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Lionel Messi says he's retiring from playing for Argentina

By Debora Rey, Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday after two decades representing Argentina. "It was a decision that hurt — and still hurts deeply — but I understand that the time has come,"…

Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels planned 2027 Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano

By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press

Gallianowas fired from the post of creative director of Christian Dior when a series of racist and antisemitic comments from 2010 and 2011 surfaced and went viral, leading to his conviction in an antisemitism trial in France.

Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial deliberating for a third day

By Michael Casey, Associated Press

The jury could find her guilty of murder or the lesser crime of manslaughter, or it could acquit her if it finds that she wasn't in control of herself due to psychiatric problems.

Novak Djokovic knocked out of U.S. Open in the 1st round

By Brian Mahoney, Associated Press

Djokovic was 19-0 in the U.S. Open first round and hadn't lost his opening match in any major since the 2006 Australian Open.

LIVE MAP: Track the path of Hurricane Karina

The storm has intensified quickly since becoming a hurricane Sunday and has been fueled by warm waters far offshore, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

2 dead and 15 missing after Grand Canyon flash flood, park service says

By Jamie Stengle, Ty Oneil, Associated Press

At least two bodies have been recovered since a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon.

Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for U.S. users after Trump ordered name change

By Associated Press

Google said in a blog post that the decision was based on its practice of using names assigned by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, also known as GNIS.

Karina becomes a Pacific hurricane well away from land and is forecast to become a major storm

By Associated Press

While Karina was expected to stay well away from land, swells from the storm were likely to cause dangerous surf and rip current conditions along parts of southwest Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula, the hurricane center said.

Lake Ontario to 'Lake America': Who gets to decide what goes on maps?

By Innisfree McKinnon, The Conversation

A geographer explains the politics and procedures behind renaming American places.

Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules

By Associated Press

Judge Noël Wise, in a ruling Friday, delivered a victory for the student newspaper at Stanford University, which has said some international students were afraid to speak out because of the deportation threat.