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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…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Breonna Taylor case: Dispute arises over grand jury secrecy

LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — A lawyer for a grand juror involved in weighing charges in the case of Breonna Taylor, the Black woman killed in a police raid gone wrong, urged a judge to let the anonymous juror to speak out…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Next Trump-Biden debates uncertain, though Oct. 22 is likely

WASHINGTON (AP) — The campaign's final debates between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden were thrown into uncertainty Thursday as the rival camps offered dueling proposals for the remaining faceoffs tha…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
The Latest: Doctor: Trump safe for public return on Saturday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
The Latest: Biden says Trump 'looks down on' working class

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Attorneys: Extraditing Illinois teen charged with killing 2 in Kenosha violence 'would be to turn him over to the mob.'

CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys: Extraditing Illinois teen charged with killing 2 in Kenosha violence 'would be to turn him over to the mob.'

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Attorneys: Extraditing teen would 'turn him over to mob'

CHICAGO (AP) — Sending a 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
The Latest: Mississippi could have tornadoes due to storm

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Delta (all times CDT):

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
UN Security Council Back Home in Own Chamber After 7 Months

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council met in its chamber at U.N. headquarters in New York for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York in March on Thursday, and despite wearing masks and be…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Pregnant Kansas City woman arrested by police attends rally

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A nine-months-pregnant Black woman whose arrest by a Kansas City police officer sparked outrage and an occupation of City Hall grounds was so overcome with emotion Thursday that she was unab…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
California Democrat in Congress tests positive for COVID-19

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rep. Salud Carbajal of California has tested positive for the coronavirus after coming into passing contact with Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican who is among a growing number of lawmakers and …

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
The Latest: Harris says vote 'like your life depends on it'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Michigan governor says Trump's words inspire extremists

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Hours after police foiled an alleged plot to kidnap her, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer argued in a speech Thursday that President Donald Trump's words had been a “rallying cry” for extremists.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Transgender woman beaten, stabbed in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A transgender woman was hospitalized Thursday after police said she was stabbed and violently beaten in the latest case involving a member of the U.S. territory’s LGBTQ community.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Family of woman mistakenly declared dead sues Michigan city

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — The lawyer for the family of a suburban Detroit woman who was found to be alive after being pronounced dead filed a $50 million lawsuit Thursday against a suburban Detroit community and fou…