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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…
Authorities: 2 shot at Amazon facility in Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Two people were shot Monday at an Amazon facility near Jacksonville, Florida, authorities said.
Federal appeals court upholds Maryland's ban on bump stocks
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld Maryland’s ban on bump stocks and other devices that make guns fire faster, a state law that preceded a nationwide ban. Both bans responded to the …
Critics question `less lethal' force used during protests
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When a participant at a rally in Austin to protest police brutality threw a rock at a line of officers in the Texas capital, officers responded by firing beanbag rounds — ammunition that law en…
The Latest: Jacksonville enacts mandatory mask requirement
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The city of Jacksonville, where President Trump is expected to accept the Republican nomination, enacted a mandatory mask requirement for public and indoor locations, and “in other situations w…
Reddit bans pro-Trump forum in hate-speech crackdown
Reddit, an online comment forum that is one of the internet's most popular websites, on Monday banned a
Astronaut says losing mirror on spacewalk was 'real bummer'
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The commander of the International Space Station said Monday that losing a mirror during last week’s otherwise successful spacewalk was “a real bummer.”
Prosecutor: Georgia deputies justified in fatal shooting
MACON, Ga. (AP) — State investigators found Georgia deputies were justified in fatally shooting a man suspected of tying up his wife, taking their three children and later crashing into three patrol cars outside he…
Judge warns of possible move of trial in George Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge on Monday warned that he's likely to move the trials of four former police officers charged in George Floyd's death out of Minneapolis if public officials, attorneys and family …
Trump campaign sues over mail-in drop-off sites for ballots
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, the national Republican Party and four western Pennsylvania members of Congress sued Monday to force changes to how the state collects and count…
Cuomo says Trump should wear mask and require them in public
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday called on President Donald Trump to sign an executive order requiring people to wear a mask in public and to “lead by example” by wearing one himself.
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Pakistan could soon release slain US reporter's kidnapper
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A ruling by Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday paves the way for a man convicted of involvement in the gruesome 2002 murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl to walk free later this week.
Polish group seeks pope's action against sex abuse, cover-up
ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis has been informed about an appeal launched by a group of Catholics in Poland urging intervention into cases where bishops have continued to cover up for priests who sexuall…
Wildfire burns homes in Southern California desert town
NILAND, Calif. (AP) — A wind-driven wildfire destroyed homes and forced evacuations as it tore through a rural Southern California desert town near the Salton Sea, authorities said Monday.
Prosecutor: Golden State Killer said inner person drove him
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former police officer who terrorized California as a serial burglar and rapist and went on to kill more than a dozen people while evading capture for decades pleaded guilty Monday to mur…