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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…
Despite pandemic, Trump administration urges end to ACA
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act.
Police: Missing girls were never at Milwaukee home set afire
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two missing teenage girls were never at a Milwaukee house that was set on fire during unrest that saw three people shot and 10 police officers and a firefighter injured as a large unruly crowd gath…
Black Lives Matter network debunks Trump Twitter post
NEW YORK (AP) — The Black Lives Matter Global Network distanced itself Thursday from an unaffiliated activist whose comments sparked the ire of President Donald Trump, saying the activist was not speaking on behalf…
Women's World Cup heads to a welcome Down Under in 2023
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Women's World Cup is heading to Australia and New Zealand in 2023 after a concentrated effort by the joint bidders to secure the global soccer event in the southern hemisphere for…
Asia Today: China reports further decline in new virus cases
BEIJING (AP) — China reported a further decline in newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Friday, with 13 cases.
Birthday party leaves 18 in Texas family with coronavirus
CARROLLTON, Texas (AP) — A surprise birthday party that resulted in 18 people testing positive for the coronavirus has left a North Texas man horrified as his father continues to fight for his life in a hospital in…
House passes sweeping police overhaul after Floyd's death
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a far-reaching police overhaul from Democrats on Thursday, a vote heavy with emotion and symbolism as a divided Congress struggles to address the
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Some states pause reopening as virus cases near record high
House Democrats pass sweeping police overhaul, Senate stalls
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats approved a far-reaching police overhaul Thursday, a vote heavy with emotion and symbolism as a divided Congress struggles to address the
Some states pause reopening as virus cases near record high
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus crisis deepened in Arizona on Thursday, and the governor of Texas began to backtrack after making one of the most aggressive pushes in the nation to reopen, as the daily number of co…
Colorado reexamines Elijah McClain's death in police custody
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado governor on Thursday ordered prosecutors to reopen the investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man put into a chokehold by police who stopped him on the street…
Panama sees surge of coronavirus infections after reopening
PANAMA CITY (AP) — In the weeks since Panama loosened restrictions in an attempt to gradually reactivate its economy, new coronavirus infections have surged, especially in the densely populated poorer neighborhoods…
Watchdog condemns arrest of Egyptian editor, later released
CAIRO (AP) — A leading media watchdog group condemned the arrest of an editor-in-chief of one of Egypt's last independent news platforms, who was eventually released late Thursday after an extensive interrogation, …
Clashes between Yemen's gov't, separatists mar ceasefire
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fierce fighting continued in southern Yemen between Emirati-backed separatists and the country’s internationally recognized government Thursday, security officials said, a blow to the Saudi-led …
Sudan warns window closing in Nile dam dispute, asks UN help
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sudan has joined Egypt in asking the U.N. Security Council to intervene in a dispute over Ethiopia’s newly built hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile, warning that the window for the three count…