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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…
Report: Bullet that killed woman fired from airman's rifle
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A bullet taken from the skull of a woman whose body was discovered in northern Arizona was fired from a rifle owned by an Air Force airman charged in her death, authorities said Wednesday.
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US Forecast for Friday, June 12, 2020
The Latest: India reports another 10,000 new infections
NEW DELHI: India reported a record of nearly 10,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday with health services in the worst-hit cities of Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai swamped by the rising infections.
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Historical figures reassessed after George Floyd's death
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Dow sinks 1,800 as virus cases rise, deflating optimism
AP PHOTOS: 1 year on, tumult of Hong Kong protests echoes
HONG KONG (AP) — A year has passed since the beginning of anti-government protests in Hong Kong that brought hundreds of thousands of people into the streets of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. While the demo…
Is it safe to go swimming during the coronavirus pandemic?
Is it safe to swim at a beach or pool during the coronavirus pandemic?
Troubled Iran struggles to maintain sway over Iraq militias
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi militia factions expected the usual cash handout when the new head of Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force made his first visit to Baghdad earlier this year, succeeding the slain Gen. Qassim Soleima…
South China cleaning up from floods but more rain on the way
BEIJING (AP) — Parts of southern China still cleaning up Thursday from floods that have left at least 20 people dead or missing are forecast to be hit with more rain over coming days.
California affirmative action vote prompts 'tough' debate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly on Wednesday decided to let voters choose whether to overturn the state's 24-year-old ban of affirmative action programs — capping an emotional hours-long debate in…
Oakland district moves closer to eliminating school police
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland's school superintendent is backing a proposal to eliminate the school police force, which critics have long argued contributes to the criminalization of young black people.
Hunt on for gunman who ambushed California deputy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A gunman who ambushed officers outside a California Central Coast police station, shooting one in the head, also may have killed a homeless man found slain execution-style on nearby railroad trac…
Arizona congressman seeks action after virus cases surge
PHOENIX (AP) — A Democratic congressman wants to know what Republican Gov. Doug Ducey plans to do to address a recent surge in new coronavirus cases that has pushed some hospitals to near capacity in their intensiv…
The Latest: India reports another 10,000 new infections
NEW DELHI: India reported a record of nearly 10,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday with health services in the worst-hit cities of Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai swamped by the rising infections.
Asia Today: Tracing harder in S. Korea, Indian cases spike
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 45 new cases of COVID-19, all but two of them in the greater capital area, continuing a weekslong resurgence that health authorities fear will develop into a massi…