Chronic illness and diarrhea surge in quake-hit Venezuelan communities

CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela (AP) – Victims of the powerful twin earthquakes that jolted Venezuela last month as well as people spared by the destruction on Thursday flooded relief services offered by nongovernmental organizations in the hardest-hit areas.

Editorials from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian and others

Editorials from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian and others

Trump lets bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump will let the bipartisan housing bill approved by Congress become law without his signature, saying Friday that he was refusing to put his name on it because of the little progress made in passing a strict voter ID bill that he has been pushing.

New York construction scare highlights challenges of converting offices into housing

NEW YORK (AP) – When two steel columns buckled this week inside the former Pfizer headquarters in midtown Manhattan, the scare prompted evacuations and halted work on one of the nation’s largest office-to-apartment conversions.

Today in History: July 10, the Battle of Britain begins in World War II

Today in History Today is Friday, July 10, the 191st day of 2026. There are 174 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the German Luftwaffe launched attacks on southern England. (The Royal Air Force was ultimately victorious.)

Pakistani forces say they killed 75 insurgents after attacks in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) – Pakistani security forces backed by military helicopters have killed 75 insurgents in dayslong operations against an outlawed separatist group blamed for a wave of attacks on troops, police and civilians in restive Balochistan province, officials said Friday.

Sales plunge as Volkswagenr lays out plan to slash number of brands

BERLIN (AP) – Volkswagen reported weak sales numbers on Friday, a day after the giant German automaker announced plans to slash the number of models by nearly half as sales plunged, particularly in China.

Mexican man killed in Houston ICE shooting was not the target of operation

A Mexican man living in the U.S. who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was not the person federal authorities had been targeting in a Houston operation, U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia said Thursday.

Ukrainian drones batter Russian oil facilities and set more oil tankers ablaze

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian drones hit more Russian oil facilities and set two oil tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to grant Kyiv a license to manufacture the Patriot air defense systems to protect its cities.