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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…
Brooklyn's US attorney tapped for Justice Department role
NEW YORK (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Brooklyn is leaving his post for a job at the U.S. Justice Department in Washington.
The Latest: North Korea's Kim urges 'maximum alert' on virus
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to maintain “maximum alert” against the coronavirus pandemic, criticizing unspecified complacencies in the country’s anti-virus campaign that he…
Mexican state eyes closing US border as Arizona cases rise
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s coronavirus outbreak rose by a record 6,741 confirmed cases and 679 deaths Thursday, putting the country’s toll of 29,189 COVID-19 deaths higher than Spain’s, though the milestone was ov…
Complaint: Missing Texas solider was killed at Fort Hood
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal and military investigators said Thursday a soldier missing since April was killed by a fellow soldier stationed at the same Texas base. The revelation followed demands for the Army to r…
Supreme Court blocks curbside voting in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision Thursday blocked a lower court ruling allowing curbside voting in Alabama and waiving some absentee ballot requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Latest: China reports 5 new cases of coronavirus
BEIJING — China reported five newly confirmed cases of coronavirus, two of them in the capital Beijing and three brought from outside the country, according to the National Health Commission.
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California governor: Wear masks, avoid July 4th gatherings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom urged Californians on Thursday to turn to their “better angels" and use common sense by wearing masks and skipping traditional gatherings with family and friends during t…
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Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 states
Mexico's top human rights official says she was threatened
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico’s governmental human rights commission said Thursday she has received threatening telephone calls, text messages and social media postings.
Potato chip heiress wins back control of fortune
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The heiress to the Golden Flake potato chip empire is for now back in control of her fortune after a ruling Thursday by the Alabama Supreme Court.
The Latest: US: Airlines should consider capacity limits
U.S. officials said airlines should consider limiting capacity on planes to promote social distancing, but they are not considering making the airlines do it.
Lee button found in time capsule under Confederate monument
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A button that experts believe was from Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s dress coat and a strand of hair from his horse are among the items found inside a time capsule discovered when workers re…
Kansas City police officer shot, suspect dead after shooting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A shooting Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri, left a suspect dead and a police officer in critical condition after being shot in the head, police said.
Judge: NY lockup's COVID-19 response lacked common sense
NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan federal lockup failed to implement common-sense measures to protect prisoners after a COVID-19 outbreak infected dozens of inmates at the facility, a judge said Thursday.