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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…
The Latest: At DNC, Giffords speaks out about 2011 shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords is calling on Americans to speak out to combat gun violence, “even when you have to fight to find the words.”
N.C. judges listen to challenge over restoring voting rights
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Attorneys for convicted felons urged North Carolina judges on Wednesday to block a state law that keeps felons from voting until their full sentences — not just prison time — are complete, argu…
AP News in Brief at 9:09 p.m. EDT
Democratic boundary breakers' night: Obama, Clinton, Harris
California takes step to protect leatherback sea turtles
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California took a step Wednesday toward placing Pacific leatherback sea turtles under state protection as the species faces potential extinction from human-caused problems.
The Latest: Harris talks at DNC about obstacles to voting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris kicked off the third night of the virtual Democratic National Convention by saying viewers may have heard “about obstacles and misinformation, and folks making it harder for you to c…
The Latest: Health official says pandemic cooling in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s point man on the coronavirus epidemic says three weeks of continuing decline in the number of new coronavirus cases means the country is seeing a reduction in the pandemic.
US deports 127 recovered coronavirus detainees to Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Guatemalan government said Wednesday that the Unites States has deported 127 detained migrants who had suffered from COVID-19 but recovered.
Video appears to show deputy first shoved Raptors president
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A new video released by the attorneys of Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri appears to show an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy initially shoved him twice leading to an altercation moments …
California wildfires chase people from homes into smoky air
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Crews worked in blistering heat Wednesday to beat back wildfires that ignited across Northern California, sending thousands of people from their homes into smoky air, briefly halting traffi…
Pilot crashes, dies fighting California wildfires
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A pilot battling a fire in central California died after his helicopter crashed Wednesday morning.
The Latest: LA mayor orders utility shutoff for party house
LOS ANGELES — The mayor of Los Angeles says he authorized shutting off utility services at a home in the Hollywood Hills that has been the site of raucous parties despite a ban on large gatherings during the corona…
Teen mother charged with felony murder in death of toddler
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee teenager was indicted Wednesday on felony murder and other charges in the death of her 15-month-old daughter, whose disappearance prompted a search across three states, officia…
Student-led group seeks justice for man shot by police
EAST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — The group of student protesters marched up the wide roadway overlooking Interstate 280, the megaphones amplifying their voices nearly drowned out by the highway traffic below.
The Latest: Outcry leads Australia state to ease virus ban
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s coronavirus hot spot of Victoria state has backed down in the face of a public backlash against a decree that barred residents of Melbourne from taking a short drive to get to an …
Californians urged to conserve energy again amid heat wave
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Californians were urged to conserve electricity again Wednesday as the searing heat wave roasting the West strained the state's electrical grid and raised the threat that another round of rolling…