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Details: Written by WILL GRAVES AP National Writer; Published: 31 July 2024

Jordan Chiles (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

“The Redemption Tour” ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles: atop the Olympic podium. With Biles at her show-stopping best, the Americans’ total of 171.296 was well clear of Italy and Brazil and the exclamation point of a yearlong run in which Biles has cemented her legacy as the greatest ever in her sport and among the best in the history of the Olympics.

Details: Written by REBECCA BOONE and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press; Published: 26 July 2024

(AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Multiple communities in Idaho have been evacuated after lightning strikes sparked fast-moving wildfires. As that and other blazes scorch the Pacific Northwest, authorities say California's largest wildfire is zero-percent contained after destroying 134 structures and threatening 4,200 more. A sheriff says it was started by a man who pushed a burning car into a gully. Officials say they have arrested a 42-year-old man who will be arraigned Monday.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 24 July 2024

Word is Bond ambassadors gather in Assin Manso, known as the slave river, where millions of Africans crossed before being forced onto slave ships.

“Transformative” trip lets young travelers visit painful slave history, celebrate heritage.

Details: Written by LISA BAUMANN Associated Press; Published: 24 July 2024

(Oregon Department of Transportation via AP)

Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington. A stretch of Interstate 84 connecting Oregon and Idaho in the area of one of the fires was closed indefinitely Tuesday. New lightning-sparked wildfires in the Sierra near the California-Nevada border forced the evacuation of a recreation area, closed a state highway and were threatening structures Tuesday.

Details: Written by HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press; Published: 23 July 2024

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Voters in Washington state will decide this fall whether to keep one of the country's more aggressive laws aimed at stemming carbon pollution. The repeal vote imperils the most significant climate policy passed during outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee's three terms, and Inslee — who made climate action a centerpiece of his short-lived presidential campaign in the 2020 cycle — is fighting hard against it.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 18 July 2024

Sneakerweek cofounder Herbert Beaulaire, CEO

The event brings together industry experts, BIPOC designers and sneaker enthusiasts.

Details: Written by GENE JOHNSON and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press; Published: 17 July 2024

(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Tens of millions of dollars raised by a landmark climate law in Washington state will go to Native American tribes that are at risk from climate change and rising sea levels to help them move to higher ground, install solar panels, buy electric vehicles and restore wetlands. The Quinault Indian Tribe on the Olympic Peninsula is getting $13 million to help relocate its two main villages to higher ground, away from the tsunami zone and persistent flooding.

Details: Written by SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer; Published: 15 July 2024

Jurrangelo Cijntje (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Cijntje threw right-handed to lefties more often in 2024 but said it was because of discomfort in his left side. The Mariners say they want Cijntje to decide how to proceed as a righty and/or lefty as a pro. He says he wants to continue pitching from both sides.

Details: Written by CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press; Published: 11 July 2024

(AP Photo/Corinne Chin)

Blazes are burning in Oregon, where the governor issued an emergency authorization allowing additional firefighting resources to be deployed. More than 142 million people around the U.S. were under heat alerts Wednesday, especially across the West, where dozens of locations tied or broke heat records.