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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…
Baltimore police officer pleads guilty to child porn charge
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore police officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to possessing child pornography.
Police: Monk found fatally wounded at North Carolina temple
HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — A Buddhist monk found suffering from a fatal wound while kneeling at an altar was likely struck by a bullet fired from outside the North Carolina temple, authorities said Tuesday.
Soldier guilty in West Point rollover that killed cadet
FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) — An Army soldier found guilty of negligent homicide in a vehicle rollover that killed a West Point cadet last year was sentenced to three years' confinement and a discharge for bad conduct, …
US offers $5M bounty for top Venezuela judge, Maduro ally
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Trump administration offered a $5 million reward Tuesday for information leading to the arrest of the head of Venezuela’s high court, accusing the judge of taking bribes.
Family demands charges in shooting during Floyd protests
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a man fatally shot at a Minneapolis pawn shop during protests over the death of
COVID-19 outbreak reported at Texas federal medical prison
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — 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, the Bureau of Prisons said.
Lee descendant urges official removal of Confederate statues
Democratic lawmakers and others urged official removal of Confederate monuments at the center of a politically fraught national debate, saying Tuesday that slow action was leading protesters to try to topple statue…
EPA finds plastic trash contaminates 2 remote Hawaii beaches
HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated the waters of two remote beaches in Hawaii as contaminated by trash, forcing the state to address the persistent problem of plastic deposited …
Ex-student pleads to swatting conspiracy with neo-Nazi
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former Old Dominion University student who targeted his school with a fake bomb threat so he could skip class has pleaded guilty to a swatting conspiracy that ended up encompassing a neo-Na…
The Latest: Brazil starts tests on 3 coronavirus vaccines
SAO PAULO — Brazilian health authorities are starting a three-month test of a coronavirus vaccine produced by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac.
South Africa sees rise in virus cases; Zimbabwe sets curfew
JOHANNESBURG (AP) —
Police: Vegas man recorded 'thrill killing' and 2nd shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say they arrested a man who recorded cellphone video of himself in what a homicide lieutenant called the “thrill killing” of a sleeping homeless man and the unprovoked shooting …
DeSantis believes Florida will soon contain virus outbreak
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed confidence Tuesday that Florida will soon contain its coronavirus outbreak and that hospitals can handle the current influx of patients, putting forward a positi…
Nation's largest fuel retailer announces new CEO
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The CEO of Pilot Company, the nation’s largest fuel retailer, announced Tuesday that he will transition to chairman of the board at the beginning of next year and chief strategy officer Sham…
Sanger's name to be dropped from NYC clinic over eugenics
NEW YORK (AP) — Planned Parenthood of Greater New York will remove the name of pioneering birth control advocate Margaret Sanger from its Manhattan health clinic because of her “harmful connections to the eugenics …