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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…
Search continues for remains from Tulsa massacre; none found
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The search for remains of victims of the
UN official: Catastrophe looming from oil tanker off Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. environment chief said Wednesday that “time is running out” to avert an environmental, economic and humanitarian catastrophe from a deteriorating oil tanker loaded with 1.1 million barrels of …
Ex-oil company director returning to face charges in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A plane carrying the former head of Mexico’s state-run oil company took off from Spain and was expected to land late Thursday in Mexico, where the former executive faces charges equivalent to mon…
Embed-Virus Outbreak-Brazil-LAT Total Cases, ADVISORY
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRAZIL-LAT TOTAL CASES — Chart. With Brazil nearing 2 million coronavirus cases and 75,000 dead, this digital embed shows a chart of cumulative coronavirus cases for Latin American countries with a s…
Brazil nears 2 million coronavirus cases, with 75,000 dead
SAO PAULO (AP) — A thousand deaths a day.
Dershowitz as law group's keynote speaker faces backlash
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The selection of famed trial attorney Alan Dershowitz to deliver the keynote at this year's Alaska Bar Association annual convention is being criticized by members upset over Dershowitz's p…
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Space station power upgrades nearly finished after spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts completed their part of a three-year power upgrade to the International Space Station on Thursday, replacing six more outdated batteries with powerful new ones.
Governor: NYC not ready to open malls, museums yet
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City won't open malls and museums Monday even if the city is allowed to move into the next phase of reopening, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo promises more crackdowns on bars and restaurants.
For 17th straight week more than 1M Americans seek job aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a million Americans sought unemployment benefits for the 17th consecutive week as infections began surging in some of the nation's most populous states. Layoffs in places like Florida, G…
Gooding’s misconduct case back on docket after virus delays
NEW YORK (AP) — When Cuba Gooding Jr. returns to court next month for a hearing in his New York City sexual misconduct case, he’ll find the room outfitted with Plexiglas and other measures to prevent the spread of …
Report: Chicago's ex-top cop drove impaired, lied to public
CHICAGO (AP) — An inspector general’s report concluded Thursday that former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson drove a city vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and lied about the incident that led…
The Latest: Florida reports nearly 14,000 new virus cases
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida announced a single-day record of 156 deaths from the coronavirus.
Spain: U.S. man tells judge he was duped into carrying drugs
MADRID (AP) — A 77-year-old American man facing drug smuggling charges in Spain told a judge Thursday that he didn't know cocaine had been hidden in the jackets he carried across the world on behalf of a man he tho…
Investigators: Texas couple defrauded Army out of millions
DALLAS (AP) — Federal agents have seized more than 20 vehicles and the money from 10 bank accounts belonging to married U.S. Army veterans in Texas, saying the pair used personal information stolen from soldiers to…