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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 flies Kuwait emir, 91, to Minnesota after surgery at home
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait's 91-year-old ruling emir landed on Thursday in the United States after being flown across the world in a U.S. Air Force C-17 flying hospital, and just days after undergoin…
The Latest: Arizona reaches 3,000 deaths from coronavirus
PHOENIX — Arizona has topped 3,000 deaths from the coronavirus.
Honduras ex-first lady ordered released from prison
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A Honduran court ordered the immediate release Thursday of former first lady Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo, whose 58-year corruption sentence and conviction was tossed out earlier this yea…
DOJ: Alabama inmates are subjected to excessive force
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it believes Alabama’s prisons for men are unconstitutional because inmates are subjected to excessive force at the hands of prison staf…
Ohio GOP lawmakers push to repeal energy bill amid scandal
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. This story will be updated.
Mexican transport minister resigns in dispute with president
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andréz Manuel López Obrador’s decision last week to put management of the country’s customs operations in the hands of the military has claimed one of his Cabinet ministers who …
Southwest tightens face-mask rule, Delta steps up testing
DALLAS (AP) — Delta Air Lines will provide at-home coronavirus tests for some employees and Southwest Airlines will tighten its rule on face masks by ending exceptions for medical reasons.
Wall Street stumbles after rise in layoffs, tech weakness
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is stumbling on Thursday, undercut in part by a discouraging report showing that layoffs are picking up across the country with coronavirus counts.
Kansan who abused mentally ill patients denied early release
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has refused to free an ailing inmate from Kansas who, along with his wife, was convicted of abusing mentally ill patients at their treatment center, including by forcing th…
Convictions, life sentences upheld in "Cathouse" slayings
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An appeals court on Thursday affirmed the murder convictions and life sentences of two men in the 2009 slayings of four people in Oklahoma City, including a woman who was featured on the HBO se…
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Ocasio-Cortez, Dems assail men's abusive treatment of women
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's outrage over
Kentucky coal operator files for bankruptcy protection
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A coal operator headquartered in Kentucky, which bought assets from Blackjewel LLC after the company went bankrupt last year, has now filed for bankruptcy protection.
Chicago groups sue to bar federal agents from protest duties
CHICAGO (AP) — A collection of Chicago activist groups want a judge to block federal agents sent to the city to combat violent crime from interfering in or policing protests, arguing in a lawsuit filed Thursday tha…
Vivian remembered as courageous, humble Civil Rights warrior
ATLANTA (AP) — The nation paid its final respects Thursday to the Rev. C.T. Vivian, a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement who helped end segregation across the South and left an abiding imprint on U.S. history.