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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 …
The Nation's Weather
The Nation's Weather for Thursday, November 12, 2020
Eta remains a tropical storm as Florida prepares for 2nd hit
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Eta remained a tropical storm Wednesday afternoon as it prepared to skirt past the heavily populated Tampa Bay region in Florida and crash ashore in the coming hours somewhere to the nor…
Republicans reprise warnings of leftism in Georgia races
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Socialists. Radical extremists. Marxists.
EXPLAINER: Trump's challenges fail to prove election fraud
A barrage of lawsuits and investigations led by President Donald Trump's campaign and allies has not come close to proving a multi-state failure that would call into question his loss to President-elect Joe Biden.
Nurse charged with murder of 8 babies at UK hospital
LONDON (AP) — A British nurse was charged Wednesday with murdering eight babies and trying to kill another 10 at a hospital in northwest England.
Car crashes into London police station, no injuries reported
LONDON (AP) — London police said a man was arrested after a car crashed into a police station in north London Wednesday. There were no injuries reported, and it was unclear how the crash occurred.
Texas tops 1 million cases as COVID-19 surge engulfs the US
Texas on Wednesday became the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California closed in on that mark as a surge of coronavirus infections engulfs the country.
Sweden to ban sale of alcohol after 10pm to curb COVID-19
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's prime minister said Wednesday his government will present a law proposal that would ban nationwide the sale of alcohol after 10 p.m. in bars, restaurants and night clubs from Nov. 20 in an…
Hurricanes stay stronger longer after landfall than in past
Hurricanes are keeping their staying power longer once they make landfall, spreading more inland destruction, according to a new study.
COVID-19 surges nationwide; Texas tops 1 million cases
Texas on Wednesday became the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California closed in on that mark as a surge of infections engulfs the country from coast to coast.
Peru ouster throws nation's anti-corruption drive into doubt
LIMA, Peru (AP) — When Peru’s legislature voted President Martín Vizcarra from office this week, they may have done more than just oust a popular leader — they likely put the country’s best chance at making a dent …
Russia says COVID-19 vaccine is 92% effective on early data
MOSCOW (AP) — Developers of Sputnik V, Russia's experimental COVID-19 vaccine, announced Wednesday that early, interim data from a large trial suggests the shot appears to be 92% effective.
6 dead, 110 saved in Mediterranean migrant shipwreck
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Six people died after a Europe-bound rubber boat carrying 116 migrants and asylum-seekers fell apart in the central Mediterranean Sea, a Spanish humanitarian group said Wednesday.
UN food chief: Yemen faces `looming famine,' needs millions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning World Food Program sounded an alarm Wednesday that war-torn Yemen faces “looming famine" and urged nations to provide hundreds of millions of dollars …
Biden's plea for cooperation confronts a polarized Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden feels at home on Capitol Hill, but the place sure has changed since he left.