Author: AP

As Chicago experiences another day of extreme temperatures, dog owners and walkers chose to help cool off their pups at Montrose Dog Beach. (July 28)

Here’s the latest for Friday, July 28: Brutal heat moves to US East Coast; Ukrainian and Russian forces battle; General declared head of state in Niger; Free fridges fight food waste

Authorities in Alabama said Friday they filed criminal charges against Carlee Russell, who confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to check on a toddler she saw walking on the side of the interstate. (July 28)
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President Joe Biden used his trip to a textile plant in Maine on Friday to boast about the cooling rate of inflation and to make a crack at Republicans who have floated an impeachment inquiry into him. (July 28)

California is just one of many states dealing with a particularly intense heat wave. Residents who are looking for ways to cool off are being warned, the heat can be dangerous. (July 25)

Elon Musk has unveiled a new black and white “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the the social media platform.

Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plan to reshape the country’s justice system despite massive protests that have exposed unprecedented fissures in Israeli society. (July 24)
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Despite supporters’ claims that an August ballot proposal raising Ohio’s threshold for passing constitutional amendments wasn’t about abortion, a surge of political messaging urging a yes vote has skewed in that direction. (July 24)
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More than 30 people were injured when a deck collapsed at a Montana country club during a weekend golf tournament, police and Billings city officials said Sunday. (July 24)

The deputy commander of the U.N. Command said Monday it has started conversations with North Korea over an American soldier who ran into the North last week across the Koreas’ heavily armed border.