Senators seek Medicaid-like plan to cover holdout states
ATLANTA — Three Democratic U.S. senators from states that have refused to expand Medicaid want the federal government to set up a mirror plan...
UN: world hunger was dramatically worse in pandemic year
ROME — The United Nations on Monday lamented what it called a “dramatic worsening" of world hunger last year, saying much of that is...
Baseball All-Star Game becomes Greatest Sho on Earth
DENVER — As five dozen All-Stars sat outside Coors Field ahead of the All-Star Game, they looked forward to the Greatest Sho on Earth.
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Germany seeks to know more than just COVID-19 case numbers
BERLIN — With coronavirus cases edging up again, German officials said Monday that a broader focus is needed to fully understand the impact the...
Greece: Friendly with Galatasaray canceled over testing spat
ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities late Monday said players and coaches from Turkish club Galatasaray were denied entry into the country after refusing to...
Biden calls Cuba ‘remarkable’ protests a ‘call for freedom’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday called protests in Cuba “remarkable" and a “clarion call for freedom,” praising thousands of Cubans who took...
Democratic primary in Ohio emerges as test for progressives
CLEVELAND — Amid relentless sunshine and intensifying humidity, Nina Turner led a small procession of voters last week to a polling place on Cleveland’s...
Sagan has surgery less than 2 weeks before Olympic road race
Three-time world champion Peter Sagan had surgery Monday to treat an infection in his right knee that occurred following a crash at the Tour...
Georgians protest for 2nd straight day over journalist death
TBILISI, Georgia — Hundreds of people protested in Georgia on Monday for a second day in a row, demanding the government of the ex-Soviet...
Cedric the Entertainer to host live Emmy Awards ceremony
LOS ANGELES — Cedric the Entertainer will host the Emmy Awards in September as the ceremony returns to a live telecast after last year's...