Team USA advances to the knockout round of the World Cup but after a scoreless tie with Portugal. Roxana Saberi has more on the match. Source
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Hunter Biden’s business partner testifies before the GOP-led House Oversight Committee
Hunter Biden’s business partner, Devon Archer, testified Monday before the GOP-led House Oversight Committee. Archer told lawmakers that President Biden’s son sold the “Biden brand,” though Republicans and Democrats disagreed about whether it was legitimate access or the “illusion of access” for his clients. Senior Investigative Correspondent Catherine Herridge reports from Washington. Source
Iconic actor Paul Reubens, known for playing Pee-Wee Herman, dies at 70 after battle with cancer
Actor Paul Reubens, best known for playing the character Pee-Wee Herman, has died. Herman was a cultural staple throughout the 1980s before an arrest sent the popular personality off-screen. Omar Villafranca has more. Source
School security keeps armed suspect out of Jewish school
Police are praising a Jewish school’s security measures for preventing an armed suspect from gaining access to school grounds. Lilia Luciano reports. Source
Congress tries to break fever of incivility amid string of coarse exchanges
Two Ohio natives of different parties are trying to bring civility back to Congress and keep the House from slipping deeper into a bad-mannered, boorish body of government. Source
Man gets 40 years for escaping shortly before end of 7 year prison term
He broke out of a correctional facility and held two people at gunpoint last year before being recaptured, authorities said. Source
“Chasing arrows” plastic recycling symbol may get tossed in the trash
It’s universally recognized as a sign to recycle. But the EPA is now saying it’s also universally confusing, since many plastics can’t easily be recycled. Source
A zoo in China insists this is a bear, not a man in a bear suit
Video of the “bear” interacting with people at a zoo in the city of Hangzhou went viral, with many casting doubt on the animal’s authenticity. Source
Australian childcare worker charged in “horrific” sex abuse case
Detectives call it one of Australia’s “most horrific” child sex abuse cases, “beyond the realms of anyone’s imagination.” Source
Record monthlong string of days above 110 degrees finally ends in Phoenix
Cooling monsoon rains helped but the reprieve was expected to be brief, with the forecast calling for highs again above 110 for several days later in the week. Source