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Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Police: 8-year-old killed in Hoover, Alabama, mall shooting

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Police: 8-year-old killed in Hoover, Alabama, mall shooting.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Asia Today: 63 new cases in major cities in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 63 new cases of the coronavirus, continuing a weekslong resurgence as new clusters pop up in various parts of the country.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
The Latest: Navajo reservation locks down for July 4 weekend

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Tribal police for the Navajo Nation and the New Mexico National Guard plan to enforce a curfew to shut down the Navajo reservation during the Fourth of July weekend.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Mexico reverses some openings as virus cases continue high

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s coronavirus outbreak rose by about 6,740 newly confirmed cases Friday for a second straight day, while 654 more deaths raised the country's total to 29,843.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT

Trump to give fiery speech at Rushmore amid virus, protests

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
5 killed, 3 injured in North Carolina highway crash

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Five people were killed and at least three others seriously injured after a highway crash in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday evening.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Trump to give fiery speech at Rushmore amid virus, protests

KEYSTONE, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump planned a fiery Mount Rushmore speech Friday night including denunciations of protesters he says are trying to “tear down” the nation's history. He's adding the condemna…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Autopsy: Man died of drug overdose after fight with deputies

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Black man died of an accidental drug overdose shortly after a confrontation with deputies at a Florida airport in April, according to an autopsy report released Friday.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Cops fired over photos of chokehold used on Elijah McClain

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Three officers were fired Friday over photos showing police reenact a chokehold used on Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died last year after police stopped him on the street in a De…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Lawsuit by student against ex-OU official settled

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by a former University of Oklahoma student who accused a former top school administrator of groping and kissing him inappropriately on several occasions has been settled, a news…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Trump plans fiery Rushmore rally amid virus threat, protests

KEYSTONE, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump planned a fiery Mount Rushmore speech Friday night including denunciations of protesters he says are trying to “tear down” the nation's history. He's adding the condemna…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Dog in Georgia tests positive for virus that causes COVID-19

ATLANTA (AP) — A dog in Georgia is believed to have been the second canine in the U.S. to test positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, health officials said.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
The Latest: Curfews, closures as virus surges in Florida

MIAMI — As coronavirus infections surge across Florida and hospital authorities nervously count their available intensive care beds, the state’s most populous county is closing down again, imposing a curfew and clo…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
The Latest: Trump goes to Mount Rushmore for fireworks

KEYSTONE, S.D. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's July Fourth celebration at Mount Rushmore (all times local):

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
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