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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…
US won’t expel migrant children detained in Texas hotel
HOUSTON (AP) — The Trump administration has agreed not to expel a group of immigrant children it detained in a Texas hotel under an emergency declaration citing the coronavirus and will instead allow them to seek t…
Mnuchin, Meadows to meet Pelosi; GOP seeks jobless aid cut
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top White House negotiators are set to meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi late Monday at the Capitol on the next
Cleanup from Hanna spurs fear amid COVID-19 surge in Texas
WESLACO, Texas (AP) — As recovery and cleanup efforts got underway Monday in South Texas in the wake of a downgraded Hanna, worried residents confronted the prospect of undertaking the effort amid a surge in corona…
Pelosi, others hail John Lewis as ‘conscience’ of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a solemn display of bipartisan unity, congressional leaders praised Democratic Rep. John Lewis as a moral force for the nation on Monday in a Capitol Rotunda memorial service rich with symbolis…
Lawmaker criticized for honoring Confederate, KKK figure
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama lawmaker is facing sharp criticism, including a call to resign, for participating in a celebration marking the birthday of a Confederate general who was also an early Ku Klux Klan…
UN refugee agency to install housing units in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency said Monday it is setting up 48 temporary pre-fab housing units for refugees and asylum seekers in Mexico.
Trump seeks political shot in the arm in vaccine push
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic put his political fate in grave jeopardy. Now he’s hoping to get credit for his administration’s aggressive push for a vaccine -– and …
Chicago Police: Violence drops after 2 new units rolled out
CHICAGO (AP) — There has been a reduction in homicides and shooting incidents in Chicago since the city's police force launched two units aimed at combating gun violence and ensuring protests and other large events…
Israel says it thwarts Hezbollah infiltration attempt
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Monday said it thwarted an infiltration attempt by Hezbollah militants — setting off one of the heaviest exchanges of fire along the volatile Israel-Lebanon frontier since a…
Second night of protests in Richmond ends with 16 arrests
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Fires were set, windows were smashed and 16 people were arrested as demonstrations continued for a second night in Virginia's capital city, Richmond's police chief said at a news conference Mon…
Daisy the St. Bernard recovers from her mountain ordeal
LONDON (AP) — Don’t worry: Daisy — the St. Bernard who reversed mountain rescue conventions — is fine.
Russian treason suspect isolated because of COVID-19 fears
MOSCOW (AP) — An adviser to Russia’s space agency jailed on suspicion of treason has been moved into isolation because he has possibly contracted COVID-19, reports said Monday.
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John Lewis's body arrives in Capitol Rotunda to lie in state
WASHINGTON (AP) — The body of the late Rep.
Ag officials warn of unsolicited seed shipments to states
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Agriculture officials in multiple states issued warnings Monday about unsolicited shipments of foreign seeds and advised people not to plant them.