Kentucky governor demands that McConnell prove he is fit to serve or resign

WASHINGTON (AP) – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a rising national figure in the Democratic Party, is calling on the state’s Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell to either prove that he is fit to continue serving after his lengthy hospital stay or resign from office.

Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of country's worst outbreak

BUNIA, Congo (AP) – Confirmed cases in Congo’s ongoing Ebola outbreak have reached 3,262, its Ministry of Health said in an overnight update, nearly the same as the 2018-2020 outbreak that is the largest ever recorded in the country. Data from the Congolese health ministry showed that 1,437 patients have died out of the 3,262 cases.

NATO member Romania shoots down stray drones from Ukraine

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – Since Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the war has repeatedly spilled across Romania’s border as drones violate the airspace of the neighboring European Union and NATO member.

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

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

Spain's Sanchez reports eight major active blazes

Spain’s Sanchez reports eight major active blazes

Keiko Fujimori to be inaugurated as Peru's president following election victory

LIMA, Peru (AP) – Conservative leader Keiko Fujimori is set to be sworn in as Peru’s president Tuesday after winning the June presidential election by a margin of fewer than 50,000 votes.

Over 100 killed in flash flooding from monsoon rains in Pakistan

Over 100 killed in flash flooding from monsoon rains in Pakistan with more bad weather due

Today in History: July 28, US Army airplane crashes into Empire State Building

Today is Tuesday, July 28, the 209th day of 2026. There are 156 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 28, 1945, a U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York’s Empire State Building, killing 14 people.

US-Canada bridge opens in Detroit even as trade disputes test neighbors' ties

DETROIT (AP) – A major new bridge linking Canada and the U.S. at Detroit opened Monday to trucks, cars and other vehicles, the climax of a yearslong project that lately had been bruised a bit by international politics. Descendants of Gordie Howe, the hockey legend whose name is on the bridge, were among the first to cross over the Detroit River.