MADRID (AP) — Spain’s World Cup-winning soccer team returned home on Monday and an estimated crowd of almost 2 million was on hand to greet the squad through the streets of Madrid. The 26 players and their coaching staff met with the country’s royals, and then with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, after arriving in the Spanish capital a... The post Spain’s World Cup champions return home for royal…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The 40-year wait is over. Mexicans had learned to live with defeats in the knockout stages of the World Cup. On seven occasions, El Tri fans were left heartbroken at this stage. Not anymore. Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez scored within a nine-minute span in the first half and Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0 on Tuesday night... The post Mexico ends a 40-year knockout drought, beats…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump didn’t get what he wanted in some of the biggest Supreme Court cases this year: tariffs, birthright citizenship and the attempted firing of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. But he also emerged from the term with even greater power. His immigration crackdown was largely upheld, his call to redistrict for partisan... The post Takeaways from Supreme Court…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. By a 6-3 vote, the court struck down Trump’s order. A bare majority of five justices, in... The post Supreme Court upholds…
Decades later, Samar Kabouli still fondly recalls gathering with women in her family and sipping cardamom-spiced coffee as they embroidered fabric with colorful threads in traditional Palestinian patterns. Born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees, Kabouli had never seen her parents’ homeland. But more than just making pretty designs, the threads in her needle were stitching a connection... The post…
PARIS (AP) — This was men’s fashion season. The women were everywhere. They walked the coed Paris runways at Amiri and Ami. At Vetements, women modeled many of the “menswear” looks, and Sharon Stone closed the show in thigh-high boots. Inside fashion, none of this was eyebrow-raising. The gender blur was not happening on the... The post Gender-bending is now part of menswear. Paris runways show…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States and Iran on Monday separately announced they will send delegations to Qatar this week, though Tehran insisted it has not agreed to meet with the U.S. “at any level” after attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend challenged negotiations to end the war. U.S. President Donald Trump... The post US and Iran pause strikes but disagree over…
DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Estados Unidos e Irán anunciaron por separado el lunes que enviarán delegaciones a Qatar esta semana, aunque Teherán insistió en que no ha aceptado reunirse con Estados Unidos “a ningún nivel” luego que los ataques registrados el fin de semana en todo el golfo Pérsico pusieran a prueba las... The post EEUU e Irán pausan los ataques, pero discrepan sobre próximo…
Formidable France is back on the field for the World Cup round of 32, welcoming its coach back to the sideline after a one-game absence. So is Norway, which rowed into North Texas for its first knockout match in 28 years. Meanwhile, host Mexico hopes a raucous home crowd and playing at altitude can help it prevail... The post World Cup what to know: France, Norway, Mexico among teams in action as…
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — José Canale wasn’t in the starting lineup in either of his previous two appearances for Paraguay in this World Cup. He made his first start a memorable one. Canale scored on the first sudden-death penalty kick, Orlando Gill made two key saves in the shootout, and Paraguay beat Germany 4-3 on... The post Paraguay stuns Germany in a penalty shootout for the biggest upset of…