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Updated 6 days, 18 hours ago

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
Trump, stricken by COVID-19, taken to military hospital

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stricken by COVID-19, a feverish and “fatigued” President Donald Trump was taken to a military hospital Friday after being injected with an experimental antibody cocktail at the White House. In a …

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
AP Explains: Transfer of power under 25th Amendment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced early Friday on Twitter that he has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, and he will spend several days at Walter Reed Medical Center for treatment and evaluation.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
GOP faces election reckoning with Trump's virus strategy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s diagnosis with COVID-19 Friday was a moment of reckoning for his Republican Party, whose leaders largely adopted his strategy of downplaying the disease but are now confro…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Court: Ohio elections chief has leeway to expand drop boxes

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — If Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose wants to expand the number of ballot drop boxes beyond one per Ohio county, he can. But a state appellate court won't force him to do so.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
What we know, and what we don't, about Trump's coronavirus

There are many unanswered questions surrounding President Donald Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said he only had mild symptoms, and his doctor said Trump was …

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT

Trump has COVID-19, going to military hospital

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
AP News Digest 6:15 p.m.

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Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
AP source: Prominent NY attorney 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.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Videos: Man who died in handcuffs said he couldn’t breathe

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A family member said Friday she wasn’t satisfied with findings that led prosecutors not to charge Las Vegas police with a crime in the death of a 50-year-old Black man after he was stopped by patro…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Trump, stricken by COVID-19, heads to military hospital

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appeared in public Friday evening for the first time since being stricken by COVID-19, boarding his Marine One helicopter for a flight to a military hospital.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
The Latest: Trump walks to Marine One, gives thumbs up

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Sheriff: Men in truck chased, shot at Black teens on ATVs

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A white father and son in rural Mississippi have been arrested after they allegedly chased two Black teenagers on ATVs off the road and repeatedly shot at them from a pickup truck, a sheriff's…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Kansas City police arrest of pregnant woman criticized

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Videos of a Kansas City police officer kneeling on a pregnant Black woman while arresting her have led to calls for the officer involved to be fired and reignited demands that the police chi…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
NY to local governments: Enforce virus rules or face fines

NEW YORK (AP) — New York state’s daily count of new coronavirus cases topped 1,500 for the first time since late May as Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned local governments Friday that they'll face fines if they don’t enforc…