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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…
Misinformation, police mistrust stir unrest in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After a Black man fatally shot himself on a pedestrian plaza in downtown Minneapolis, rumors of another police shooting in the city still reeling from the death of George Floyd began spreading qu…
The Latest: Van Drew, new to GOP, says Dems turned radical
WASHINGTON (AP) — A New Jersey congressman who switched from Democrat to Republican says he deserted his former party when it “moved from liberal to radical.”
Air Force sergeant pleads not guilty in 2nd killing
DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — An Air Force sergeant pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges in the ambush killing of a sheriff’s deputy, one of two killings of law enforcement officers he is suspected of committing i…
Navajo Nation wants more say over criminal justice matters
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Shortly after the only Native American man on federal death row took his last breath, his tribe blasted the federal government and accused it of violating the spirit of a law that allows tri…
Ex-officer charged in Floyd death seeks change of venue
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of the four ex-Minneapolis police officers charged in the May 25 death of George Floyd is seeking a change of venue.
Russian submarine surfaces near Alaska during war exercise
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Russian submarine surfaced near Alaska on Thursday during a Russian war game exercise, U.S. military officials said.
Judge grants Trump motion to block absentee requests in Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A judge ordered an Iowa county Thursday to invalidate 50,000 requests for absentee ballots, agreeing with President Donald Trump's campaign that its elections commissioner overstepped his …
The Latest: 6 deaths in Louisiana tied to Hurricane Laura
The Latest on Hurricane Laura:
USAF sergeant pleads not guilty in 2nd killing of an officer
DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — An Air Force sergeant pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges in the ambush killing of a sheriff’s deputy, one of two killings of law enforcement officers he is suspected of committing i…
Louisiana's 'Cajun Riviera' in shambles from Hurricane Laura
HOLLY BEACH, La. (AP) — The laidback stretch of coast known as Louisiana's “Cajun Riviera” is nothing like its French namesake: Beachgoers are more likely to drink Bud Light than fine wine, and mobile homes and sti…
Ill. teen charged in Kenosha shooting that killed 2, hurt 1
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors on Thursday charged a 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters and the wounding of a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a night of unrest following the wee…
Laura thrashes Louisiana, but damage is less than predicted
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S., Laura barreled across Louisiana on Thursday, shearing off roofs, killing at least six people and maintaining ferocious strength whil…
Man gets new trial after discredited bite-mark testimony
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a man on death row deserves a new trial in a 1992 killing because his conviction was based partially on a dentist's bite-mark testimony that h…
Brazil legislators press president to keep ethanol tariff
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A group of Brazilian lawmakers made a final push Thursday to try to convince President Jair Bolsonaro not to reduce tariffs on American ethanol, a major Trump administration request.
Parish votes to keep Confederate statue; Laura topples it
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Just days ago, officials in Louisiana's Calcasieu Parish voted not to move a Confederate statue from its prominent place in front of the courthouse. Then Hurricane