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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: Arkansas says public schools must be open 5 days
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas state government is requiring public schools to stay open five days a week when classes resume this month, complicating efforts by some districts to limit on-site instruction becaus…
Hiroshima, Japan, marks the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, that killed 140,000 people.
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Hiroshima, Japan, marks the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, that killed 140,000 people.
3 Mexico smugglers undone by screech of their howler monkeys
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Somewhat predictably, an attempt by three people to smuggle two howler monkeys in southern Mexico was undone when the protected animals locked in a suitcase began emitting their piercing cries.
AP Interview: Clyburn warns US lacks plan to stop virus
Rep. James Clyburn said Wednesday the COVID-19 crisis is “much, much worse” than the 2008 Great Recession because the U.S. is without a national strategy to contain the coronavirus.
Bomb survivors lament Japan not doing enough for nuke ban
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Hiroshima on Thursday marked the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, the world’s first nuclear attack.
8 Western nations urge Russian forces to leave Georgia
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and seven European countries marked Friday’s 12th anniversary of the conflict between Russia and Georgia with a call to Moscow to withdraw forces from Abkhazia and South Osse…
Probe: Police commented on explicit photo in extortion case
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of University of Utah police officers made inappropriate comments about explicit photos of a student who had submitted the pictures as evidence in an extortion case shortly before her …
Subject of 'Audrie & Daisy' documentary dies by suicide
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — An advocate for sexual abuse victims who became the subject of a Netflix documentary after alleging she was sexually assaulted at age 14 in Missouri has died by suicide, according to her mother …
Report says pilot became disoriented in fatal Atlanta crash
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee businessman who was flying a plane that crashed in Georgia in 2018 likely lost control after becoming disoriented in cloudy weather after taking off, a National Transportation Safe…
The Latest: Indiana gov defends school reopening in pandemic
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is defending school reopenings in the face of mounting reports of students and education staff testing positive for the coronavirus since returning to classes.
Minneapolis commission stalls on proposal to dismantle Police Department, ending its chances of making November ballot
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis commission stalls on proposal to dismantle Police Department, ending its chances of making November ballot.
Pollution turns one side of divided Paraguayan lagoon purple
LIMPIO, Paraguay (AP) — The Cerro Lagoon in the Paraguayan city of Limpio is sharply divided into two parts: one purple, one blue. One part emits a foul odor, the other doesn’t.
Videos show jail officers restraining North Carolina inmate
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Body camera videos from a North Carolina jail show a man who died days after his arrest struggling with guards to get up from where he lay on the floor, calling out for his mother and yel…
Capitol negotiators still stuck, still trying on virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a week’s worth of meetings, at least some clarity is emerging in the bipartisan Washington talks on a huge COVID-19 response bill. Negotiators are still stuck, but still trying.
Minn. panel requests more time on plan to dismantle police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis commission decided Wednesday to take more time to review a City Council amendment to