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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…
Mormon choir Christmas concert cancelled due to pandemic
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The annual Christmas concert by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' choir has been canceled because of lingering concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
Birth of panda cub brings 'joyous news' to the National Zoo
WASHINGTON (AP) — Giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth Friday to a wiggling cub and immediately began cuddling her offspring, Washington's National Zoo said.
Postmaster says election mail will go through despite cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Friday he has no plans to restore mailboxes and other agency cuts made since he took over in June, sparking fresh questions over how the Postal Service will…
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,…
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.
Baby panda born at the National Zoo; mom cradling cub
WASHINGTON (AP) — Baby panda born at the National Zoo; mom cradling cub.
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…
Georgia officer fired after using stun gun on Black woman
LOGANVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia police department fired a white officer Friday after an arrest captured on video showed him using a stun gun on a Black woman.
Online exchange blocked in Venezuela ahead of health bonuses
MIAMI (AP) — A currency exchange website appeared Friday to have been blocked in Venezuela as the online platform prepared to launch a U.S.-backed plan to provide assistance to underpaid health workers battling the…
Federal judge won't force expanded Indiana mail-in voting
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Friday rejected an attempt to force Indiana election officials to allow all voters to cast their ballots by mail because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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LeBron James pumps up Goodyear after Trump attacks company
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Akron’s best-known native responded to President Donald Trump's attack on his Ohio hometown's iconic company, offering a shout-out of solidarity with the city, company and workers.
Irate, protesters in Iraq's south torch parliament offices
BASRA, Iraq (AP) — Protesters torched parliament offices in Iraq's oil-rich south on Friday following days of inaction by the government after two activists were assassinated.
Appeals court won't step in for now on Trump tax records
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court said Friday it wouldn't step in right away to delay New York prosecutors’ effort to get President Donald Trump's tax records, potentially leaving the Supreme Court as his mos…