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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…
Tropical Storm Hanna forms in Gulf of Mexico; the earliest "H-named" storm in a record-setting hurricane season
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Hanna forms in Gulf of Mexico; the earliest "H-named" storm in a record-setting hurricane season.
Tropical Storm Hanna forms; Gonzalo strength remains steady
MIAMI (AP) — Two tropical storms that broke records for being the earliest named Atlantic storms of their respective place in the alphabet have triggered watches and warnings both in the Caribbean and along the sou…
Thai police: Charges on Red Bull heir dropped from '12 crash
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Charges have been dropped against a Thai heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune who was accused in a 2012 car crash that killed a Bangkok police officer, Thai police said Friday.
Mississippi deputy dies after saving son at Florida beach
HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) — A deputy sheriff from Mississippi has died after saving his 10-year-old son from a rip current off a beach in Florida.
North Carolina professor found dead weeks after backlash
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Authorities on Thursday discovered the body of a white North Carolina professor who recently announced his retirement amid backlash over his comments on social media, in which called the sta…
John Lewis funeral to be held at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist
ATLANTA (AP) — The funeral for the late civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis will be held Thursday at Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once led.
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Trump calls off Florida segment of GOP National Convention
Sudan protest movement rejects gov't plans to cut subsidies
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s protest leaders announced Thursday that they oppose the government’s economic reform plan to slash fuel subsidies and float the Sudanese currency, raising the specter of unrest as the country m…
Iran says passenger plane 'harassed' over Syria by US jet
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian passenger plane flying from Tehran to Beirut on Thursday was “harassed" by fighter jets, Iranian state TV reported, saying the plane managed to safely land in the Lebanese capital. A …
John Lewis to lie in state at US Capitol next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — The late civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol next week.
Federal review: Alabama inmates subjected to excessive force
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama prisons have a pattern of using excessive force against male inmates, the U.S. Department of Justice announced in an investigation released Thursday, as it again accused the state of…
Board changes school's name from Robert E. Lee to John Lewis
SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) — Virginia's largest school system is removing the name of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from one of its high schools in favor of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis.
Man sentenced to time served for threatening Kansas senator
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — An eastern Missouri man was sentenced to time served and probation after pleading guilty Thursday to sending several death threats to U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri last year.
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Parole recommended for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California panel on Thursday recommended that Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten be paroled after serving nearly five decades in prison.