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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…
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Atlanta mayor: Police Chief Erika Shields has resigned after Saturday's fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks.
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta mayor: Police Chief Erika Shields has resigned after Saturday's fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks.
Texas prosecutors probe irregularities in 2004 Floyd arrest
DALLAS (AP) — Texas prosecutors are examining potential irregularities in a scandal-ridden former Houston police officer's arrest of George Floyd on a minor drug charge — a probe that could expand the body of convi…
Atlanta officer kills black man; police chief resigns
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta's police chief resigned Saturday, less than 24 hours after a black man was killed by an Atlanta officer in a struggle following a field sobriety test.
The Latest: Egypt's 1-day coronavirus infections at new high
CAIRO — Egypt’s Health Ministry has announced 1,677 new confirmed cases of coronavirus — the highest 24-hour infection total since the virus was first detected in the country in mid-February.
Stitt praises Trump after he backs off rally on Juneteenth
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt praised President Donald Trump after the president backed down in the face of widespread criticism and rescheduled his first campaign rally in months away from the Jun…
Georgia nursing staff back with family after virus lockdown
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — Nadia Williams shrieked with surprise and emotion Saturday as she embraced her mother for the first time since agreeing nearly three months ago to live at the elder-care facility where sh…
Correction: Sikh Graduate-West Point story
ROSWELL, Ga. (AP) — In a story June 12, 2020, about a Sikh graduate at West Point, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Second Lt. Anmol Narang is the first Sikh graduate of the United States Military Aca…
Atlanta police shoot, kill black man who grabbed a Taser
ATLANTA (AP) — A black man killed by Atlanta police in a struggle following a field sobriety test was shot after he snatched an officer's Taser and pointed it back at the officer while fleeing, the head of the Geor…
The Latest: French court blocks coronavirus bans on protests
PARIS — France’s highest administrative court says coronavirus concerns no longer justify banning public protests.
Stitt praises Trump for changing rally date from Juneteenth
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt praised President Donald Trump for rescheduling his first campaign rally in months away from the Juneteenth observance of the end of slavery in the U.S.
Iraqi army says 2 rockets hit base near Baghdad, no losses
BAGHDAD (AP) — Two rockets hit an Iraqi base frequented by U.S. troops north of Baghdad late Saturday without causing any casualties, Iraq's military said, the third such attack this month and just days after Washi…
West Point graduates its first observant Sikh woman
ROSWELL, Ga. (AP) — The United States Military Academy at West Point will make history Saturday when it graduates the first observant Sikh woman to successfully complete the path to a four-year degree.
Alabama county's DA urges new trial for death row inmate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A district attorney in Alabama says a black man who has spent two decades on death row should get a new trial amid questions about the fairness of his 1998 murder conviction.
Body camera footage released of shooting of handcuffed man
CHESTER, S.C. (AP) — Police in South Carolina released body camera video of officers fatally shooting a handcuffed black man they said was wielding a gun in a Walmart parking lot.