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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…
Felon who made 'ghost guns' sentenced to 5 years in prison
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge handed a nearly six-year prison term Friday to a Washington state man who amassed an arsenal of homemade “ghost guns” despite being on federal supervision for an earlier firearms conv…
Switzerland's foreign ministry says Swiss hostage held in Mali has been killed by Islamist group
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's foreign ministry says Swiss hostage held in Mali has been killed by Islamist group.
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FBI: 'Boogaloo' movement member arrested on gun charge
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man described by the FBI as a member of the anti-government “boogaloo” movement has been arrested on a gun charge, court records show.
The Latest: Trump plans to hold in-person event on Saturday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
UK jury: Police restraint of Black man contributed to death
LONDON (AP) — London police officers' decision to handcuff a mentally ill Black man even as he told them “I can't breathe" was inappropriate and contributed to his death in 2018, a coroner's jury found Friday.
Official says vaccine expected in January, countering Trump
A Trump administration official leading the response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.S. can expect delivery of a vaccine starting in January 2021, despite statements from the president that inoculations coul…
WHO reports new daily high in COVID-19 cases, as global tally hits more than 350,000
GENEVA (AP) — WHO reports new daily high in COVID-19 cases, as global tally hits more than 350,000.
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The Latest: Hurricane Delta weakens to Category 1 storm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT):
WHO reports new daily high in global COVID-19 cases
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has announced a record in new daily coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide, with more than 350, 000 reported to the U.N. health agency on Friday.
World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize for hunger fight
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting hunger and seeking to end its use as "a weapon of war and conflict” at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has driven mi…
Louisiana braces to relive a nightmare with Hurricane Delta
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — People in south Louisiana steeled themselves Friday as Hurricane Delta delivered bands of rain, strong winds and rising water as the storm neared landfall in a part of the state still recov…
Hurricane Delta has weakened to a Category 2 storm as it approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Delta has weakened to a Category 2 storm as it approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Michigan official: Governor was aware of plot against her
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Law enforcement took steps to protect Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her family as authorities tracked the men who allegedly plotted for months to kidnap her, the state's attorney general …