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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…
Parson: Trump 'focused' on situation with St. Louis couple
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said President Donald Trump is focused on and concerned about the possibility that a white St. Louis couple could face criminal charges for displaying guns as they def…
Confederate statues stored at Richmond waste water plant
At least some of the Confederate monuments that have been recently removed from places of prominence in Richmond, Virginia, are being stored on the grounds of a waste water treatment plant, photographs show.
Woman pleads not guilty to charges in Texas soldier's death
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 22-year-old woman accused of helping hide the body of a slain Texas soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges related to the crime.
Victims' lawyer: Drug-diluting pharmacist set to be released
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri pharmacist who pleaded guilty in a scheme to dilute tens of thousands of prescriptions for seriously ill patients to boost profits is being released from prison early becau…
The Latest: US announces new nursing home testing initiative
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Trump administration has announced plans to provide point of care coronavirus testing in nursing homes across the country to help ease the burden on overwhelmed testing sites and avoid backlo…
Oklahoma man charged with murder for killing 3 in car crash
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The man accused of killing three student athletes after he crashed into a high school cross-country team outside a suburban Oklahoma City school has been charged with second-degree, an upgrade …
Fired VA staffer admits to murdering 7 patients with insulin
A former staffer at a veterans hospital in West Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to intentionally killing seven patients with fatal doses of insulin, capping a sweeping federal investigation into a series of mysteri…
Greece wants 'crippling' EU sanctions ready to use on Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece wants its European Union partners to prepare “crippling” economic sanctions for use against neighboring Turkey if it goes ahead with planned offshore gas and oil exploration off Greek i…
Biden's Texas ad signals opportunity in GOP stronghold
Joe Biden targeted Texas with a modest advertising investment that raised new questions about President Donald Trump's vulnerability in the longtime Republican stronghold as coronavirus infections explode.
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The Latest: South Africa exceeds UK in confirmed virus cases
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has surpassed the UK in its number of confirmed coronavirus cases. That’s according to a health ministry statement and data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Churches offer mental health aid amid pandemic, protests
CHICAGO (RNS) — Not long into the coronavirus pandemic, the Rev. Sandra Maria Van Opstal, a pastor at
Loughlin, Giannulli want $1M bail cut in college scam case
BOSTON (AP) — "Full House” actor Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, want their bail cut from $1 million to $100,000, telling a judge they will not flee ahead of their sentencing in t…
4 more states added to NY, NJ, CT virus quarantine list
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced four more states are on New York, New Jersey and Connecticut's quarantine list on Tuesday as governors there sought to contain the spread of COVID-19 from re…
Texas voters head back to polls as virus continues surging
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Senate primary race in Texas overshadowed by an alarming resurgence of the coronavirus came down to a runoff Tuesday between two Democrats trying to seize on what their party sees as a n…