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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…
Chicago police: At least nine wounded in South Side shooting as federal government plans to send federal agents.
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police: At least nine wounded in South Side shooting as federal government plans to send federal agents.
Police: At least 9 wounded in South Side Chicago shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — At least nine people have been wounded in a shooting on Chicago’s South Side, Chicago police said Tuesday.
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Trump says virus in US will get worse before it gets better
Search for child leads Mexican police to 23 abducted kids
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The search for a 2 1/2 year-old boy who was led away from a market in southern Mexico three weeks ago led police to a horrifying discovery: 23 abducted children being kept at a house and forced t…
The Latest: Mexico passes 40,000 new coronavirus death mark
MEXICO CITY — Mexico passed the 40,000-death mark Tuesday and reported near-record levels of newly confirmed coronavirus cases.
Judge: Show evidence to Iowa reporter arrested at protest
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A judge has ruled that prosecutors must turn over body-camera footage and other material to a Des Moines Register reporter who was arrested while covering a protest in May.
The Latest: 510 women positive for virus at Texas prison
FORT WORTH, Texas -- More than 500 women at a federal medical prison in Texas have tested positive for the coronavirus, in one of the largest confirmed outbreaks at a federal prison.
Lawmakers call for military changes after soldier's death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress joined advocates for women Tuesday to continue the call for changes in the way the military handles sexual abuse and harassment following the death of a soldier investigators b…
The Latest: Sao Paulo state tops 20,000 COVID-19 deaths
SAO PAULO — Brazilian authorities say the country’s Sao Paulo state has topped 20,000 deaths from COVID-19, while the nation as a whole has recored more than 80,000 fatalities due to the coronavirus.
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Honduran lawmaker loses appeal in defamation case
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ Supreme Court has denied an appeal by a lawmaker convicted last year of slandering a prominent local banker.
AP Exclusive: Aid from top donors drops even as need soars
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new snapshot of the frantic global response to the coronavirus pandemic shows some of the world’s largest government donors of humanitarian aid are buckling under the strain: Funding commitmen…
Los Angeles County approves anti-racist policy agenda
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leaders of the nation’s largest county on Tuesday unanimously approved a sweeping plan to address systemic racism and bias in its policies, practices and services.
PAHO waits for Nicaragua to approve visit by virus experts
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The Pan American Health Organization said Tuesday it is awaiting authorization from the government of Nicaragua to send in a team of experts to evaluate the coronavirus outbreak in the Cen…
Trump says virus in US will get worse before it gets better
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the “nasty horrible’” coronavirus will get worse in the U.S. before it gets better, but he also tried to paint a rosy picture of efforts to conquer th…