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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 …
Mexican border state of Chihuahua returns to lockdown
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s northern border state of Chihuahua returned to the highest level of alert and lockdown Friday after coronavirus cases jumped there and hospitals began to fill up.
Navy plane crashes in Alabama; extent of injuries unclear
FOLEY, Ala. (AP) — A U.S. Navy aircraft crashed Friday in an Alabama residential neighborhood near the Gulf Coast, authorities said.
Judge: Michigan agency can evaluate Great Lakes tunnel plan
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Public Service Commission has some authority over Enbridge's plans to build an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the channel that connects two of the Great Lakes, a state administ…
The Latest: Trump revels in Biden's comments on oil industry
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on
GOP Arkansas candidate dismissed from school over KKK outfit
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 …
Authorities: U.S. Naval aircraft crashes in Alabama; details about possible fatalities unclear
MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, Ala. (AP) — Authorities: U.S. Naval aircraft crashes in Alabama; details about possible fatalities unclear.
Mexico ruling party works out leadership dispute on 3rd try
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Morena party of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador finally chose a leader Friday after two failed, acrimonious attempts.
Navy aircraft crashes in Alabama; extent of injuries unclear
MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, Ala. (AP) — A U.S. Navy aircraft crashed Friday in Alabama near the Gulf Coast, authorities said.
The Latest: Naples protesters, police clash over lockdown
ROME — Protesters in Naples, angry over a just-imposed 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. regional curfew and by the local governor’s vow to put the region under lockdown to try to tame surging COVID-19 infections, clashed with pol…
Trump says virus spike 'gone' in Texas while El Paso surges
President Donald Trump downplayed the toll of the coronavirus during
Top Trump adviser wants more nations to field asylum claims
SAN DIEGO (AP) — One of President Donald Trump's top priorities on immigration if he wins a second term would be to use agreements with Central American governments as models to get countries around the world to fi…
Kushner friend charged with cyberstalking during divorce
NEW YORK (AP) — A friend of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner who was once offered a low-level position in the administration has been charged with cyberstalking during a heated divorce.
Brazil approves import of Chinese shot that Bolsonaro nixed
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s health regulator has authorized the import from China of a potential vaccine against the coronavirus, just days after President Jair Bolsonaro insisted he wouldn't allow doses to be shippe…
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Man gets 20 years for buying guns used in 2015 terror attack
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The man who bought two rifles that husband-and-wife assailants used to kill 14 people in a Southern California terror attack nearly five years ago was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison.