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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…
Experts hail swift moves in wake of Atlanta police shooting
Atlanta police on Sunday quickly released body-camera and other footage that captured the shooting death of a black man by a white officer who was swiftly fired — moves that policing experts said could help defuse …
Colorado man arrested after holding 2 people at gunpoint
DENVER (AP) — Authorities have arrested a Colorado man they say held at gunpoint two roofing-company employees knocking on doors in his neighborhood.
The Latest: NY Gov. Cuomo threatens to reinstate closings
NEW YORK -- Upset by “rampant” violations of New York’s pandemic-fighting restrictions, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is threatening to reinstate closings in areas where local governments fail to enforce the rules.
Oklahoma father arrested after 2 children die in hot vehicle
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man whose son and daughter died when he left them inside his hot truck for five hours has been arrested on two second-degree murder warrants, police said.
Tenants behind on rent in pandemic face harassment, eviction
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jeremy Rooks works the evening shift at a Georgia fast-food restaurant these days to avoid being on the street past dusk. He needs somewhere to go at night: He and his wife are homeless after the e…
Mexico extradites alleged Chapo aide to US
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A man accused of being a senior lieutenant in the Sinaloa drug cartel has been extradited to the United States, Mexican prosecutors announced Sunday.
In Peru, thousands of faces at Mass -- none now alive
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Archbishop Carlos Castillo on Sunday looked out over a catheral full of faces — none of them now alive.
The Latest: Putin says Russia emerging from virus crisis
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country is emerging from the coronavirus crisis, but that the United States is struggling because it has a fragmented government system.
Police officer shot during Las Vegas protest paralyzed
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A police officer who was shot in the head during a Las Vegas Strip protest of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis is paralyzed from the neck down, on a ventilator and unable to speak, his fami…
Atlanta shooting, statues new focal points for protests
Atlanta police on Sunday released body-camera and other footage that depicted the shooting death of a black man by a white officer who was swiftly fired, moves that policing experts said could help defuse anti-raci…
Deaths of black men in Georgia, California prompt protests
A makeshift memorial popped up Sunday at a fast-food restaurant where a black man was fatally shot by a white Atlanta police officer, one of the latest deaths of black men that have ignited a new wave of anti-racis…
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Israel OKs plan for new Golan settlement named after Trump
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli cabinet minister on Sunday said the government approved plans to build a new settlement in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights named after President Donald Trump.
Drone strike kills 2 al-Qaida commanders in NW Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — A drone strike in northwestern Syria on Sunday killed two senior commanders with an al-Qaida-linked group, opposition activists said.
Correction: Venezuela-Businessman Arrested story
MIAMI (AP) — In a story June 14, 2020, about the arrest of a businessman linked to the Venezuelan government, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Presidential Aviation was formerly owned by the Blackwate…