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Suspect accused of killing 7 in Highland Park July 4 parade attack pleads not guilty

By Associated Press

The 21-year-old man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago has pleaded not guilty, a week after prosecutors announced he faces 117 felony counts in the attack.

WATCH: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear gives update on deadly flooding

By Bruce Schreiner, Brynn Anderson, Associated Press

Temperatures are soaring in a region of eastern Kentucky where people are shoveling out the wreckage of massive flooding.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Nancy Pelosi concludes her Taiwan visit

By Associated Press

Pelosi's trip Tuesday enraged Beijing and China is preparing new shows of force in the Taiwan Strait to make clear that its claims are non-negotiable on the island it regards as a renegade province.

Deadly McKinney wildfire still not under control, as blaze destroys small California town

By Haven Daley, Christopher Weber, Associated Press

Firefighters say they're making progress as they battle California's largest and deadliest wildfire of the year.

Vin Scully, famed voice of Dodgers broadcasts for 67 years, dies at 94

By Beth Harris, Associated Press

Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night.

Kansas' secretary of state defeats election conspiracy promoter

By Bob Christie, Associated Press

Republican primary voters in Kansas have chosen the incumbent secretary of state over a challenger who peddled election conspiracies in one of several primary races for a state's top state election official.

Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib soundly wins Democratic primary race

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat and member of the progressive "Squad" in Congress, sailed through a primary election Tuesday.

Sen. Patty Murray, Tiffany Smiley advance in Washington Senate primary

By Chris Grygiel, Associated Press

Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray has advanced to the fall election in her quest for a sixth term after the longtime incumbent highlighted her support for abortion rights in the run up to Washington's primary election.

Rep. Haley Stevens ousts Rep. Andy Levin from Congress in Michigan Democratic primary

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Stevens' victory over Levin on Tuesday came as three Republican U.S. House members who voted to impeach Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 insurrection faced primary challenges from rivals endorsed by the former president.

Kansas voters protect abortion rights, blocking Republican push for ban

By John Hanna, Margaret Stafford, Associated Press

Kansas voters have protected abortion rights by rejecting a measure that would have allowed the Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten abortion restrictions or ban it outright.