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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…
Lafayette Park near White House: A soapbox for social unrest
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's use of smoke bombs and pepper balls to rout civil rights demonstrators from Lafayette Park near the White House has emboldened protesters and added a new chapter to the …
Tables turned, Ocasio-Cortez plays defense in primary fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's turn to defend her record and battle accusations that she's lost touch with her district.
Trump resumes fundraising to build cash lead against Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is resuming in-person fundraising events after a three-month hiatus as his campaign works to maintain a cash advantage over Democrat Joe Biden that it believes is vital to v…
Homes for disabled hit hard by COVID, faced past violations
Neil Sullivan was angry, frustrated and crushed with guilt. His brother Joe had been rushed by ambulance from his home for the developmentally disabled to the emergency room with a possible case of the coronavirus.
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
'Stop the pain,' George Floyd's brother pleads with Congress
Unemployment woes a mounting strain on Trump in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When the tourists stopped coming in March, so did Lorin Lynch’s paychecks from a Tampa Bay hotel. She burned through her savings while awaiting financial relief from Florida’s unemployment …
Jefferson Davis statue torn down in Richmond, Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Protesters tore down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond, Virginia's famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night.
Protesters in Virginia topple statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond's famed Monument Avenue.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Protesters in Virginia topple statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond's famed Monument Avenue.
Asian shares slide after Wall Street retreat
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday, with Tokyo dropping more than 1% as the Japanese yen gained after the Federal Reserve said it would keep interest rates low through 2022.
Police: Man carrying 3 explosives arrested at NY hosptial
STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — A man who was dressed in tactical gear was found with three explosive device in his backpack at a Long Island hospital and has been arrested on weapons and drug charges, police said Wednesd…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
'Stop the pain,' George Floyd's brother pleads with Congress
Former henchman of Houston killer Corll dies of COVID-19
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A onetime henchman of one of the Houston area’s most notorious serial killers has died of COVID-19, officials said Wednesday.
Asia Today: South Korea's new cases becoming harder to track
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…
The Latest: SKorea reports 45 new COVID cases, most in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is reporting 45 new cases of COVID-19, all but two of them in the capital region, continuing a weekslong resurgence that health authorities fear could develop into a huge wave.
Mexico City to increase virus testing in break from feds
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City pledged Wednesday to start mass testing to reach 100,000 tests per month by July, while the federal government appeared to stick by its policy of administering very few tests during t…