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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…
COVID-19 tests will now be required for nursing home staff
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scrambling to check the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes, the Trump administration announced Tuesday it will require facilities to test staff regularly or face fines.
The Latest: KFC suspends 'It's Finger Lickin' Good' from ads
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Don’t lick your fingers!
Attorney: Woman was in body bag 2 hours before found alive
An attorney for the family of a young woman found breathing at a Detroit funeral home after being declared dead said Tuesday the 20-year-old was in a body bag for some two hours before it was opened and she was dis…
Family lawyer says it would take a 'miracle' for Jacob Blake to walk again after being shot by police in Wisconsin
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Family lawyer says it would take a 'miracle' for Jacob Blake to walk again after being shot by police in Wisconsin.
Judge won’t dismiss Lee statue lawsuit; case heads for trial
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit seeking to prevent Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration from removing
Lawyer: Blake not likely to walk again after shot by police
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Jacob Blake, the Black man shot multiple times by police in Wisconsin, is paralyzed, and it would “take a miracle” for him to walk again, his family's attorney said Tuesday, while calling for t…
Coroner attributes California death to Vegas mass shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The death of a California woman last November stemmed from wounds she received in the Las Vegas mass shooting in 2017, a coroner has determined.
Texas renews court effort to ban abortion procedure
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Texas officials asked a federal appeals court’s permission Tuesday to enforce a ban on a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure — before the court rules on its constitutionality.
Hundreds of thousands flee US coast ahead of Hurricane Laura
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — In the largest U.S. evacuation of the pandemic, more than half a million people were ordered to flee the Gulf Coast on Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said co…
Greek coast guard: 92 people rescued from migrant boat
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A major search and rescue operation was underway in the eastern Aegean Sea Tuesday night after authorities received an emergency call from a boat carrying an unknown number of migrants, Greece…
Virginia judge allows lawsuit to proceed over plans to remove enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia judge allows lawsuit to proceed over plans to remove enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
Stocks shake off a bumpy start and push to another record
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks shook off a slow start on Wall Street and pushed gradually higher in the afternoon, leaving the S&P 500 at another record high. The benchmark index rose 0.4%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq ended …
Western Carolina football players propose boycott over video
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A Western Carolina University football player has called on his teammates to boycott team activities after several racist videos involving students at the school circulated on social medi…
Governor declares emergency after police shooting of Blake
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s governor declared a state of emergency Tuesday after some protesters vandalized businesses and set dozens of buildings on fire in a city where police shot a Black man multiple times…
Kanye West falls short in bid to be on Missouri's ballot
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rapper and music producer Kanye West did not gather enough valid signatures to be on Missouri's election ballot in November, election officials said Tuesday.