• Vigil held in Colorado town for slain pregnant woman and daughters
• U.S. senators demand answers from Army after Reuters report on lead poisoning
• Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees concert canceled in Oklahoma after storm injures 14
• Marvel Comics mogul Stan Lee wins renewal of protective order
• U.S. judge approves plan to reunite separated immigrant families
• Ex-lawyer of pharma executive Shkreli gets 18 months prison for fraud scheme
• Top Pennsylvania Catholic leader vows to ensure abuses 'never recur'
• How a mother's tough choice gave her son a potential U.S. asylum advantage

World

• Promises, promises, Imran Khan raises Pakistani hopes sky high
• Former U.N. chief and Nobel peace laureate Kofi Annan dies aged 80
• Magnitude 8.2 quake strikes in the Pacific, no damage reported on Fiji
• Iran to unveil new fighter jet, develop missiles: minister
• Rain abates in India's flood-hit Kerala, fears of disease in camps
• As Philippines' Duterte starts to flag, his daughter reaches out to a Marcos
• Fresh tremor rocks Indonesia's Lombok
• U.S. missionary thrust to the center of Turkey-U.S. crisis

• VW's CEO was told about emissions software months before scandal: Der Spiegel
• Trump backs CEOs, proposes easing corporate reporting rules
• Kill quarterly reporting? Some investors ring alarm bells
• Exclusive: U.S. government seeks Facebook help to wiretap Messenger - sources
• China's Geely in deal to let Malaysia's Proton tap new-energy, other vehicle tech in global push
• Tesla stock sinks after Musk gives tearful NYT interview
• Walmart asks some beauty suppliers to consider sourcing outside of China
• Musk's tunnel-boring firm seeks U.S. tariff exemption for Chinese parts

• Marvel Comics mogul Stan Lee wins renewal of protective order
• Aretha Franklin funeral set for August 31 in Detroit
• 'She knew she was blessed' - Smokey Robinson remembers Aretha
• Travolta, Newton-John reunite for 40th anniversary celebration of 'Grease'
• Scarlett Johansson leaps to top of Forbes' highest-paid actresses
• Emma Thompson, 59, wants more film roles for older women
• Masterpiece theater: Chinese make-up artist brings paintings to life
• With pictures and songs, fans pay tribute as Madonna turns 60

• MLB notebook: Red Sox ace Sale back on DL
• NFL notebook: WR Gordon says he's ready to rejoin Browns
• Federer to meet Djokovic in Cincinnati final
• Halep to meet Bertens for Cincinnati title
• NFL roundup: Allen outduels Mayfield, stakes claim to Bills quarterback job
• Golf: Thompson penalized for rules breach at Indy Championship
• Snedeker retains lead as weather halts Wyndham
• Tsunami-survivor Herold ready to make Asiad waves