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Kylian Mbappé has a goal and an assist as France beats Morocco 2-0 in the World Cup quarterfinals
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé spread his arms out wide and spun around after scoring his eighth goal of t…
Embed-Table-Election 2020-Record Votes, ADVISORY
ELECTION 2020-VOTES — Table. This embeddable table shows popular vote totals by major party candidate for U.S. presidential elections since 1980. It also shows that 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden …
Officials: Rapist found in Florida after decades as fugitive
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A convicted rapist has been arrested in Florida more than 40 years after skipping out on his Connecticut prison sentence and assuming a stolen identity, authorities said.
Counties with worst virus surges overwhelmingly voted Trump
U.S. voters went to the polls starkly divided on how they see President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. But in places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous support.
Border wall case defendant asks to move trial to Colorado
NEW YORK (AP) — A businessman charged with cheating investors in a southern border wall fundraising scam along with a former chief strategist for President Donald Trump asked a New York judge Thursday to move his t…
Indiana man convicted of killing, cannibalism files appeal
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body has filed a notice of appeal in Clark County.
EXPLAINER: How much misinformation is kicking around?
They go together all too closely these days: momentous events — and bad information that tells an inaccurate story about how they're happening. The two days since Election Day, predictably, demonstrate this to be t…
Poll watchers emerge as a flashpoint in battle over ballots
Election officials in key battleground states pushed back on claims by the Trump campaign that Republican poll watchers were being improperly denied access to observe the counting of ballots, saying Thursday that r…
2020 Latest: Postal Service told to sweep processing centers
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Hundreds march in Haiti after outrage over student's slaying
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of protesters – many dressed in school uniforms – marched through the streets of Haiti’s capital Thursday to demand answers after the kidnapping and killing of a young woman th…
Judge rejects moving trial of ex-officers in Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Thursday rejected defense requests to move the trial of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death, and also ordered that all four will be tried together i…
Voters in Jersey Shore town of Margate reject a boardwalk
MARGATE, N.J. (AP) — Not everyone at the Jersey Shore loves boardwalks.
EXPLAINER: What effect could lawsuits have on the election?
Two days later, an uneasy United States is still waiting to hear who will be its next president. With Democrat Joe Biden pushing closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win, President Donald Trump’s cam…
Biden narrowly wins Wisconsin; Trump to call for a recount
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden narrowly won battleground state Wisconsin on Wednesday, edging out President Donald Trump in a state that was crucial to the incumbent’s victory four years ago.
Russian held after crucifixion stunt near security agency HQ
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian activist was detained by police Thursday after posing half-naked on a large wooden cross near Moscow's headquarters of the top national security agency, mimicking Christ's crucifixion.
Biden-Trump counting presses ahead 2 days after Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Election officials in key battlegrounds pressed forward Thursday with presidential vote counting as Democrat Joe Biden urged patience and President Donald Trump pursued legal options with little s…