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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 governor demands probe of power blackouts
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An irate California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an emergency proclamation allowing some energy users and utilities to tap backup energy sources amid a days-long heatwave that has prompted rolling …
Man charged with kidnapping in case of missing Georgia mom
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A man has been charged with kidnapping in the case of a
Police: Wichita 4-year-old boy shoots himself with dad's gun
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 4-year-old Wichita boy has been hospitalized in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself in the head with his father's gun, police said.
Chicago's top cop defends police actions during protests
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's police superintendent defended his officers' actions during weekend clashes with protesters, saying Monday that they acted professionally in the face of a “concerted effort” by those in the…
Trump says he'll send feds if NYC can't stop bloodshed
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is again threatening to send federal agents to New York City if local authorities don't stop a surge of violence that has left seven people dead and more than 50 people shot s…
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PUBLIC HEALTH-CARES ACT — Table. This digital embed lists state, county and local jurisdictions receiving Coronavirus Relief Fund money, and the percentage they have spent as of June 30. This table is current as of…
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PUBLIC HEALTH-CARES ACT — Chart. This digital embed shows the results of a Missouri survey of health departments on whether they had requested or received federal CARES Act money. This chart is current as of Aug. 1…
Detroit priest denies abuse, gets $125K in lawsuit deal
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit priest who said he was defamed by a police officer in an investigation of alleged sexual abuse has settled a lawsuit against her for $125,000.
Judge: Outside experts can visit immigrant detention center
FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Two outside experts will be allowed to inspect an immigration detention center in Virginia that has seen the worst coronavirus outbreak at any such facility in the nation, a federal judge said…
FBI arrests Puerto Rico lawmaker, family in corruption probe
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — FBI agents on Monday arrested Puerto Rico Rep. María Milagros Charbonier after the legislator who once presided over the island's House Ethics Committee was charged in a public corrupti…
Somali police suspend prison warden after deadly riot
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The warden of the central prison in Somalia’s capital has been suspended following a recent riot at the facility in which 19 people were killed, an official said Monday.
French nursing home sees 9 deaths in 1 week as virus returns
PARIS (AP) — Nine people with the virus died over the past week in a single nursing home in eastern France, and other French care homes are shutting their doors as the country battles a new rise in COVID-19 infecti…
After UAE-Israel deal, Kushner slams Palestinian leaders
JERUSALEM (AP) — Top White House adviser Jared Kushner said Monday that the Palestinian leadership's credibility has fallen to an “all time low” and that the Trump administration wouldn't “chase” the Palestinians o…
Review cites 'operational failures' in Smollett prosecution
CHICAGO (AP) — A special prosecutor in Chicago accused Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her office on Monday of repeatedly abusing their discretion and making false public statements in the case against ac…