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Messi’s record-breaking goals lift Argentina past Austria

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lionel Messi set a World Cup record with his 17th and 18th goals, and defending champion Argentina advanced to the knockout stage with a 2-0 victory over Austria on Monday. Messi had a golden opportunity to break the record in the ninth minute, but went wide to ...

Picture This: Stork Contrast

A white stork takes off from nest near the town of Ignalina some 106 kms. (66 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday. (AP Photo)

Anne Hathaway is pregnant with her third child

NEW YORK (AP) — Anne Hathaway is pregnant with her third child. On Friday, the Oscar-winning actor posted an Instagram video in which she grins as she reveals a baby bump and hurries off camera. The 43-year-old Hathaway captioned the video "Baby, I'm yours" and for the soundtrack used the Barbara Lewis hit of the same name. When asked for confirmation, a Hathaway spokesman responded, "I think the video is pretty obvious." Hathaway and husband Adam Shulman are already the parents of Jonathan Shulman and Jack Shulman. Friday's news arrives at an especially busy time for the actor, ...

‘Toy Story 5’ rakes in the biggest box-office debut of the year

NEW YORK (AP) — "Toy Story" still has a friend in moviegoers. The fifth installment in the Pixar series debuted with $160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily setting a new franchise record and notching the biggest opening weekend of the year. Launching 31 years after the original "Toy Story" first landed in theaters, "Toy Story 5" far surpassed the previous series-best debut: $120 million for "Toy Story 4" in 2019. Internationally, it was just as successful, with $152 million in opening-weekend sales, for a worldwide haul of $312 ...

Team USA for real at World Cup

The early results are in: This U.S men's national team is for real in this World Cup. With a quick and creative offensive attack producing goals in front of stadium-shaking home crowds, the Americans have already won their group and booked their place in the knockout round. A final group ...

Big Reds’ trio lead North squad to 80-78 win

SOUTH CHARLESTON -- Maybe it was the color of the jerseys. Behind state Class AAAA champion Parkersburg Big Reds Lauren Flanagan, Kennedy Porter and Lucie Cline, the red-clad South Cardinals defeated the North Bears 80-78 on Friday night in the North-South all-star girls basketball game ...