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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…
Authorities search for latest missing soldier from Fort Hood
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities searched Friday in Central Texas for another soldier who has gone missing from Fort Hood, with the man's family members and the U.S. Army asking the public for help.
The Latest: India cases inch closer to 3M, spread in south
NEW DELHI — India has recorded another 24-hour jump in coronavirus infections as the disease spreads across the country’s southern states after plateauing in the capital and the financial center of Mumbai.
Sen. Paul suggests cutting days for rural postal deliveries
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul on Friday suggested cutting the number of days rural America receives postal deliveries to help shore up the financially ailing U.S. Postal Service.
Tropical Storm Marco forms in northwest Caribbean, could join Tropical Storm Laura as eventual double Gulf threat
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Marco forms in northwest Caribbean, could join Tropical Storm Laura as eventual double Gulf threat.
Mexico's famous floating gardens reopen after virus shutdown
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The famous “floating gardens” of Xochimilco reopened to visitors Friday after a five-month lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic.
Plane carrying comatose Russian dissident lands in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — A plane carrying Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning, touched down early Saturday in Berlin, where he will be treated in the German capital’s main hospital.
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Feds charge former Green Beret with espionage with Russia
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A former Army Green Beret living in northern Virginia was arrested on Friday, charged with divulging military secrets about his unit's activities in former Soviet republics during more than…
US Forecast
US Forecast for Sunday, August 23, 2020
Lawyers: Autopsy suggests inmate suffered during execution
CHICAGO (AP) — An inmate suffered “extreme pain" as he received a dose of pentobarbital during just the second federal execution following a 17-year lag, according to court filings by lawyers representing one of th…
Birth of panda cub provides 'much-needed moment of pure joy'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Delivering a “much-needed moment of pure joy,” the National Zoo's giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to a wiggling cub Friday at a time of global pandemic and social unrest.
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2 tropical storms a potential double threat to US Gulf Coast
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two tropical storms advanced across the Caribbean on Saturday as potentially historic threats to the U.S. Gulf Coast, one dumping rain on Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands while the ot…
Special order cable ties lead officers to suspected killer
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Special order cable ties, images from a trail camera and a history of bad blood over road access eventually added up to an arrest in a 2011 homicide in a rural neighborhood northwest of Helena,…
House holding rare Saturday vote on postal changes, funds
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is convening for a rare Saturday session to address mail delivery disruptions, poised to pass legislation that would reverse recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations and send $25…