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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…
Texas DA files new charges resulting from deadly drug raid
HOUSTON (AP) — The investigation of a Houston Police Department narcotics unit following a deadly 2019 drug raid has resulted in charges being filed against six former officers, who are accused of routinely using f…
Appeals court lifts restraint against Trump book publisher
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court cleared the way Wednesday for a publisher to distribute a tell-all book by President Donald Trump’s niece over the objections of the president’s brother.
LAPD funding slashed by $150M, reducing number of officers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — City leaders voted Wednesday to slash the Los Angeles Police Department budget by $150 million, reducing the number of officers to a level not seen for more than a decade amid nationwide demands …
Minneapolis commission to hold 2 hearings on police proposal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Some members of a commission reviewing a proposal to
Bars, restaurants pay price for California virus surge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California took a big step back in reopening its economy on Wednesday as Gov. Gavin Newsom shut down bars, wineries, museums, movie theaters and inside restaurant dining across most of the…
Urban-rural divide on display in Oklahoma's primary election
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Mauree Turner is a living example of the growing diversity of big cities.
The Latest: PA high court rejects bid to halt virus shutdown
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s high court has rejected an effort by Republican state lawmakers to end Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s pandemic shutdown orders.
Yellowstone park to reconsider controversial bison plan
LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials plan to reconsider how they manage Yellowstone National Park's famous wild bison herds following longstanding complaints over thousands of the animals that have been kille…
Old times not forgotten: Mississippi furls rebel-themed flag
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi officials held a ceremony Wednesday to retire the former state flag and send it to a history museum, a day after Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a law stripping official status …
US signals it will resist freeing detained migrant families
HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. government said Wednesday that it should not have to automatically release immigrant parents detained with their children — including some infants — after a federal judge set a deadline for …
Police: Man bit tip off officer's nose during a struggle
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man who struggled with police while being taken into custody has been accused of biting the tip off of a police officer's nose, authorities say.
TV reporter, cameraman shot to death in northern Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A television reporter and a cameraman were shot to death Wednesday in La Ceiba, a town on Honduras’ northern Caribbean coast that has been wracked by gang violence in the past.
Mother charged in fatal mauling of infant son by family dog
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana woman has been arrested in connection with the fatal mauling of her 26-day-old son by the family's pit bull mix dog.
Mexican president marks 2nd anniversary amid virus, violence
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador celebrated the second anniversary of his July 1, 2018 election victory Wednesday amid an untamed pandemic, continued drug gang violence and a shrinki…
The Latest: Judge blocks Wisconsin city's coronavirus rules
RACINE, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge has thrown out the city of Racine’s coronvirus ordinance, ruling its limits on gatherings violate the state constitution.