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The World Cup final is set, with Messi and Argentina facing Yamal and Spain for the title on Sunday
The best offense. The best defense. The World Cup final is set, and fittingly, a clash of styles awaits. Lionel…
Armenia and Azerbaijan say they have agreed on a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting Saturday
MOSCOW (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan say they have agreed on a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting Saturday.
Van Dyke ends effort to overturn McDonald murder conviction
CHICAGO (AP) — The former Chicago police officer imprisoned for the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald on Friday ended an effort to overturn his conviction.
California fire investigators seize utility equipment
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fire investigators looking into what caused a wildfire that killed four people in far Northern California have taken possession of equipment belonging to Pacific Gas and Electric, the utility r…
The Latest: Judge won't block NY plan to limit gatherings
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A federal judge has refused to block New York’s plan to temporarily limit the size of religious gatherings in COVID-19 hot spots.
Anti-nuclear activist Sister Ardeth Platte dies at 84
Anti-nuclear activist Sister Ardeth Platte, a Dominican nun who spent time in jail for her peaceful protests, died in her sleep on Sept. 30. She was 84.
The Latest: Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT):
Hurricane Delta makes landfall in southwestern Louisiana
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Hurricane Delta crashed onshore Friday in southwestern Louisiana as a Category 2 storm, compounding misery along a path of destruction left by Hurricane Laura only six weeks earlier.
Embattled Texas AG drops case that set off staff revolt
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday dropped an investigation sought by a wealthy donor that set off an extraordinary revolt by the Republican's top deputies, who accused him of bribery …
UN calls for Turkish Cypriots to close beach in Varosha
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council called on Turkey and Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus on Thursday to close a beach in uninhabitated Varosha that was opened this week and avoid any unilateral actio…
Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm along a path hit by Hurricane Laura weeks earlier
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm along a path hit by Hurricane Laura weeks earlier.
Police defend arrests of slain Black teen's family
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Police on Friday defended the arrests of family members of a Black teen killed by a suburban Milwaukee officer, saying they were driving recklessly during a protest and refused officers' demands to…
Canadian extradition judge deals Huawei CFO legal blow
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies has been denied access to most of the documents her lawyers hoped to use to help prevent her extradition to…
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The Latest: Hurricane Delta approaches Louisiana coast
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT):