National News

• 10 Sailors Missing After U.S. Navy Destroyer Collides With Cargo Ship In Singapore
  Another five sailors are injured after the USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker, east of Singapore, the Navy says.
• In Illinois, This College Town Won't Be Eclipsed By August's Celestial Event
  A town of 26,000 will more than double in size as the Great American Eclipse takes place in August. From the local state university to longtime bakery, people are getting ready for it to get dark.
• Jerry Lewis, Comic Icon And Titan Of Telethons, Dies At 91
  Lewis, whose comedic duo with Dean Martin launched him to the peak of showbiz, starred and directed in dozens of films. He was perhaps just as famous for his charity work fighting muscular dystrophy.
• Influential Republican Strategist Arthur J. Finkelstein Dies
  The publicly low-key Finkelstein is credited with pioneering the use of aggressive ad campaigns, political action committees and turning the word "liberal" into a political pejorative.
• Church Leaders In Philippines Condemn Bloody War On Drugs
  Manila's cardinal and another senior cleric have harshly criticized what human rights groups call extrajudicial killings that have claimed more than 5,000 lives in the past 14 months.
• Wreckage Of USS Indianapolis, Sunk By Japanese In WWII, Found In Pacific
  The cruiser was returning from a secret mission to deliver atomic bomb components when she was sunk by a Japanese submarine. The ensuing loss of life is the large in the history of the U.S. Navy.
• Mass Held In Barcelona To Honor Victims Of Terror Attacks
  The service was held as authorities continue a manhunt for the 22-year-old Moroccan believed to be the driver of a van that plowed into pedestrians on a popular promenade.
• Confederate Statues Were Built To Further A 'White Supremacist Future'
  President Trump hasn't mentioned it as he's defended the memorabilia over the past week, but historians say the statues were originally built to send a clear message to black Americans.
• As India's Climate Changes, Farmers In The North Experiment With New Crops
  Farmers are starting to grow new crops in winter, when their fields usually lie fallow. Meanwhile, air pollution, which contributes to climate change, is weakening India's solar energy production.
• Racial Issues Have Often Been A Test for U.S. Presidents With Conflicted Feelings
  President Eisenhower was not a fan of the 1954 Supreme Court order against segregated schools; but he sent the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Ark., to ensure it was enforced at Central High.