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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…
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES-WILDFIRE TRACKER — Map. The following digital embed shows wildfire activity and thermal detected hot spots across the U.S. in a fully interactive map. This map will update daily. Source: Integr…
Florida modeled a smooth mail election. Yes, Florida.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The votes were swiftly counted, winners were declared, and by about 10 o'clock that night most of the results of Tuesday's primary election — one with large numbers of mailed votes — were k…
Officials charged in $5M hurricane debris removal scheme
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — The mayor and city attorney of a Florida Panhandle city are the latest to be charged in the theft of $5 million in Hurricane Michael debris removal funds, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
The Latest: Trump pushes back against DNC reproach by Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is pushing back against a reproach from former President Barack Obama, who is set to speak at the Democratic National Convention.
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Firefighters contain large blaze at Dallas-area factory
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) — A massive daylong fire at a Dallas-area plastics factory Wednesday that sent a dense column of toxic black smoke over North Texas before fire crews could tame it has been contained, fire…
Mexico targets junk food as obesity takes toll amid pandemic
MEXICO CITY (AP) — As more states propose or approve bans on junk food sales to minors, Mexico is seeing the tide turn against high-calorie snacks that experts say have given the country one of the highest rates of…
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT
Democratic boundary breakers' night: Obama, Clinton, Harris
Victims want Golden State Killer sent to toughest prison
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Victims of California serial killer and rapist Joseph DeAngelo want him locked away in a distant maximum security prison with other inmates since he isn't going to spend the rest of his li…
Arizona close to meeting virus metrics for school reopenings
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s downward trend of coronavirus cases means parts of the state could meet all three metrics the state’s health and education departments set for at least a partial reopening of schools by Lab…
Puerto Rico imposes stricter measures amid coronavirus spike
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor announced Wednesday that she will place the U.S. territory on a 24-hour lockdown every Sunday as part of stricter measures to fight a spike in coronavirus cases.
Trump: US demands restoration of UN sanctions against Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is set to demand the restoration of all international sanctions on Iran in a move that will further isolate the U.S. at the United Nations, test the credibility of the U.N…
AP Explains: California's power outages pose new challenge
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — As if the pandemic and economic recession weren't bad enough, millions of Californians are now facing recurring threats of abrupt blackouts during a heat wave in the nation's most populous s…
The Latest: Obama will say 'our democracy' is on the line
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is set to implore voters to back his former vice president for the nation’s top job, arguing that “our democracy” is on the line.
Obama, in scathing Trump rebuke, warns democracy on the line
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama painted a unsparing portrait of American democracy on the brink if President Donald Trump wins in November, warning in a scathing, and at times emotional, address Wed…