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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…
Family members of murder victims assail Golden State Killer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tearful family members of people killed by Joseph DeAngelo assailed him Thursday for stealing away their loved ones as he escalated his attacks from burglaries and rapes to a series of hor…
California firefighters `taxed to the limit' seeking help
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — More than two dozen major fires were scorching California on Thursday and taxing the state's firefighting capacity, sparked by an unprecedented lightning siege that dropped nearly 11,000 s…
The Latest: Trump says, 'Biden is no friend of Pennsylvania'
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Trial set in civil suit over 2017 Park Police shooting
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A judge on Thursday set a November trial date for a civil lawsuit in the 2017 fatal shooting by U.S. Park Police of a northern Virginia motorist, but government lawyers say the trial should…
Israel says 2 rockets fired from Gaza Strip; no casualties
JERUSALEM (AP) — Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip landed near the Israeli security fence late on Thursday, the Israeli military said.
Crews "taxed to the limit" California firefighters seek help
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — More than two dozen major fires were scorching California on Thursday and taxing the state's firefighting capacity, sparked by an unprecedented lightning siege that dropped nearly 11,000 s…
Survey: Toll-road traffic still lagging pre-pandemic levels
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Traffic on some major U.S. toll roads has rebounded from lows reached during the height of the coronavirus pandemic but the range of the recovery varies widely in different parts of the country,…
Biden seeking party, national unity in convention climax
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden is accepting the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night, achieving the pinnacle — so far — of his nearly five-decade political career in the climax of the most unorthodo…
California court gives reprieve to Uber, Lyft in California
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — An appeals court has allowed ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft to continue treating their drivers as independent contractors while an appeal works its way through the court.
Video shows Muslim man's faith mocked during fatal arrest
Phoenix (AP) — An advocacy group released what they say is previously unseen body camera footage Thursday showing Phoenix police mocking the religion of a Black Muslim man who later died in their custody.
'Tiger King' zoo closes after animal treatment investigation
WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma zoo featured in Netflix's “Tiger King" documentary has closed after federal authorities investigated it for alleged maltreatment of animals and suspended its license.
Street honoring Confederate icon renamed for HBCU president
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans thoroughfare named for the former president of the Confederacy will be renamed next year to honor a local civil rights icon and longtime president of a historically Black university…
South Dakota officials warn of COVID-19 exposure at Sturgis
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota health officials warned Thursday that a number of people who attended the 10-day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally this month, including some who came from out of state, have come down …
Lightning blitz keeps wildfires raging across California
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — More than two dozen major fires were scorching California on Thursday, largely the result of an unprecedented lightning siege that dropped nearly 11,000 strikes over several days.
The Latest: Pfizer looks at vaccine with fewest side effects
NEW YORK — Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech will take its COVID-19 vaccine candidate with the fewest side effects into final-stage testing.