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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…
Georgia gov. explicitly voids mask orders in 15 localities
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's Gov. Brian Kemp is explicitly banning Georgia's cities and counties from ordering people to wear masks in public places. He voided orders on Wednesday that at least 15 local governments acr…
New Zealand opposition in turmoil as senior lawmakers depart
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s opposition National Party suffered fresh setbacks ahead of a September election Thursday as two senior lawmakers announced their retirements, days after the shock resign…
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The Latest: PA gov sets tougher rules for bars, restaurants
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is imposing broad new statewide restrictions on bars and restaurants and larger indoor gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Lack of training likely cause in copter crash during rally
Loss of control and a lack of training is to blame for a fatal helicopter crash during protests of a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville nearly three years ago, the National Transportation Safety Board said …
NASCAR hosts largest sporting event crowd since pandemic
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Clint Bowyer hopped off his pit stand at Bristol Motor Speedway to learn he'd won the fan vote to advance into NASCAR's All-Star race — an announcement met by a roar from the grandstands.
Trump replaces campaign manager amid sinking poll numbers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump shook up his campaign staff amid sinking poll numbers less than four months before the election, replacing campaign manager Brad Parscale with veteran GOP operative Bill Ste…
Some chosen to design Mississippi flag without rebel symbol
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A mayor, a former state Supreme Court justice and a community college president are among the people chosen to design a new Mississippi flag to replace one state officials recently retired bec…
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 …
Man sentenced in death of Nebraska college student
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A man was sentenced Wednesday to 71 years to life in prison in the death of a Nebraska college student whose body has never been found.
NASCAR hosting largest sporting event crowd since pandemic
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Fans are trickling into Bristol Motor Speedway for Wednesday night’s All-Star race in NASCAR’s largest event with spectators since the coronavirus pandemic shut sports down in March. They were…
Virus deaths hit new high in Texas as governor urges masks
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Signs in the Texas Panhandle urged voters to wear masks. Polling precincts were already staffed thin because some election workers backed out of the state's primary runoffs, cautious about the …
Colombia: Illegal groups using violence to enforce lockdowns
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Illegal armed groups are imposing strict COVID-19 quarantines in parts of Colombia where the state has a weak presence, threatening and even killing those who don’t comply, Human Rights Watc…
2 charged in deadly California kidnapping of China citizen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two men were charged Wednesday with kidnapping a Chinese national from a Los Angeles-area shopping mall in a $2 million ransom scheme that went wrong when the victim died from his injuries, autho…
Ex-officer in Hawaii sentenced for making man lick urinal
HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. judge sentenced a former Honolulu police officer Wednesday to four years in prison for forcing a homeless man to lick a public urinal, telling him to imagine someone doing that to his two you…