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Child dies after being hit by 3-year-old driving golf cart: Authorities
Siede Preis/Getty Images (FORT MYERS, Fla.) — A 7-year-old in Fort Myers, Florida, has died after sustaining critical injuries when he was struck by a golf cart his 3-year-old brother was driving, law enforcement officials said. [Read More…]

A Texas town was less than a day from running out of water
Google Maps Street View (BLANCO, Texas) — A tiny cattle and ranching town nestled in Central Texas is experiencing water supply woes so severe that it recently only had about a day’s worth of water left. [Read More…]

Judge in classified docs case appears skeptical of Trump’s argument for indefinite delay
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MIAMI) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case did not rule from the bench during Tuesday’s pretrial hearing, but appeared skeptical of Trump’s lawyers’ arguments that [Read More…]

1-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed by 3-year-old sibling, authorities say
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (FALLBROOK, Calif.) — A 1-year-old girl was accidentally shot and killed Monday by her 3-year-old sibling, who had gained access to an unsecured handgun, authorities said. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said [Read More…]

Texas DPS launches probe amid allegations troopers were told to push back migrant children into Rio Grande
Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — The Inspector General of the Texas Department of Public Safety is conducting a full investigation into allegations that Texas troopers were ordered to push back those attempting to [Read More…]

Federal prosecutors contacted Nevada secretary of state’s office as part of 2020 election probe
KeithBinns/Getty Images (CARSON CITY, Nev.) — Federal prosecutors have been in contact with the office of Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar as part of the special counsel’s ongoing probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 [Read More…]

Wildfire smoke map: These are the US cities, states with air quality being affected by Canadian fires
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As Canada continues to battle its worst wildfire season on record, toxic smoke has traveled south and is once again blanketing states across the U.S. A total of 18 states [Read More…]

Emergency slide falls from United Airlines fight, lands in Chicago backyard
An emergency slide fell from a plane and landed outside of a home near O’Hare Airport in Chicago, July 17, 2023. — Laura Devitt (CHICAGO) — It wasn’t a bird or a plane hurtling from [Read More…]

Relentless heat wave shatters records across US with no end in sight
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Scorching temperatures continue to shatter records amid a relentless heat wave across the United States. Monday marked the 18th consecutive day that temperatures at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit were [Read More…]

Why police arrested suspected Gilgo Beach killer away from his house
Rex Heuermann is shown in this booking photo released by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. — Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department (NEW YORK) — More than 200 firearms were found at the home of the suspect [Read More…]

Special counsel, Trump attorneys due back in court for key hearing on handling of classified information
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys and the special counsel who indicted him over his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House are set to convene in federal court Tuesday [Read More…]

Georgia court denies Trump’s request to quash DA’s 2020 election probe
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Supreme Court of Georgia on Monday denied former President Donald Trump’s request to quash the work of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the findings of [Read More…]

Iowa judge temporarily halts 6-week abortion law
Scott Olson/Getty Images (DES MOINES, Iowa) — Polk County District Court Judge Joseph Seidlin on Monday temporarily blocked Iowa’s six-week abortion ban bill that ceased nearly all abortions in the state for 72 hours. The legislation [Read More…]

12-year-old charged in alleged acid attack on another child at Detroit park: Prosecutor
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (DETROIT) — A 12-year-old girl was charged in connection with assaulting another girl with acid at a Detroit park on July 9, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said on Saturday. Prosecutor Kym L. [Read More…]

Search resumes for 2 missing children washed away with mom in deadly Pennsylvania flash flood
ABC News (UPPER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa.) — A search continued Monday afternoon for a 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister after they and their mother were swept away in a flash flood in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, [Read More…]

These are the US cities, states with air quality being affected by Canadian fires
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As Canada continues to battle its worst wildfire season on record, toxic smoke has traveled south and is once again blanketing states across the U.S. A total of 20 states are [Read More…]

Gilgo Beach investigators comb unsolved murders for potential ties to suspect
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As investigators dig into the “double life” of suspect Rex A. Heuermann, the Manhattan architect charged in the murders of three women in Long Island, they’re also checking to [Read More…]

Houston confirms 1st heat-related death of the year amid extreme heat across US
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The most populous city in Texas has confirmed its first heat-related death of the year as record high temperatures scorch a swath of the United States. The Harris County Institute [Read More…]

Loss of sea ice putting migrating beluga whales in danger
Kevin Schafer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The annual great beluga migration is underway, but the whales are facing increasing dangers as the climate warms and human activity decimates their habitat. Every July, about 57,000 beluga [Read More…]

$900 million Powerball jackpot expected for Monday night’s drawing
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Powerball jackpot is expected to grow to an estimated $900 million for Monday night’s drawing, a sum that would be the third-largest Powerball jackpot in history, the lottery said. [Read More…]