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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…
Utah officer charged with assault after dog bites Black man
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah police officer was charged with aggravated assault after ordering a dog to attack a Black man who had put his hands in the air, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Dallas-area officer who shot at dog but killed woman charged
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A suburban Dallas police officer who shot and killed a woman last year while firing at a dog was charged Wednesday with criminally negligent homicide, prosecutors said.
Hurricane Sally unleashes flooding, hundreds rescued
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Sally lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line Wednesday with 105 mph (165 kph) winds and rain measured in feet, not inches, swamping homes and forcing the rescue of hundreds o…
Head of Libya’s U.N.-backed gov't says he wants to hand over power to a new administration next month amid peace talks
CAIRO (AP) — Head of Libya’s U.N.-backed gov't says he wants to hand over power to a new administration next month amid peace talks.
Leader of Libya’s UN-backed gov't wants to hand over power
CAIRO (AP) — The head of Libya’s U.N.-supported government said Wednesday night that he wants to hand over power to a new administration in October, amid peace talks on ending the country’s yearslong conflict.
No emergency training for crew on boat where fire killed 34
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crew members on a dive boat say they were never instructed on emergency procedures before a predawn fire swept through the vessel as it was anchored off the Southern California coast, killing 34 …
US stocks closing lower after Fed rate decision
Stock indexes are closing lower on Wall Street after a getting a brief boost Wednesday from the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged at nearly zero. The central bank also issued a less dire …
Trump appeals order blocking exclusion in district drawing
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A week after a three-judge panel blocked an order from President Donald Trump seeking to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from the numbers used to determine how many congressional seats eac…
Michigan deputy shot while responding to neighbor feud
SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan sheriff's deputy was shot Wednesday after responding to a call between feuding neighbors, authorities said.
The Latest: Biden says he trusts scientists, not Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
Crew members on California dive boat where fire killed 34 told investigators they didn’t know emergency procedures
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crew members on California dive boat where fire killed 34 told investigators they didn’t know emergency procedures.
Judge awards tenants $52 million for 'horrendous' conditions
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tenants who sued over “horrendous” living conditions at a Kansas City low-income housing development have been awarded $52 million in damages.
Barbados seeks to drop Queen Elizabeth II as head of state
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has eight realms in the Caribbean, but Barbados no longer wants to be part of that kingdom.
Minnesota man faces terror charge for allegedly joining IS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man accused of joining the Islamic State group has been returned to the United States and faces a terrorism charge after spending more than a year in Syrian custody with alleged IS fi…
The Latest: United Nations chief: Virus is 'out of control'
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief says the COVID-19 pandemic remains “out of control,” with the world approaching “the grimmest of milestones: 1 million lives lost to the virus.”