• Top U.S. general hits back at right-wing uproar over racism teachings
• 'What planet' are they on? Judge blasts Republicans for downplaying attack on U.S. Capitol
• Biden ousts housing finance chief after U.S. Supreme Court ruling
• 'Historic' heat wave takes aim at Pacific Northwest
• Biden plans new steps to combat U.S. gun violence as violent crime climbs
• U.S. House Republicans aim to use private sector to tackle climate change
• Cheerleader prevails at U.S. Supreme Court in free speech case
• Oath Keeper pleads guilty to conspiracy in U.S. Capitol attack

World

• U.S. software mogul John McAfee dies by hanging in Spanish prison -lawyer says
• Medical official: air strike kills at least 43 in Ethiopia's Tigray
• Once-kidnapped Colombian politician wants more 'heart' from ex-rebels
• Dubai's Latifa is free to travel, statement issued through lawyers says
• Libya's foreign minister sees progress on removal of foreign mercenaries
• Malta faces blow after being greylisted by financial crimes watchdog
• Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily signs off in "painful farewell"
• Vice President Kamala Harris to visit U.S.-Mexico border on Friday

• U.S. software mogul John McAfee dies by hanging in Spanish prison -lawyer says
• Fed officials say "temporary" inflation surge may last longer than thought
• ViacomCBS names MTV executive as streaming unit's programming head
• Tesla lifts Nasdaq to record-high close, S&P 500 dips
• Nespresso not raising coffee prices yet, sees slow demand from offices
• Yellen says without debt limit hike, U.S. could face August default risk
• U.S. retail stock buying hit record level on Friday -Vanda Research
• Reuters Events: Death after COVID - What insurers do not know about post-pandemic mortality

• Actor Michael B. Jordan to rename rum after cultural appropriation criticism
• Britney Spears gets her day in court, but what will she say?
• Fifty years on, cast say Willy Wonka film was their golden ticket
• A Minute With: chef Wolfgang Puck on new movie and not retiring
• Harrison Ford injures shoulder on set of new 'Indiana Jones' movie
• EA buys 'Golf Clash' creator Playdemic for $1.4 billion
• Blockbusters are back: New 'Fast & Furious' aims to jolt US movie-going
• Explainer: Britney Spears case throws spotlight on complex conservatorships

• Settlement reached in suit over Kobe Bryant helicopter crash
• Biles selection a formality as U.S. team takes shape
• NFL exploring options for media properites, including stake sale - WSJ
• Ronaldo becomes joint all-time international top-scorer
• U.S. President Biden lauds athletes Nassib, Yokoyama for coming out
• Germans fly rainbow flags at Hungary match to support LGBTQ rights
• Tennis-Gauff beaten by Sevastova in Eastbourne, Andreescu out
• Soccer-Sinclair to lead Canadian women's team in her fourth Olympics