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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…
Student arrested for attending school in person, in protest
MASTIC BEACH, N.Y. (AP) — A high school senior was arrested Thursday after repeatedly showing up to the building in protest on days he had been scheduled for remote learning.
Alton Sterling case: Baton Rouge nixes $5M settlement offer
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Attorneys representing the children of Alton Sterling, a Black man fatally shot by a Baton Rouge police officer in 2016, said Thursday that a decision by local officials against offering $5 milli…
Trump revels in packed Michigan crowd amid book fallout
FREELAND, Mich. (AP) — Reeling from another crisis of his own making, President Donald Trump tried to refocus attention on his Democratic rival at a rally in battleground Michigan Thursday as he pushed to move past…
Russia clashes with Germany and West over Navalny poisoning
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia clashed with Germany and five of its Western allies Thursday over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, with Moscow’s ambassador demanding evidence that a Soviet-era nerve age…
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Stunned residents tour Oregon town devastated by wildfires
Mexico starts campaign urging employers to hire refugees
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Labor Department and the U.N. refugee agency launched a campaign Thursday to encourage employers to hire refugees amid a spike in asylum and refugee requests.
Rio Tinto CEO to leave over destruction of Australian sites
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques will leave the Anglo-Australian mining giant by March over the destruction of Australian Indigenous sacred sites to access iron ore, the c…
The Latest: Texans remain in locker room for national anthem
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest from the opening game of the NFL season between the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans (all times local):
Las Vegas shooting victims closer to getting $800M payout
LAS VEGAS (AP) — More than 4,400 relatives and victims of the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history could receive a total of $800 million in payouts from MGM Resorts International and its insurers by Janua…
Police chief accused of rigging his own hiring resigns
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The police chief of Connecticut's largest city resigned Thursday hours after being arrested on federal charges that he teamed with Bridgeport's personnel director to rig the hiring process …
Trump campaigns in battleground Michigan amid book fallout
FREELAND, Mich. (AP) — Reeling from another crisis of his own making, President Donald Trump tried to refocus attention on his Democratic rival at a rally in battleground Michigan Thursday as he pushed to move past…
Gold Star families fault Trump on alleged 'loser' remarks
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — Two Gold Star families criticized disparaging remarks President Donald Trump allegedly made about veterans and those serving in the military while recalling the memories of their sons Thursday.
Couple missing in California fire sought shelter in a pond
GRIDLEY, Calif. (AP) — Flames were bearing down on Sandy Butler's home in the wooded hills of Northern California when she called her son to say that she and her husband were going to climb a fence and try to find …
4 Houston officers fired after fatally shooting man in April
HOUSTON (AP) — Four Houston police officers have been terminated after an internal investigation determined they did not use reasonable force when they fired their weapons 21 times at a man who had been experiencin…
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