A Wisconsin couple has died following last night's lightning strike across the street from the White House. Two other people were injured.

A judge in Russia has sentenced American basketball player Brittney Griner on drug charges to nine years in prison.

There were several notable deaths, Warner Bros. shelved "Batgirl" and Juan Soto was the biggest move of the trade deadline. 

A Mormon church "help line" was created to report and stop sexual abuse. Instead, the system may bury accusations against some members, allowing abuse to persist.

The jury’s decision Thursday marks the first time the Infowars host has been held financially liable for falsely claiming that the attack that killed 20 children and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut, was staged.

Russian prosecutors have asked a court to sentence American basketball star Brittney Griner to 9 1/2 years in prison. Coverage of closing arguments here.

Travis McMichael, the white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery, was sentenced Monday to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.

How much should people worry about contracting monkeypox? How does it spread? Should everyone get the vaccine? Who is most at risk? Here's a Q&A.

Things to know today: China claims "precision missile strikes" in Taiwan Strait; jurors to visit still bloodstained Parkland school building; Chrissy Teigen pregnant.

David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian who wrote lovingly crafted narratives about subjects from John Adams to the Brooklyn Bridge, has died.