Associated Press

U.S. center / wire-service news (generally mainstream, center-left in critics' ratings)

Stories

• 2 Canada and Alberta Advance Government-Backed Pacific Pipeline to Route Crude to Asia
• 2 Treasury Begins Depositing $1,000 Into New 'Trump Accounts' for Children Born 2025–2028
• 2 Federal Data Show ICE Made About 10,000 Arrests in Five Days, With About 39,000 Entering Detention in June
• 2 North Carolina House Passes Election Law Bill Expanding Auditor Role; Senate Action Uncertain
• 2 Pakistan Strikes Sites in Eastern Afghanistan After Karachi Attack; Casualty Counts Disputed
• 3 North Carolina Officials Object to $450 Million Federal Chemours PFAS Settlement Centered on West Virginia and New Jersey
• 2 Cottonwood Fire in Southern Utah Surpasses 92,000 Acres at 0% Containment; Governor Declares Emergency and Restricts July 4 Fireworks
• 2 Letlow Defeats Fleming in Louisiana GOP Senate Runoff, Capping Cassidy's Ouster
• 2 Confederate Battle Emblem Briefly Shown on Video Board at North Carolina Booth at Washington Fair
• 2 Trump Names Lance Schroyer as Nominee for ICE Director, a Post Without a Senate-Confirmed Leader Since 2017
• 2 Final June Consumer Sentiment Revised to 49.5, Up From May Record Low but Still Near Historic Bottom
• 2 North Carolina Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Two Cases on Whether Lawmakers Can Curb the Governor's Appointment Powers
• 2 Israel and Lebanon Sign U.S.-Brokered Framework for a Phased Israeli Pullback From Two Areas of Southern Lebanon