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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…
South Texas prepares for Tropical Storm Hanna amid pandemic
HOUSTON (AP) — Officials in South Texas, hit by the coronavirus pandemic in recent weeks, said Friday they’re also prepared to handle any challenges from Tropical Storm Hanna, which was headed their way and expecte…
Body of missing photographer found in western Colorado
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A search and rescue crew on Friday discovered the body of a missing photographer along a hiking trail in western Colorado, authorities said.
Lawyer: All new DACA applications put in 'pending' bucket
PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. government said Friday that it’s putting new DACA applications in a “pending” bucket while officials decide whether to again try to end the program for young immigrants, keeping enrollment s…
Missing red panda found safe in Columbus Zoo
POWELL, Ohio (AP) — A red panda that disappeared from its habitat at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium “is home safe and sound” after it needed to be tranquilized in a tree, the zoo said.
Colorado school gunman gets life with possibility of parole
A teenager who told authorities that he launched a fatal shooting attack on his suburban Denver school last year with a classmate because he wanted them to experience trauma like that he had experienced was sentenc…
Gov't: New foreign students can't enter US if courses online
A week after revoking sweeping new restrictions on international students, federal immigration officials on Friday announced that new foreign students will be barred from entering the United States if they plan to …
No virus bill yet: White House, GOP at odds over jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiations over a new
Choctaw chief chosen to help design new Mississippi flag
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will help design a new Mississippi state flag that does not include the Confederate battle emblem.
Fire at Arizona Democratic headquarters now an arson probe
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a fire that destroyed part of the Arizona and Maricopa County Democratic Party headquarters Friday may have been arson.
The Latest: New Orleans shuts bars, bans takeout booze sales
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans’ mayor is shutting down the city’s bars because of rising coronavirus numbers and is also forbidding restaurants to sell alcoholic drinks to go.
Hurricane warning issued as Hanna approaches Texas coast
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters issued a hurricane warning for parts of the Texas coast as Tropical Storm Hanna threatened to bring heavy rain, rough waters and strong winds Saturday, all while another tropical storm appr…
With no new law to curb drug costs, Trump tries own changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Unable to land the big deal with Congress to curb drug costs, President Donald Trump has moved on his own to allow imports of cheaper medicines, along with other limited steps that could have some…
Ex-USC gynecologist pleads not guilty to new sex charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former University of Southern California campus gynecologist accused of sexually assaulting 21 patients pleaded not guilty Friday to six new charges.
Sentencing delayed for midshipman in sexual assault case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A judge has postponed sentencing for a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman found guilty of sexual assault charges because the defendant was showing signs of a COVID-19 infection.
Oklahoma prosecutor will not charge man who drove in crowd
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A prosecutor in Oklahoma has decided not to charge a motorist who drove through a crowd of people protesting on an interstate following the death of