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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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Health officials are quitting or getting fired amid outbreak
Court: LA County owes $8M to man killed like George Floyd
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles County must pay a full $8 million damage award to the family of a Black man whose death had similarities to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the California Su…
Virginia man who drove through BLM protest: 6 years in jail
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man who a prosecutor described as a leader of the Ku Klux Klan and who drove through a Black Lives Matter protest in June was sentenced Monday to six years in jail.
Confirmed coronavirus cases in the world reach 20 million.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Confirmed coronavirus cases in the world reach 20 million.
UN envoy says Guinea-Bissau in fragile state after elections
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Guinea-Bissau said Monday the “political crisis and the parliamentary paralysis” following elections this year have left the impoverished West African nation in a fragile st…
LA sheriff concerned after deputies confront 3 Black teens
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff said Monday he has concerns about tactics deputies used to detain three Black teenagers at gunpoint after the youths were threatened by a man holding a knife.
Apt Bible passage at Catholic Mass coincides with earthquake
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Scripture quite literally came to life for several Catholic churches in North Carolina as a rare earthquake rattled portions of the state over the weekend.
The Latest: Minnesota long-term care facilities to open more
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Long-term care facilities in Minnesota soon will be allowed to open up more to visitors during the coronavirus pandemic but will have to follow the state’s strict guidance.
Mask up: Mississippi lawmakers return amid virus outbreak
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Most Mississippi legislators wore masks and practiced social distancing Monday as they returned to the state Capitol for the first time since the start of the largest
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Police body camera video of Floyd arrest released to public
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police camera video of Minneapolis officers arresting George Floyd was released to the public Monday and is available for publication.
Brooklyn man pleads guilty in subways-related terror case
NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn man charged with trying to help the Islamic State group by encouraging attacks on New York’s subway system pleaded guilty Monday in Manhattan federal court.
Trump returns to White House briefing, says 'shooting' outside White House now 'under control'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump returns to White House briefing, says 'shooting' outside White House now 'under control.'
Trump abruptly escorted from briefing after shooting near WH
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a U.S. Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon. He returned minutes la…
Dems say Trump's payroll tax break weakens Social Security
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s move to defer Social Security payroll taxes could be taking him into treacherous political territory.