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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: Seattle police pledge to protect occupied zone
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India says 20 soldiers killed in clash with Chinese troops
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A border clash high in the Himalayas between the world’s two most populated countries has claimed the lives of 20 Indian soldiers in the first deadly violence since the two nuclear armed neig…
New policy requires NYPD to release body camera footage
NEW YORK (AP) — A new policy will require New York City police to release all body camera footage of shootings and other instances when force is used and injury or death occurs, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday in…
Ex-analyst says journalist girlfriend cajoled him into leaks
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former counterterrorism analyst who admitted leaking government secrets to his journalist girlfriend says she wore him down by repeatedly cajoling him for classified information.
Penn State ex-president argues conviction properly tossed
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal appeals court grilled lawyers Tuesday about whether Penn State's former president deserved to have his misdemeanor child endangerment conviction, related to his response to a compla…
Utah man accused of killing Tinder date pleads not guilty
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man accused of choking and stabbing a woman he met on the dating app Tinder pleaded not guilty to murder on Tuesday.
Sliding guest cracks glass on Tennessee suspension bridge
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — A visitor attempting to slide across a suspension bridge that hangs 140 feet (43 meters) over a valley in Tennessee cracked a glass panel in the structure’s middle section, according to par…
The Latest: Trump meets families of people killed by police
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Patient killed after fatally shooting Indiana hospital guard
MUNSTER, Ind. (AP) — A psychiatric patient who attacked a nurse then disarmed and fatally shot a retired sheriff's officer at a northwest Indiana hospital was shot and killed by another security guard early Tuesday…
Venezuela court orders takeover of leading opposition party
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s high court, loyal to President Nicolás Maduro, has ordered the takeover of one of the nation’s oldest and most influential political parties, which is now opposed to the social…
Guyana in crisis due to dispute over election fairness
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Authorities in Guyana were under international pressure on Tuesday to certify an opposition victory in national elections even as the head of the Elections Commission argued that the March…
CIA unit that crafts hacking tools didn't protect itself
WASHINGTON (AP) — A specialized CIA unit that developed sophisticated hacking tools and cyber weapons didn’t do enough to protect its own operations and wasn't prepared to adequately respond when the secrets were s…
The Latest: Dutch lawmakers seek review on virus response
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch lawmakers have called for an independent review of the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis so authorities can be better prepared for a possible second wave of infections.
150 stranded Azerbaijanis to return home from Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — More than 150 Azerbaijani citizens stranded in Russia amid the coronavirus pandemic will be able to return home on Tuesday, Azerbaijani officials said.
Patrol: No gun found in car of Missouri woman shot by deputy
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Investigators found no weapon inside a vehicle driven by a Missouri woman who was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy over the weekend, authorities said Tuesday.