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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…
New tropical storm headed for Mexico's Yucatan coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Newly formed Tropical Storm Gamma was headed for a Saturday collision with the resort-lined coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, bringing torrential rains to a large swath of southern Mexico.
North Korea's Kim wishes Trump recovery from coronavirus
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday sent a message of sympathy to President Donald Trump and his wife Melania, wishing they would recover from the COVID-19 illness, state media rep…
Cavalier White House approach to COVID catches up to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Masks were rarely spotted in the West Wing. Crowds of people gathered shoulder to shoulder on the White House South Lawn. And Air Force One streaked across the sky from one massive campaign rally …
Judge blocks deportation of man detained on church grounds
A federal judge on Friday blocked the deportation of an Indonesian immigrant who was detained last month on the grounds of a Maryland church, a space considered a “sensitive location” in which immigration authoriti…
An abundance of risk, not caution, before Trump's diagnosis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing well apart on the debate stage, President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden looked out at an odd sight — one section of the room dutifully in masks, the other section fla…
Michigan governor's virus powers upended with court ruling
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A 1945 law repeatedly used by Gov. Gretcher Whitmer to respond to the coronavirus pandemic was declared unconstitutional Friday by the Michigan Supreme Court, a striking decision that puts mon…
LA police call for calm, condemn spasm of gun violence
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police Chief Michel Moore called for calm in the streets Friday after what he called a spasm of gun violence in South Los Angeles killed four and wounded 19 wounded in the past six days as the ci…
Family of autistic teen will get $7.5M over golf cart death
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The mother of an autistic teenager who died in a golf cart crash at a Southern California high school will receive $7.5 million in a lawsuit settlement.
Prominent NY attorney, niece, killed in small plane crash
NEW YORK (AP) — Personal injury attorney Steve Barnes, whose law firm Cellino & Barnes was known on two coasts for its catchy TV jingle, was killed Friday in a small plane crash in western New York.
Biden: Trump diagnosis is 'bracing reminder' of virus stakes
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden offered sympathy to President Donald Trump over his coronavirus diagnosis while casting the moment as a reminder of the worldwide health crisis that has hit the United …
Trump gets experimental drug aimed at curbing severe illness
The experimental antibody drug given to President Donald Trump has been called one of the most promising approaches to preventing serious illness from a COVID-19 infection.
The Latest: Senators can attend top-court hearings virtually
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump
Embed-Virus Outbreak-Unemployment Small Industries, ADVISORY
VIRUS OUTBREAK-UNEMPLOYMENT SMALL INDUSTRIES - The jobs report for September is the final such report before Election Day, Nov. 3. The report marks the third straight monthly slowdown in job growth. Employment in s…
The Latest: Trump arrives at Walter Reed, releases video
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump
Trump's virus hospitalization rocks final stage of campaign
An election year already defined by a cascade of national crises descended further into chaos, with President Donald Trump quarantined at a military hospital with the coronavirus after consistently playing down the…