Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized since June 14, with his office releasing few details about his condition or treatment. Republican colleagues say they have spoken with him by phone, while others say they lack clarity about his health.
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Utah has revoked the license of Provo Canyon School’s Springville campus, where Paris Hilton says she was abused as a teenager. The school must end services by Aug. 6 but says it is considering an appeal.
Senate Republican leaders said they have spoken by phone with Sen. Mitch McConnell during his weekslong hospitalization. His office says he continues to improve, but has not disclosed why he was admitted.
Andrea Shaw, 23, has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her 18-month-old twins in Payette, Idaho. Shaw had previously claimed the children died after routine vaccinations, while court documents allege she suffocated them.
Venezuela’s twin earthquakes have killed at least 3,535 people, injured 16,740 and left 17,854 without housing. Vigils, body recovery efforts and warnings of a widening health crisis are unfolding as families continue searching for the missing.
Flood alerts covered 34 million people in the Northeast after a weekend of record heat and severe storms that caused deaths, outages and holiday disruptions. New Jersey reported the bulk of suspected heat-related deaths, while three children died after a boat capsized in Wisconsin.
Washington’s National Independence Day Parade was canceled because of an extreme heat warning, but the capital’s fireworks display remains scheduled. Heat and humidity also disrupted July Fourth events in several other states.
The Supreme Court’s decision allowing the Trump administration to end TPS for Haitians could remove work authorization for hundreds of thousands of people. Healthcare experts warn the move may worsen staffing shortages in nursing homes, home care and hospitals.