• Prosecutors seek Friday court appearance for Jeffrey Epstein friend Ghislaine Maxwell
• What would Kanye West have to do to launch a late White House bid?
• Trump plans New Hampshire rally as he works to re-energize campaign
• Too soon to say if safe to hold Republican convention in Florida, U.S. official says
• Two dead, eight wounded in South Carolina nightclub shooting
• Predominantly Black armed protesters march through Confederate memorial park in Georgia
• One of two Seattle protesters hit by car dies, other in ICU
• Trump repeats vow to defeat 'radical left' in July Fourth speech

World

• Saudi Arabia announces haj health measures for domestic pilgrims
• Mexican military finds plane in flames and truck carrying drugs
• Nearly 40 feared dead as torrential rains hit southwest Japan
• With nearly 700,000 coronavirus cases, India is third worst-hit country
• Dalai Lama marks 85th birthday with album of mantras
• Explainer: Why one party dominates Singapore politics
• Opposition declares victory in Dominican Republic's virus-scarred vote
• Indian soldiers unarmed and caught by surprise in China clash, families say

• Tesla mocks shortsellers with sale of red satin shorts
• Banks urge Britain and EU to sort out financial market access
• One fifth of German firms fear for their survival amid pandemic: Ifo
• Buy now, pay whenever? Lockdown lift for online shopping loans
• Britain's finance ministry pledges funding to triple number of UK traineeships
• Uber, Postmates agree on $2.65 billion all-stock deal: Bloomberg News
• Fujitsu to halve office space in three years citing 'new normal'
• UK new car sales post smaller slump in June on annual basis

• Britain says to put nearly $2 billion into arts to help survival
• Angolan app gives performers a lifeline - streaming to paying public
• Scaled-down Czech film festival opens in empty auditorium
• U.S. television broadcaster Hugh Downs dies at age 99
• Harry Potter fan sites step back from Rowling over transgender views
• Uffizi masterpieces show Black culture's role in the Renaissance
• Johnny Depp's 'wife beater' libel case can go ahead, UK judge rules
• Hollywood weighs how to foster lasting Black inclusion

• Report: NBA distributes protocols for players traveling without team
• NHL, union reach tentative agreement on plan to resume season
• Tanaka back with Yankees after taking 112 mph liner to head
• White Sox, Nats each have two players test positive for virus
• Freeman among four Braves players to test positive for COVID-19
• Late South Korea triathlete's team mates detail abuse allegations
• Report: Bucks close facility after receiving COVID-19 results
• Brewers OF Braun could put off retirement