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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: Mississippi gov says college football essential
JACKSON, MISS. - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said college football is “essential” Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump tweeted in support of colleges moving forward with the football season as planned amid …
Agency swats down prospect of mosquito flag for Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will not put a huge mosquito on its new state flag.
Elite public schools in Virginia, elsewhere seek diversity
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia's Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology regularly finds itself at the very top of national rankings, an elite public school in the suburbs of the nation's capital…
Over 900 students, staff in Georgia district quarantining
CANTON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia school district has quarantined more than 900 students and staff members because of possible exposure to the coronavirus since classes resumed last week and will temporarily shut down a…
The Latest: Harris 'honored' to join Biden on Dem ticket
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden's selection of California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate (all times local):
Colorado attorney general probing Elijah McClain's death announces broader investigation into suburban Denver police
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Colorado attorney general probing Elijah McClain's death announces broader investigation into suburban Denver police.
U.S. judge: Cities cannot fine people for living outside
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon city has joined Boise, Idaho, in eliciting a precedent-setting court ruling that could change how cities nationwide cite and fine people living outside.
LA sheriff concerned after deputies detain Black teens
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff said Monday he is ordering a review of tactics deputies used to detain three teenagers at gunpoint after the mother of one said the youths had been threatened by a …
US contractor told Lebanese port official of chemicals risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — About four years before the Beirut port explosion that killed dozens of people and injured thousands, a U.S. government contractor expressed concern to a Lebanese port official about unsafe storag…
Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend balks at prison conditions
NEW YORK (AP) — The reaction of federal prison officials to Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide last year is to blame for onerous conditions a British socialite faces in jail while awaiting trial on charges that she procured…
Suit: LA officer fondled dead woman, showed video to others
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles police officer accused of fondling a dead woman was sued Tuesday by her family, court documents show.
Lawsuit filed in Tennessee prison administrator's killing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The daughter of a Tennessee corrections administrator who authorities say was killed during a prison escape has sued the facility and its warden for negligence in her death.
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Prosecution rejects rookie argument by ex-cop in Floyd death
Minneapolis (AP) — State prosecutors have rejected an argument by a fired Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death that he was just a rookie overridden by a senior officer at the scene.
The Latest: LA mayor hails Harris pick as VP candidate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden's selection of California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate (all times local):