In demanding steps to address the integrity of voting, President Trump persisted in relitigating his 2020 election defeat while finding ways to cast doubt on the 2026 outcome.
Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, a key vote on confirmation, had demanded the acting attorney general meet with victims.
The deluge comes one year after floods in the same region killed more than 100 people, including many young campers.
The haze is likely to ease in the East this weekend but linger in the Upper Midwest, where some cities recorded extremely high pollution indexes on Thursday.
Federal authorities had previously examined rotor blades following the April 2025 accident that killed six.
Trump also repeated his calls for the Republican-led Congress to pass the "SAVE America Act," a controversial election bill that lacks support to pass.
The streaming giant said it would cut back on the frequency of its "What We Watched" reports, which provide a picture of engagement.
Plus, UnitedHealth gains on blowout earnings and SpaceX drops below its IPO price.
Elon Musk said it would make another attempt "hopefully in a few days." SpaceX completed the maiden test flight of its Starship V3 rocket in May.
GE Aerospace’s stock falls after earnings, again, with recently rapid order-book growth slowing.
More than one answer was correct on Thursday at The Open as the leaderboard begins to take shape in England
Giannis, now wearing No. 7, was formally introduced as a member of the Heat on Thursday afternoon
SportsLine MLB expert Adam Thompson shares his best home run props for Mets vs. Phillies on Thursday, July 16
A newly released 911 call appears to shed further light on the alleged cyberbullying Darrell Sheets experienced before his death. “I’m kind of, like, a celebrity on TV and for the last two months, I’ve had somebody threatening me and doing all this stuff,” Sheets said in an audio file released by the Lake Havasu […]

Benjamin and Chance talk about their latest experiences with iOS 27 and Siri AI, with Apple releasing the public betas this week so anyone in the whole world can give the new software a go. The company also sued OpenAI this week in a high-profile case over alleged trade secrets theft. And, as is tradition, the Apple Store Back to School offer underwhelms.
And in Happy Hour Plus, Mayo gets a new work laptop which complicates his future Mac buying decisions. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join.

Benjamin and Chance talk about their latest experiences with iOS 27 and Siri AI, with Apple releasing the public betas this week so anyone in the whole world can give the new software a go. The company also sued OpenAI this week in a high-profile case over alleged trade secrets theft. And, as is tradition, the Apple Store Back to School offer underwhelms.
And in Happy Hour Plus, Mayo gets a new work laptop which complicates his future Mac buying decisions. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join.