YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP | | | |  |
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump questioned Kamala Harris' race while addressing an audience of Black journalists about issues key to their community. Thursday has a stacked schedule of events at the 2024 Paris Olympics. New laws are raising voting rights concerns in some states. |
Harris responds to Trump's attacks about her racial identity |
Vice President Kamala Harris said "the American people deserve better" as she responded to former President Donald Trump's combative interview with the National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention that included false claims about her racial identity. In his interview with the NABJ in Chicago, Trump questioned the Black racial identify of Harris, who is Black and Indian-American. Read more |
Olympic update: Biles goes for individual gold |
Thursday is perhaps the biggest day of the 2024 Paris Olympics: Simone Biles and some her of U.S. teammates compete in the women's gymnastics all-around final. |
What else to watch for: The Olympic swimming schedule features four finals, including Katie Ledecky in the 4x200-meter free relay. Track and field gets underway with the men's and women's race walk. Olympic men's golf begins with their first round of play. And the U.S. women's basketball team continues group play against Belgium. | Following @usatodaysports on Instagram for live updates from Paris. USA TODAY |
The VP vetting process, from an insider |
Before they can be selected as a running mate, vice presidential contenders undergo a vetting process that seeks to unearth their darkest secrets − and even those of their family, friends and business partners. Several Democrats are going through that process right now, as Vice President Kamala Harris chooses a vice president of her own. A decision is expected by early next week. |
9/11 mastermind makes plea deal with US |
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, an al Qaeda operative considered to be the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, has entered into a plea agreement along with two of his lieutenants in the terror organization, the U.S. Department of Defense announced. Mohammed has been jailed at Guantanamo prison for nearly two decades. Read more |
One dead as Colorado wildfire spreads |
Hundreds of central Colorado residents were evacuated early Wednesday after deadly wildfires spread fiercely over mountainous terrain as firefighters in California battled the fifth-largest blaze in state history. Read more |
Three states, three voting rights concerns | Olympic triathletes finally took the plunge in the River Seine. USA TODAY |
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