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California Governor Gavin Newsom has threatened local county governments with funding cuts if they don't do enough to get people off the street. He recently passed an executive order encouraging local governments to remove homeless encampments.

The recent hostage swap with the Kremlin raises questions about the risks of future detentions.

Kamala Harris’s running mate on the Democratic ticket, Tim Walz, has lived in China, and traveled there many times. His relationship with China has been under scrutiny, especially from Republicans.

A Massachusetts state senator said representatives of the Catholic Church opposed a bill he sponsored that would eliminate a cap on legal liability for nonprofit charities in lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse. Lawmakers didn't vote on it before breaking for the summer.

Since its Olympic debut in 1996, St. Lucia has never won a medal of any kind. Sha'Carri Richardson, who had entered the Paris Games as the 100-meter favorite, finished in second to win silver.

Israel and Hezbollah fought brief wars in 1996 and 2006. Both times, Israel thought it would teach Hezbollah a quick and painful lesson. Yet that didn’t happen. Now there’s the possibility of a third round, and Hezbollah has more firepower than ever.

The National Park Service and Forest Service want to restrict permanent safety devices used by rock climbers in wilderness areas. The Wilderness Act bars those devices but hasn’t been widely enforced.

Ngamba will leave Paris with a bronze medal, a historic first for the refugee team, now in its third Games. Ngamba, who lives in England, can't return to her native Cameroon because of her sexuality.

NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Anna Edney, health care reporter with Bloomberg, about her reporting on how some generic versions of cold medicine contain a cancer-causing chemical.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was passed over in the Harris campaign veepstakes. How has the billionaire navigated the party and what might he win or lose at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago?