US stocks drift to a mixed finish on Wall Street

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish in a quiet return to trading following the Juneteenth holiday. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% Friday to close a second straight week of modest losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.5%.

Chile gets its first Olympic gold in 20 years as Francisca Crovetto wins women’s skeet shooting

CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) - Chile won its first Olympic gold medal in 20 years when Francisca Crovetto took victory in the women’s skeet, while Britain’s Amber Rutter took silver just over three months after becoming a mother.

Trump says Gabbard was 'wrong' about Iran and Israeli strikes could be 'very hard to stop'

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Friday that his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was “wrong” when she previously said that the U.S. believed Iran wasn’t building a nuclear weapon, and he suggested that it would be “very hard to stop” Israel’s strikes on Iran in order to negotiate a possible ceasefire.

Chileans advance in Olympic beach volleyball when Canadians withdraw with injury

PARIS (AP) - Chile advanced to the knockout round of the Paris Olympics beach volleyball tournament on Saturday when Canada's Dan Dearing withdrew from their lucky loser match after three points because of a back injury.

Iran's internet blackout leaves public in dark

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – As the war between Israel and Iran hits the one-week mark, Iranians have spent nearly half of the conflict in a near-communication blackout, unable to connect not only with the outside world but also with their neighbors and loved ones across the country.

Lionel Messi to rest for Argentina’s final Copa America group match against Peru with leg injury

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi will skip Argentina’s last Copa America group match against Peru on Saturday because of a right leg injury.

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A white rhino is born in a Chilean zoo, boosting the near-endangered species

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Hannah, a 13-year-old white rhinoceros, has delivered a newborn calf in a rare zoo birth for the almost endangered species.