Mark Dickey, an American explorer, is being rescued from the Morca cave system in southern Turkey after becoming stranded more than 3,000 feet underground. A team has reached him and started to transport him on a stretcher out of the cave, with the Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate of Turkey leading the mission. If all goes well, Dickey could be "completely" rescued "by tonight or tomorrow," with the help of scores of international rescuers.
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Joseph Ruddy, a federal narcotics prosecutor from Tampa, Florida, was recently arrested and charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a crash with property damage. Body-worn camera footage showed Ruddy attempting to leverage his position to blunt the fallout from the crash, and he was waiting with his U.S. Justice Department business card in hand. The incident has caused a stir in the Tampa community and the consequences for Ruddy are still unclear.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is expected to travel to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin for talks on a potential arms sale to support Russia's war in Ukraine. The visit follows a July visit by Russia's defense minister to Pyongyang, and U.S. officials are actively advancing the negotiations. The outcome of the talks remains to be seen.
Saudi border guards have been accused of killing hundreds of unarmed migrants attempting to cross into the kingdom from Yemen, according to a report released by Human Rights Watch. Eyewitness accounts and images of dead bodies suggest the death toll could be in the thousands. Human Rights Watch is calling on Saudi Arabia to investigate the allegations and ensure that its border guards respect the rights of migrants and refugees.
Jeff Bezos has purchased a luxurious waterfront estate on the exclusive man-made barrier island of "Billionaire Bunker" in Miami, Florida for $68 million. The island is home to many celebrities, including Tom Brady, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, and is known for its privacy and security. Bezos is likely to be welcomed by his new neighbors with open arms.
On July 17, 2023, Las Vegas police raided a home in connection with the unsolved murder of Tupac Shakur. Body camera videos obtained by The Associated Press show a couple being detained by SWAT officers as they shouted commands. The warrant was for items related to the murder from Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a witness to the crime. The investigation into the rapper's death is ongoing.
Singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, referred to as "the greatest protest singer and songwriter that most people never heard of" in a 2013 Associated Press story, died Tuesday in Detroit. His albums flopped in the US in the 1970s, but he became a star in South Africa, inspiring white liberals horrified by the apartheid regime. His legacy would take off back home after the Oscar-winning documentary "Searching for Sugar Man" followed two South African fans who set out to discover what happened to their musical hero.
Key takeaways: Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson, known as the “Tennessee Three”, were expelled by Republicans in April for protesting in support of gun…