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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…
Trump tax ruling a new front in defamation suits against him
NEW YORK (AP) — When the U.S. Supreme Court decided this month that the presidency isn’t a shield against a New York prosecutor’s criminal investigation, the justices didn’t say whether the same goes for civil suit…
News organizations object to gag order in George Floyd case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A coalition of news organizations asked a Minnesota judge on Friday to scale back the gag order he imposed in the case of four former Minneapolis police officers who are charged in the death of G…
DA: No basis for charges against cop who put knee on head
A Pennsylvania police officer was justified when he pressed his knee into an intoxicated man’s head while restraining him outside a hospital, a prosecutor said Friday after reviewing an incident that was caught on …
Felony charge against Breonna Taylor protesters dropped
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A prosecutor announced Friday that he is dropping a felony charge against dozens of protesters who gathered at the Kentucky Attorney General's home to demand justice in Breonna Taylor's death.
Arbery slaying defendant facing separate state investigation
ATLANTA (AP) — One of the white men charged with murder in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery while he was running in a neighborhood near Georgia's coast struck the Black man with his vehicle and had messages on his phon…
Crowds welcome Kosovo president returning from questioning
MORINE, Kosovo (AP) — A cheering crowd welcomed Kosovo's president on Friday upon his return from The Netherlands, where he was questioned by prosecutors at a special international court on alleged crimes during th…
Wall Street ticks up; S&P 500 on track for 3rd weekly gain
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting higher on Friday, and the S&P 500 is closing in on a third straight weekly gain.
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California governor lays out strict criteria for school openings, making classroom instruction unlikely
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — California governor lays out strict criteria for school openings, making classroom instruction unlikely.
Bump stock manufacturer seeks Las Vegas shooter's estate
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The largest manufacturer of bump stocks, the firearm attachments used by the Las Vegas gunman in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, has filed a claim against the deceased gunman's esta…
Illinois woman who pleaded guilty to 1st-degree murder in beating death of 5-year-old son gets 35-year prison sentence
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — Illinois woman who pleaded guilty to 1st-degree murder in beating death of 5-year-old son gets 35-year prison sentence.
Still no remains in search for Tulsa massacre victims
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The search for the remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre continued for a fifth day Friday, and although the excavation at a cemetery in the city has yet to yield human remains, thos…
Armenia-Azerbaijan border fighting escalates; 16 killed
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan forces fought Tuesday with heavy artillery and drones, leaving at least 16 people killed on both sides, including an Azerbaijani general, in the worst outbreak of host…
Remote region of Brazil's Amazon counts 1st deaths by virus
SAO PAULO (AP) — The first deaths from COVID-19 have come to a vast, remote region of the Amazon that Brazil's government says is home to greatest concentration of isolated Indigenous groups in the world.
Video of Black man's arrest puts London police in spotlight
LONDON (AP) — One London police officer was suspended and another given restricted duties Friday after a video of an arrest appeared to show an officer kneeling on a Black man’s neck.