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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…
Cities: Census ending early so counting is on Trump's watch
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau is ending the 2020 head count of every U.S. resident early by a month so that the process for calculating the number of people used for redrawing congressional districts …
Mexico army to probe soldiers in border deaths
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Defense Department said Wednesday it will investigate about two dozen soldiers who took part in border gun battle caught on a videotape where a voice can be heard saying “kill him” after…
Troy University names building for civil rights icon Lewis
TROY, Ala. (AP) — Troy University announced Wednesday that a university building will be renamed in honor of the late Congressman John Lewis who tried unsuccessfully to attend the then-all white school in the 1950s.
California signs deal to more than double testing capacity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will more than double its coronavirus testing to up to 250,000 people a day while reducing costs and providing faster results under terms of a contract with a Massachusetts comp…
North Carolina sues over federal decision on seismic testing
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina sued the federal government Wednesday to block an attempt at seismic testing off the state's Atlantic coast to measure for oil and gas deposits, saying a U.S. agency's decision w…
Embed--Tropical Weather-Hurricane Formations, ADVISORY
TROPICAL WEATHER-HURRICANE FORMATIONS — Two digital embeds are below on the topic of hurricane formations. The first is an interactive slider on hurricane categories using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. C…
Heeding warnings, Gulf Coast residents flee coming hurricane
ENNIS, Texas (AP) — Thousands of Gulf Coast residents fled from rapidly intensifying Hurricane Laura as hotels and shelters filled quickly, exacerbating the struggles of evacuees who lost jobs in the coronavirus pa…
Police: Protester in US illegally shot toward police chopper
DENVER (AP) — A man accused of firing his gun during a Denver protest in May made anti-police statements before shooting into the sky in the direction of police and television helicopters, according to a court docu…
Election 2020, Political Conventions, ADVISORY
The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday, Aug. 24 with President Trump's formal nomination for a second term and runs through Thursday, Aug. 27. Activities are planned from 8:30-11 p.m. ET throughout th…
The Latest: Laura becomes "catastrophic" category 4 storm
The Latest on Hurricane Laura (all times local):
AP PHOTOS: Unrest grips Wisconsin city after police shooting
Unrest has gripped Kenosha for three nights after Jacob Blake, a Black man, was shot by police in the southeastern Wisconsin city.
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UK Supreme Court lifts info share block on IS 'Beatles' case
LONDON (AP) — British authorities can share information with U.S. prosecutors about two members of a suspected Islamic State militant cell in Syria known as “The Beatles,” after a U.K. Supreme Court ruling that may…
17-year-old arrested in killing of 2 people in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday in the killing of two people gunned down during a third night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Bl…
Laura strengthens into 'extremely dangerous' Category 4
DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) — Laura strengthened Wednesday into a menacing Category 4 hurricane, raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be "unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communitie…