Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 1, the 182 day of 2026. There are 183 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 1, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain as the British North America Act took effect. Called Dominion Day until 1982, the national holiday is now known as Canada Day.

NEW YORK (AP) – Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll asked a judge Tuesday to require President Donald Trump to pay her $5 million from a jury verdict that concluded Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s and defamed her after she publicly described the attack in 2019.

Russia strikes five districts in Ukraine’s Kharkiv with aerial glide bombs

ISLAMABAD (AP) – Pakistan’s government Tuesday warned that any attempt by India to deprive Pakistan of its share of water under the Indus Waters Treaty would amount to the “weaponization of water” and could have serious consequences for regional peace and security.

NEW YORK (AP) – Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will have their wedding at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the security plans. The festivities will kick off with a smaller rehearsal dinner planned for Thursday night, the official said.

Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday is taking his maiden voyage on a new Air Force One – a retrofitted Boeing 747 worth $400 million gifted by Qatar that embeds his personality more deeply into the institution of the American presidency.

Three injured in Russian strike on Kramatorsk as Ukraine says it downs 130 drones