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The World Cup final is set, with Messi and Argentina facing Yamal and Spain for the title on Sunday
The best offense. The best defense. The World Cup final is set, and fittingly, a clash of styles awaits. Lionel…
Woman pleads not guilty, denied bail over Trump ricin letter
BUFFALO (AP) — A woman charged with making threats against President Donald Trump by mailing a package containing ricin to the White House was ordered held without bail Monday by a judge in Buffalo who cited “a ver…
Trump, Biden prepare to debate at a time of mounting crises
CLEVELAND (AP) — In an election year like no other, the first debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, could be a pivotal moment in a race that has remained stubbornly unchang…
The Latest: Chicago easing restrictions on bars, restaurants
CHICAGO — Restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus in Chicago’s restaurants and bars will ease slightly this week, letting more customers dine and drink indoors.
Mother charged in fatal stabbing of 5-year-old Chicago girl
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of her 5-year-old daughter was ordered Monday to be held without bond after prosecutors gave chilling details provided by the ch…
Officer charged in Breonna Taylor case pleads not guilty
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The lone Kentucky detective facing charges related to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday.
Lone detective indicted by Kentucky grand jury in fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor pleads not guilty
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Lone detective indicted by Kentucky grand jury in fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor pleads not guilty.
Officer pleads guilty in Georgia traffic stop of Black man
ATLANTA (AP) — A former Atlanta area police officer who acknowledged choking a Black man during a 2017 traffic stop will never work in law enforcement again after pleading guilty Monday to a charge of simple batter…
Police: Man with machete smears blood on sorority house
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A man armed with a machete smeared satanic and sadistic messages in blood on a sorority house at a North Carolina college and on a vehicle belonging to a student living there, police said Mo…
Court: Private locker room violated transgender boy's rights
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Monday that schools must allow students to use locker rooms that are consistent with their gender identity, saying a suburban school district violated the rig…
Former paramilitary leader deported to Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — One of Colombia's most wanted paramilitary leaders was flown back to his home country on Monday after spending 12 years in U.S. prisons for drug trafficking.
Mississippi: 'Fake' letter claims mask mandate abolished
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A letter circulating on social media claiming to be from the office of Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves and abolishing the statewide mask mandate is fake, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency o…
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Grand jury indicts Texas sheriff on evidence-tampering count
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A grand jury on Monday indicted a Texas sheriff on charges accusing him of destroying or concealing video in an investigation into the death of Javier Ambler, a Black man who died in police cus…
Former officer pleads guilty in shooting death of paramedic
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — A former police sergeant in Georgia pleaded guilty Monday to the murder of a paramedic he was having an affair with and sentenced to life in prison.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-MILESTONES-THE SPREAD — Interactive chart. Like so many things in the world, it started small. It began to move around, and the map evolved. Month by month, week by week, sometimes day by day, the co…