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Mikel Merino stars again as Spain edges Belgium 2-1 in the World Cup quarterfinals
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mikel Merino scored in the 88th minute on a rebound yielded by backup Belgium goalkeeper …
As Trump casts doubt on election, new agency contradicts him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earlier this month, President Donald Trump was predicting on Twitter that this election would be “the most corrupt” in American history. A day later, the head of an obscure government agency he cr…
Trump to vote in Fla., hold 3 rallies; Biden focuses on Pa.
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to cast his own ballot in his adopted home state of Florida Saturday before rallying supporters in three other critical battleground states. Democrat Joe Biden i…
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Chief: Illinois officer who shot Black couple in car fired
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago police officer who shot a Black couple inside a vehicle — killing a 19-year-old man and wounding his girlfriend — has been fired, the police chief announced late Friday.
PG&E to cut power to over 1 million people in California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric will cut power to over 1 million people on Sunday to prevent the chance of sparking wildfires as extreme fire weather returns to the region, the utility announced Friday.
Asia Today: Sri Lanka closes harbors after 609 test positive
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Authorities in Sri Lanka on Saturday closed at least two fishery harbors and many stalls after a surge of 609 cases linked to the country's main fish market.
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Police chief: Illinois police officer who fatally shot Black man has been fired
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Police chief: Illinois police officer who fatally shot Black man has been fired.
Chief: Illinois officer who fatally shot Black man fired
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago police officer who shot a Black couple inside a vehicle — killing a 19-year-old man and wounding his girlfriend — has been fired, the police chief announced late Friday.
Asia Today: 2 Melbourne schools shut; Seoul tests hospitals
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — All staff and students from two schools in northeast Melbourne have been told to immediately get tested for COVID-19 after the emergence of seven new cases on Saturday. There were no dea…
GOP Arkansas state senate candidate wore KKK costume as teen
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Republican candidate running for Arkansas State Senate said he made “mistakes" as a teenager after repeatedly denying his dismissal from a Mississippi high school for wearing a racist Ku …
US Navy: Both crew members on training plane from Florida that crashed in Alabama killed; victims' names not released
FOLEY, Ala. (AP) — US Navy: Both crew members on training plane from Florida that crashed in Alabama killed; victims' names not released.
US Navy: 2 onboard training plane killed in Alabama crash
FOLEY, Ala. (AP) — A U.S. Navy training plane that took off from Florida crashed Friday in an Alabama residential neighborhood near the Gulf Coast, killing both people in the plane, authorities said.
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Navy training plane crashes in Alabama; injuries unclear
FOLEY, Ala. (AP) — A U.S. Navy training plane that took off from Florida crashed Friday in an Alabama residential neighborhood near the Gulf Coast, authorities said.