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10:48 AM on Wednesday, July 8

The World Cup has narrowed to eight teams, with six from Europe

10:28 AM on Wednesday, July 8

Game balls for World Cup matches have become stars in their own right during the tournament

9:28 AM on Wednesday, July 8

Britain’s Queen Camilla is making her customary visit to Wimbledon and was joined in the Royal Box by an actor who once portrayed her husband

7:38 AM on Wednesday, July 8

Zlatko Dalić is out as Croatia’s coach after a spell that included leading the team to two consecutive top-three finishes at World Cups

5:36 AM on Wednesday, July 8

While prices remain higher than they were a few years ago, used-car shoppers with a budget of $15,000 can still find sedans that offer a compelling combination of comfort, efficiency, and modern technology

4:02 AM on Wednesday, July 8

A new AP-NORC poll highlights divisions among American Jews regarding Israel

2:39 AM on Wednesday, July 8

Healthcare workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak are walking off their jobs to protest delays in their payments

11:50 PM on Tuesday, July 7

Two top United Nations officials are urging Western nations to engage with Afghanistan to prevent the country from sliding back into instability

9:38 PM on Tuesday, July 7

Shohei Ohtani has hit his 300th career homer, a leadoff shot against Colorado Rockies pitcher Michael Lorenzen

9:18 PM on Tuesday, July 7

Tyler Tolbert of the Kansas City Royals has tied a major league record with hits in 12 consecutive plate appearances

8:48 PM on Tuesday, July 7

The death toll has risen to 21 in a landslide has buried forestry workers in a remote valley in northwestern China

7:50 PM on Tuesday, July 7

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Ryan O'Hearn set a franchise record by driving in 10 runs on three homers against Atlanta

5:55 PM on Tuesday, July 7

Authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a man in Houston during an operation after he attempted to evade arrest in his vehicle

4:06 PM on Tuesday, July 7

Ruben Vargas converted the decisive penalty and Switzerland advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals, beating Colombia 4-3 in a shootout after a scoreless draw

2:37 PM on Tuesday, July 7

The National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., has expanded during the country's 250th anniversary of independence celebrations, with troops from Democratic-led states joining the effort

10:55 AM on Tuesday, July 7

An under-construction Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse after columns buckled has been stabilized and some evacuations of nearby buildings have been lifted

5:22 AM on Tuesday, July 7

A Google executive has told an inquiry that a YouTube video that falsely claims a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney is a crisis actor blooded with makeup met the platform’s standards and would remain online

11:01 PM on Monday, July 6

An investigator says the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk strolled Utah Valley University in shorts and a T-shirt and bought a meal at Chick-fil-A on the morning of the conservative activist's assassination

4:14 PM on Monday, July 6

France star Kylian Mbappé condemned a Paraguayan senator over racist remarks she posted on social media after France defeated Paraguay in the round of 16 of the World Cup

12:20 AM on Monday, July 6

China’s navy has test-launched a long-range ballistic missile from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific