• California high court orders proposal to split up state removed from November ballot
• U.S. judge orders accused Russian agent jailed pending trial
• Helicopter blows over tent on California Army base, 22 injured: U.S. Army
• Scores of gymnasts who survived doctor's abuse unite at ESPYs
• Trump thanks Novartis, Pfizer for not raising drug prices
• Fierce winds, arid conditions threaten to stoke deadly Oregon wildfire
• California man pleads guilty to terrorism charges
• Two rare shark attacks reported along New York's Fire Island beaches

World

• Xi's campaign to draw people back to graying rural China faces uphill battle
• Rohingya report more violence, persecution in Myanmar: U.N. investigators
• Britain has identified Russians suspected of Skripal nerve attack: PA
• U.S. delegation to meet Turkish officials on Iran sanctions
• Thailand's cave boys wake up at home for first time in weeks
• Israel adopts divisive Jewish nation-state law
• Tongue-lashings from North Korea's Kim underscore shift in focus to economy
• Syria's Assad set to recover Golan frontier as rebels surrender

• Comcast drops pursuit for Fox assets
• U.S. weekly jobless claims drop to more than 48-and-a-half-year low
• Blackstone posts 55 percent rise in second quarter earnings per share
• China says U.S. blaming Xi for blocking trade deal is 'bogus'
• Firmer U.S. dollar boosts corporate interest in currency hedging
• EU readies new trade retaliation list before Trump visit
• Exclusive: General Electric's power unit faces threat in Saudi Arabia
• EU regulators charge Qualcomm with additional violation in pricing case

• BBC to pay damages to Cliff Richard over police raid, says press freedom at risk
• 'The Crown' offers fans glimpse of new cast as royals
• Kurt Cobain's daughter says time for U.S. to get over mental health taboo
• 'Saturday Night Live' pulled in China amid crackdown on content
• Cancer drug movie strikes nerve in China, becomes box-office hit
• 'Mamma Mia!' sing-along returns with star-studded sequel premiere
• Boxer Mayweather, George Clooney lead world's highest paid entertainers
• Two Eds better than one: Two Ed Sheerans seen in Berlin but real Ed stays away

• Major League Baseball notebook: Dodgers acquire Machado from Orioles
• Trout: 'Everything is cool' following Manfred comments
• Mets' Cespedes plays 1B, homers in rehab game
• NBA notebook: Spurs finally trade Leonard, ship him to Toronto
• NHL notebook: Coyotes, Blue Jackets swap prospects
• U.S. Open Cup roundup: Defending champ SKC bounced in quarters
• Golf: Ideal start for Eagle-eyed Van Rooyen
• Miami delays decision on Formula One race