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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…
Small plane crashes near Tennessee airport; 2 dead, 1 hurt
MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A small plane crashed near a Tennessee airport Tuesday, killing two people and seriously injuring another.
Pakistani official who went missing last week returns home
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani government official who went missing from the capital last week safely returned home Tuesday after unknown abductors freed him on the outskirts of Islamabad, officials and the man said.
Report: Immigration detention center should release inmates
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An outside expert who inspected an immigration detention center in Virginia that experienced a massive coronavirus outbreak is recommending that some high-risk inmates be released after findi…
9/11 Anniversary, ADVISORY
The anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is on Friday. Commemorations are planned in New York and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon. The AP plans the following coverage. Find the latest plans on Coverag…
Jail deputy suspended after fight with Black teen
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A white Florida jail deputy has been suspended following a fight that led to a Black teen being hospitalized, officials said.
The Latest: Las Vegas children contract inflammatory disease
LAS VEGAS — Health officials said Tuesday that eight Las Vegas-area children under age 14 who tested positive for COVID-19 since March were also diagnosed with a rare inflammatory condition linked with the coronavi…
Killing of 7 investigated at California marijuana grow site
AGUANGA, Calif. (AP) — Detectives on Tuesday investigated what prompted the Labor Day killings of seven people at an illegal marijuana growing operation in a small, rural Southern California community known for its…
11-year-old boy accused of killing 39-year-old relative
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — An 11-year-old boy fatally shot a 39-year-old relative, authorities in southwest Louisiana said.
Amid virus surge, Noem pushes tourism with CARES Act funds
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration announced Tuesday that it is using federal coronavirus relief funds to pay for a $5 million tourism ad campaign aimed at drawing people to the…
Dog's bark saved Alabama family as fire swept through home
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A dog has been credited with saving an Alabama family’s lives after his bark awakened them to a fire that was sweeping through their rental home early Tuesday morning.
Rochester police leaders retire after suffocation death
Top police leaders in Rochester, New York, announced their retirements Tuesday amid nightly protests over the handling of the suffocation death of Daniel Prude, whose family filed a federal lawsuit alleging a cover…
Teen accused of shooting Lincoln officer charged with murder
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A teenager accused of shooting a police officer two weeks ago in a Nebraska city was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder one day after the officer died, authorities said.
Consumer borrowing advances solid 3.6% in July, second gain
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer borrowing rose by a solid 3.6% in July, the second monthly gain after the coronavrius pandemic had sent borrowing down sharply in the previous three months.
Girl, 8, among 10 dead in Chicago's holiday weekend gunfire
CHICAGO (AP) — An 8-year-old girl shot in the back was among 10 people killed in gunfire over the Labor Day weekend in Chicago, police said Tuesday, marking the latest deadly holiday weekend in the nation's third-l…
PG&E trying a new tactic in power cuts to prevent wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The nation's largest utility said Tuesday it is executing smarter and shorter power shutoffs after receiving widespread criticism last year when it turned off electricity to 2 million people to…