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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…
Atlanta police call out in protest; force says it's managing
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s police department reassured residents Thursday that it can still protect the city even though officers are calling out to protest a member of the force being charged with murder for shootin…
13 dead after landslide in Ivory Coast washes away homes
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A landslide on the outskirts of Ivory Coast's largest city Thursday killed at least 13 people after heavy rains swept away around 20 houses in the area, authorities said.
Judge OK's deal to house 7,000 Los Angeles-area homeless
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. judge has approved an agreement in which the city and county of Los Angeles will provide housing for almost 7,000 homeless people who live near freeways as well as those over 65 or vulnera…
Kenya defeats Djibouti for a seat on UN Security Council
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Kenya defeated Djibouti on Thursday for an African seat on the U.N. Security Council in a second round of voting held under dramatically different procedures because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Correction: Virus Outbreak-Blood Type story
In a story June 17, 2020, about a study linking blood type and COVID-19 risk, The Associated Press erroneously reported the first name of a blood specialist at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is Dr. Parameswar…
Retired DEA agents say agency has legacy of discrimination
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of retired black narcotics agents say their former agency, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, has discriminated against its African-American employees for decades.
India seeks eased tensions with China after Himalayas clash
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's prime minister is meeting top opposition leaders Friday as the government tries to lower tensions with China after 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a clash in a Himalayan border region.
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Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain - and now national action
In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nat…
Police: Man arrested in Florida for shooting 8 at Texas bar
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Federal agents in Florida have arrested a man charged in a shooting outside a Texas bar last week that injured eight people, police said Thursday.
AP Explains: US Supreme Court ruling on DACA program
PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has
Decline in new US virus deaths may be temporary reprieve
The number of deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. has fallen in recent weeks to the lowest level since late March, even as states increasingly reopen for business. But scientists are deeply afraid the t…
As Atlanta police call out, force says it can protect city
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s police department reassured residents Thursday that it can still protect the city even though officers are calling out in larger numbers than normal, a day after prosecutors charged a membe…
Video: Suspects doused Houston bar with liquid before blast
HOUSTON (AP) — Surveillance video captured four people dousing chairs and tables at a Houston bar with a flammable liquid, leading to an explosion that heavily damaged the business and surrounding homes but caused …
Ex-analyst gets 2.5 years for leaking info to journalists
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former counterterrorism analyst who leaked classified information to two journalists, including one he was dating, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison, the U.S. Department …