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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…
African serval cat, named Spartacus, missing in NH town
MERRIMACK, N.H. (AP) — A 40-pound (18-kilogram) serval cat named Spartacus that was adopted from a zoo four years ago is missing after running away from his New Hampshire home.
Black woman's party death gets renewed scrutiny in Georgia
CUMMING, Ga. (AP) — The 2018 death of a Black woman during a sleepover party for adults is getting renewed attention since authorities launched a new investigation.
St. Louis Zoo says python laid 7 eggs without male help
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Experts at the St. Louis Zoo are trying to figure out how a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs despite not being near a male python for at least two decades.
Smithfield Foods pork plant faces OSHA fine from outbreak
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Federal regulators said Thursday they have cited Smithfield Foods for failing to protect employees from exposure to the coronavirus at the company’s Sioux Falls plant, an early hot spot for…
Man accused of making Zoom lecture bomb threat free on bond
HOUSTON (AP) — A man accused of making a bomb threat against the University of Houston during a Zoom lecture was released on bond Wednesday.
Police in Maryland accused of rubber stamping use of force
One of Maryland's largest police departments appears to routinely “rubber stamp” the use of force by officers who disproportionately wield it against Black citizens, a plaintiffs' expert said in a court filing Thur…
George Washington professor who posed as Black resigns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The George Washington University history professor who confessed to
Trump heads to big rally amid virus, Woodward book fallout
FREELAND, Mich. (AP) — Amid a political crisis of his own making, President Donald Trump headed for the support of a rally in battleground Michigan on Thursday, trying to move past revelations that he had been
Prosecutor: Man who shot cars on I-95 faces federal charge
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A driver accused of firing gunshots at random cars on a North Carolina highway over the weekend, shooting one person, is facing a federal firearms charge, a prosecutor announced Thursday.
The Latest: Gov. Brown: Over 900,000 acres burned in Oregon
The Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West (all times local):
George R.R. Martin can't build castle library in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin won't be able to build a seven-sided, castle-style library at his compound in Santa Fe that drew objections from neighbors.
7 killed in protests over police custody death in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Violent clashes erupted in Colombia’s capital following the death of a man in police custody, with angry citizens setting fire to city buses, vandalizing police stations and squaring off wit…
The Latest: US officials to test blood thinners in patients
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials have started two new studies to test various blood thinners to try to prevent strokes, heart attacks, blood clots and other complications in COVID-19 patients.
GOP leader files charge against longtime Illinois speaker
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The top Republican in the Illinois House filed a breach of public trust charge Thursday against Democratic Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, a…
Q&A: La Nina may bring more Atlantic storms, western drought
La Nina — which often means a busier Atlantic hurricane season, a drier Southwest and perhaps a more fire-prone California — has popped up in the Pacific Ocean.