYDNEY (AP) - Live updates from the Women's World Cup final between England and Spain: ___ Spain took a 1-0 lead over England into the break of the Women's World Cup final on Sunday. Spain went up 1-0...

Aug 20, 2023

The Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon.

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's robot lander the Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after it had spun into uncontrolled orbit, the country's space agency Roscosmos reported on Sunday. "The apparatus move...

Aug 20, 2023

Leader of Niger's junta says it will restore civilian rule within 3 years, but gives no details

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - The leader of mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger's democratically elected president said Saturday night that they will return the country to civilian rule within three years. Gen....

Aug 19, 2023

Hurricane Hilary downgraded to Category 2 as Mexico and California brace for catastrophic impact

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) - Hurricane Hilary has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm as it heads for Mexico's Baja California peninsula, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Meteorolog...

Aug 19, 2023

Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden for 1st time since full-scale war with Russia

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Sweden on Saturday - his first visit to the country since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, the Swedish government...

Aug 19, 2023

US, Japan and South Korea are bolstering mutual security commitments over objections of Beijing

CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) - President Joe Biden opened a Camp David summit on Friday with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as the allies pledged to consult wit...

Aug 18, 2023

A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies

LONDON (AP) - A neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty Friday of killing seven babies and trying to kill six others Lucy Letby, 33, was charged with murder in the deaths of five baby bo...

Aug 18, 2023

Iran's foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince as tensions between rivals ease

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's foreign minister met Friday with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of his visit to the kingdom, a sign of how the two countries are tryi...

Aug 18, 2023

Maui's emergency services chief resigns after facing criticism for not activating sirens during fire

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency, who has been under fire for not activating disaster sirens during last week's wildfire response, resigned Thursday, citing heal...

Aug 17, 2023