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5:16 PM on Thursday, July 16

With the sun obstructed by haze, Spain’s players practiced ahead of the World Cup final outside in northern New Jersey while air conditions are hazardous because of smoke from Canadian wildfires

5:01 PM on Thursday, July 16

Giannis Antetokounmpo is inspired by Lionel Messi's success and wants to follow his path

4:58 PM on Thursday, July 16

Lionel Messi has a message for Argentina’s detractors: “Nothing was handed to us.”

4:51 PM on Thursday, July 16

Netflix said Thursday its second-quarter profit grew thanks to new membership signups and price increases

4:19 PM on Thursday, July 16

There were no “I’m so bad at golf” exclamations from Rory McIlroy this time

3:27 PM on Thursday, July 16

The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the U.S. for more than four years unless they seek and obtain government approval, a departure from long-standing practice

3:13 PM on Thursday, July 16

Fighting between the U.S. and Iran has intensified

3:00 PM on Thursday, July 16

Major League Baseball is set to have its earliest opening day next year on March 24 except for international games — if there is an opening day

2:42 PM on Thursday, July 16

The White House says President Donald Trump's teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports that he used his inside knowledge to make bets about the president's speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi

2:42 PM on Thursday, July 16

President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Labor is trying to win over U.S. senators

2:18 PM on Thursday, July 16

The state of Florida is set to execute two death row inmates on the same day for the first time in more than 60 years, now that a stay has been lifted for a former police officer who had been scheduled to die earlier his year

1:24 PM on Thursday, July 16

Jordan Walker hopes his star-making turn at the Home Run Derby will inspire more young Black athletes to follow in his footsteps and choose baseball

1:10 PM on Thursday, July 16

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has convened leaders from over 60 countries to take part in the Trump administration’s latest effort to quell what it calls “left-wing” political terrorism

12:18 PM on Thursday, July 16

The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and more

10:45 AM on Thursday, July 16

Dan Brown is lighting it up again at the British Open

10:08 AM on Thursday, July 16

The U.S. government has designated two new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

9:38 AM on Thursday, July 16

Two of the eight men indicted in an alleged drone and sniper plot to attack President Donald Trump’s UFC cage-fighting event on the White House lawn have pleaded not guilty to federal conspiracy charges

2:26 AM on Thursday, July 16

So much focus was on the new Royal Birkdale

1:13 AM on Thursday, July 16

Drops for computer chipmakers and other AI winners dragged down stock markets worldwide

12:01 AM on Thursday, July 16

The twice-yearly changing of the clocks could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through