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U.S. beats Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to round of 16 and keep its World Cup dreams alive
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Malik Tillman stepped up for a free kick with a bloody sock and a new right boot after …
Murder charge filed in 2019 slaying of Albuquerque mother
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities in New Mexico have charged a Mexican national with the 2019 slaying of the mother of two state police officers in a case that drew national attention and spotlighted Albuquerque…
Unwelcome milestone: California hits million COVID-19 cases
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A month ago, Antonio Gomez III was a healthy 46-year-old struggling like so many others to balance work and parenting during the coronavirus pandemic.
Prosecutor reads racist messages by Ahmaud Arbery's killer
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery had previously used racial slurs in a text message and on social media, a prosecutor said Thursday as a judge weighed whether to grant bond for the defen…
EXPLAINER: Is Georgia's upcoming ballot 'audit' a recount?
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia says it’s going to be tallying — by hand — nearly 5 million ballots that were cast in its very close presidential election on Nov. 3. But is it a recount? An “audit"? And why are they doing i…
Wyoming to help petroleum industry with coronavirus funding
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming will use federal coronavirus relief funding to help petroleum companies move ahead with oil and gas drilling projects interrupted by the pandemic and plug idle wells.
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States ramp up for biggest vaccination effort in US history
The Latest: Vaccine could be available in Mississippi soon
JACKSON, Miss. -- A coronavirus vaccine could be available to health care workers and first responders in Mississippi as soon as next month, the state’s top health officials said Thursday.
Republican senators push for Biden to receive intelligence
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump refuses to allow President-elect Joe Biden to receive intelligence briefings — even those he was getting during the campaign — an increasing number of Trump's allies are …
3 dead, 2 missing from flooding at North Carolina campsite
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Floodwaters from a nearby river overtook recreational vehicles at a North Carolina campsite Thursday, killing three people and leaving two others missing, including a child, an official s…
A few cracks but no big GOP break with Trump on Biden's win
WASHINGTON (AP) — The most powerful Republicans in Washington are standing firmly behind President Donald Trump and his unsupported claims of voter fraud for now, but new cracks emerged among GOP leaders elsewhere …
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump tweets a tall tale of 'deleted' votes
President Donald Trump falsely claimed on Twitter that an election technology firm “deleted” large numbers of his votes or “switched” them to count for Joe Biden — the latest in a series of baseless theories sugges…
National Park Service faces $270M wrongful death claim
DENVER (AP) — The family of a women's rights activist from Uganda has filed a more than $270 million wrongful death and personal injury claim against the National Park Service after she was decapitated by an unsecu…
NY judge urged to reject moving border wall case to Colorado
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday opposed a Colorado man’s request to move his trial out of New York, a legal maneuver that would separate him from a high-profile co-defendant: Steve Bannon.
Officials say confirmed coronavirus deaths have surpassed 10,000 in hard-hit Massachusetts; actual toll likely higher
BOSTON (AP) — Officials say confirmed coronavirus deaths have surpassed 10,000 in hard-hit Massachusetts; actual toll likely higher.