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A call for national unity is a rare bipartisan rallying cry after an assassination attempt on GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. Texans are sweltering without power. Princess Kate made a rare public appearance amid her cancer treatment. |
The RNC commences against a backdrop of political violence |
A historic moment of shocking political violence has put the country on edge heading into the Republican National Convention, which begins Monday in Milwaukee and has morphed from a routine political ritual into a landmark event for a deeply divided nation. |
| • | A political system that already was strained to the breaking point must grapple with the fallout from a rifle shot that came perilously close to killing former President Donald Trump at a political rally in a Pennsylvania field on Saturday. | | • | Will Trump speak at the RNC? Trump is expected to address delegates on Thursday evening, the last day of the convention, when he is formally nominated by Republicans. | | • | Are people scared about safety? Attendees told the USA TODAY Network they were grateful that Trump was not further injured and looked forward to hearing from the former president later in the week. | |
Read more from the USA TODAY Network: | Law Enforcement Officers ahead of the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC) on July 14, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Michael M. Santiago, Getty Images |
Hundreds-of-thousands of Houston-area residents are still without any electricity in the sweltering heat, a week after Hurricane Beryl rolled through. Amid the outages, the National Weather Service indicated high temperatures on a "generally increasing trend" into next week, reaching the mid to upper 90s. Houston has long been known to be hurricane-prone, and experts say Beryl – while serious and destructive – wasn't anywhere near the kind of storm that the city should be prepared for. Read more |
737 Max victims' families want Boeing to do more |
When Boeing agreed to a plea deal with the Department of Justice earlier this month, it agreed to a criminal fine of $243.6 million and other measures to increase accountability on the airline manufacturer. The deal was the latest chapter of the criminal fraud case related to the 2018 and 2019 737 Max crashes that together killed 346 people. But in promising to appeal the agreement, some families of the victims in those crashes say the deal simply does not do enough to get Boeing back on the right course. Read more |
After massive AT&T data breach, can users do anything? |
Many Americans have even become a bit numb to hearing about data breaches, barely even opening the routine emails and letters that come offering a year of free identity protection. But don't tune it out. AT&T's data breach last week exposed nearly all of its cellular customers' call and text message records. Experts say the incident is a good reminder for consumers to be proactive in protecting themselves from fake or spoofed phone or text messages, which could lead to scams. Read more |
Mikel Oyarzabal goal wins thrilling Euro final; Argentina prevails over Colombia in Copa America |
Sunday was a big night for the soccer (football) world. Spain won its record fourth European soccer championship, getting an 86th-minute goal from Mikel Oyarzabal to beat England 2-1 in the Euro 2024 final on Sunday in Berlin. Across the Atlantic in Miami, Florida, Argentina became the 2024 Copa America champions after a 1-0 win over Colombia in a final that was eventful to say the least. Read our recap of the Euros final and here's what happened at the Copa. | Lionel Messi lifts up the trophy as Argentina players celebrate winning the 2024 Copa America tournament final. JUAN MABROMATA, AFP via Getty Images |
Photo of the day: A champion and a princess |
The Princess of Wales made a rare appearance Sunday during the men's singles final at Wimbledon, where Carlos Alcaraz of Spain won for the second time in a row. And he did so in dominant fashion. | Winner Spain's Carlos Alcaraz (L), holding the winner's trophy, shakes hands with Britain's Princess Charlotte of Wales (R) next to Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales. ANDREW PARSONS, POOL/AFP via Getty Images |
Nicole Fallert is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY, sign up for the email here. Want to send Nicole a note? Shoot her an email at NFallert@usatoday.com. | | | | The FBI identified the shooter as a 20-year-old from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. His employer says he passed a background check for his job. | | | | More than 141 million Americans were under some form of heat alert on Sunday, according to Heat.gov. | | | | With an assassination attempt, the word unprecedented seems inadequate to describe where we find ourselves four months before Election Day. | | | | Princess Kate attended Wimbledon on Sunday, her second public appearance since announcing that she's battling an undisclosed form of cancer. | | | | U.S. athletes get $37,500 for gold, $22,500 for silver and $15,000 for bronze. Singapore and Chinese Taipei were the highest-paying at the last Games. | | | | USA TODAY's daily news podcast, The Excerpt, brings you a curated mix of the most important headlines seven mornings a week. | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
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