Nation/World
Want to follow the latest in world news? Keep reading below for today's national and world news headlines!
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…
Owner of shuttered dairy sentenced to 10 years in $60M fraud
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The owner of an award-winning organic dairy who pleaded guilty to defrauding investors of nearly $60 million was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison.
St. Louis couple charged for pulling guns at protest
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ top prosecutor on Monday charged a husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion.
Renaming Alabama bridge for John Lewis opposed in Selma
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Growing calls nationally to honor
Prosecutor charges St. Louis couple with felony unlawful use of a weapon for pulling guns at protest near their mansion
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecutor charges St. Louis couple with felony unlawful use of a weapon for pulling guns at protest near their mansion.
Kansas congressman blamed voter registration issue on staff
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman misled a sheriff's detective by blaming staff for a problem with his state voter registration form that led to three felony criminal charges, a prosecutor alleged M…
'Men's rights' lawyer eyed in shooting of NJ judge's family
A self-described “anti-feminist” lawyer found dead in the Catskills of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound is the prime suspect in the shooting of a federal judge's family in New Jersey, the FBI said Monday.
Bodies not yet out from partly collapsed New Orleans hotel
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ fire chief says it’s taking longer than expected to remove the bodies of two construction workers from a hotel that
Judge allows challenge to terrorist watchlist to move ahead
FALLS CHURCH, Va, (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland is allowing dozens of Muslim plaintiffs to move ahead with a lawsuit against Attorney General William Barr and other federal officials challenging the constituti…
Russian court fines influential monk who denies virus exists
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Monday ordered an influential monk, who has denied the existence of the new coronavirus and urged his followers to ignore government lockdown orders, to pay a fine for fomenting enm…
Syria reports suspected Israeli air raids on capital
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian military said the country's air defenses responded on Monday to Israeli air raids in south Damascus that wounded seven soldiers and caused material damage, and residents said loud …
The Latest: National Zoo eyes limited reopening this week
WASHINGTON — The National Zoo will reopen to the public later this week with restrictions to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Embed-Map-Virus Outbreak-Global Cases, ADVISORY
VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL CASES — Map. Global interactive map visualizes cumulative coronavirus cases and deaths by country for geographical comparison. This map will updated multiple times daily. Source: Johns Hopkins…
Eldorado finishes $17.3M buyout of Caesars Entertainment
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada company that started in 1973 with a single hotel-casino in Reno announced Monday it has completed a $17.3 billion buyout of Caesars Entertainment Corp. and will take the iconic company’s n…
Chicago violence sparks war of words between Trump, mayor
CHICAGO (AP) — The war of words between Chicago’s mayor and President Donald Trump escalated Monday after a weekend when 12 were killed in the city and dozens injured by gunfire, with Lori Lightfoot rejecting any s…
Murders in Mexico, especially of women, grew during pandemic
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of homicides in Mexico has grown during the new coronavirus pandemic, including a 9.2% spike in killings of women, according to government figures released Monday.