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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…
The Latest: Texas’ surging virus numbers not slowing opening
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ surging coronavirus numbers are not slowing down the state’s reopening.
White nationalist Richard Spencer loses lawyer in lawsuit
A federal magistrate judge agreed Monday to let an attorney withdraw from representing white nationalist leader Richard Spencer in a lawsuit over violence that erupted at a rally in Virginia nearly three years ago.
Professor who asked student to "Anglicize" name put on leave
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A professor at a San Francisco Bay Area community college has been put on leave after asking a Vietnamese-American student to “Anglicize” her name because it sounds like a vulgarity in Englis…
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Surging US virus cases raise fear that progress is slipping
Trump to celebrate border wall milestone in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to mark 200 miles (322 kilometers) of wall along the southwest border in Arizona on Tuesday, in an area where crews have built dozens of miles of new fencing amid a coro…
Trump rally size raises question about risk in age of virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s paltry crowd for his weekend campaign rally in Oklahoma raises new questions about politics in the age of coronavirus: Maybe pandemic-scarred Americans just aren’t ready t…
US Army soldier charged in plot to ambush his unit overseas
NEW YORK (AP) — The new top federal prosecutor in Manhattan on Monday announced her first case since the weekend's upheaval: the arrest of a U.S. Army soldier charged with plotting a deadly ambush of his unit in Tu…
Central Texas police shoot, kill quadruple stabbing suspect
GIDDINGS, Texas (AP) — Police fatally shot a man suspected of stabbing four people in a Central Texas city early Monday, authorities said.
The Latest: Miami-Dade mayors challenge Florida gov on virus
MIAMI — Mayors of some of the largest municipalities in hard-hit Miami-Dade County, gathered at a press conference on Monday and challenged Florida governor’s contention over the weekend that a spike in cases in th…
Doomsday cult leader gets 64 years in deaths of 2 girls
TELLURIDE, Colo. (AP) — A woman who considered herself the spiritual leader of a doomsday cult in Colorado has been sentenced to 64 years in prison for her role in the deaths of two children who were banished to a …
Biden campaign commits to 3 general election debates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s campaign said Monday that the presumptive Democratic nominee would commit to participating in three debates, and slammed a push by President Trump’s advisers for an additional debate a…
The Latest: Coronavirus cases spike in Idaho amid reopening
BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho is experiencing a sharp increase in confirmed coronavirus cases, with 544 new cases reported in a five-day span.
1 city, 1 voting place: Kentucky braces for lines in primary
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — With only one polling place designated for Louisville on Tuesday, voters who didn't cast mail-in ballots or show up early could face long lines in Kentucky's primary election, the latest to u…
Naval Academy withdraws appointment over racist messages
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Naval Academy withdrew the appointment of an incoming member of the Class of 2024 after an investigation into racist and inappropriate remarks, an academy official said Monday.