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3:31 PM on Friday, August 21

English champion Arsenal has got its title defense off to the perfect start with a 3-0 win over newly promoted Coventry City

3:19 PM on Friday, August 21

MLS says Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi and Ian Fray have been fined undisclosed amounts for making contact in the head and neck area of opponents in separate incidents during second-half stoppage time in a 2-2 draw against Philadelphia

2:45 PM on Friday, August 21

A Massachusetts charter fishing captain and a client have caught what they believe is the largest Atlantic blue marlin in U.S. East Coast history

2:40 PM on Friday, August 21

The Trump administration has notified Congress of its plans to pay more than $800 million of the several billion it owes to the United Nations

2:20 PM on Friday, August 21

Newcomer Christos Tzolis helped set up two goals as defending champion Arsenal opened the Premier League season by dismantling promoted Coventry 3-0 to spoil the visitor’s long-awaited return to the top flight

1:52 PM on Friday, August 21

The 250th anniversary of U.S. independence was just months away when National Park Service employees received a directive from Washington

1:44 PM on Friday, August 21

Even for well-traveled IndyCar drivers, a track with the U.S. Capitol in the background is a little awe inspiring

1:39 PM on Friday, August 21

A German Cup match between Waldhof Mannheim and Kaiserslautern was halted for about half an hour as fans threw fireworks and invaded the pitch

1:33 PM on Friday, August 21

Ed Martin, a loyal White House ally who held multiple Justice Department posts despite unconventional tactics that sometimes rankled his superiors, is leaving President Donald Trump’s administration

1:19 PM on Friday, August 21

In his most recent challenge to the results of the 2020 U.S. election, President Donald Trump this week cited a report claiming to show that thousands of noncitizens voted, a practice studies have found to be extremely rare

1:05 PM on Friday, August 21

A new Pentagon report says that more U.S. troops are reporting unwanted sexual contact to authorities

12:47 PM on Friday, August 21

Eighteen migrants have been laid to rest in Ceuta’s Muslim cemetery following Spain’s deadliest border crisis three weeks ago

10:52 AM on Friday, August 21

Tesla and other Chinese carmakers are recalling more than 4 million vehicles over safety concerns including risks tied to their door handles

9:20 AM on Friday, August 21

President Donald Trump has announced his administration will temporarily allow more beef imports into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs

9:02 AM on Friday, August 21

Federal investigators have pulled intact data cards from a state police helicopter and Cessna aircraft that collided near a runway in central Pennsylvania

8:20 AM on Friday, August 21

A federal appeals court has temporarily halted a court order that would have granted thousands of athletes an extra year of eligibility

7:33 AM on Friday, August 21

Cleanup efforts and damage assessment are underway in Delaware's capital and on Long Island, New York, after tornadoes touched down

6:51 AM on Friday, August 21

An 18-year-old with a sword attacked a school Friday in central Sweden, killing one person and seriously injuring two others

9:46 PM on Thursday, August 20

U.S. stocks rose and trimmed their losses from a shaky week

9:01 PM on Thursday, August 20

Vice President JD Vance has returned to his hometown to campaign for Republican candidates at a steel plant where his grandfather worked