Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century Friday, with a four-hour-long, rule-breaking opening ceremony that unfurled along the Seine River.

Paris glitters for ambitious Olympic opening ceremony

July 27
Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century Friday, with a four-hour-long, rule-breaking opening ceremony that unfurled along the Seine River.
California residents flee massive wildfire sparked by burning car
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California residents flee massive wildfire sparked by burning car

July 27
Scores of wildfires across the U.S. and Canada have scorched swaths of land in California, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Alberta and beyond, forcing evacuations.
Apache Christ icon controversy sparks debate over Indigenous Catholic faith practices
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Apache Christ icon controversy sparks debate over Indigenous Catholic faith practices

July 27
A Catholic congregation in the Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico is demanding an apology after their priest removed a painting called the Apache Christ.
Native Americans in Minnesota protect drumming tradition
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Native Americans in Minnesota protect drumming tradition

July 23
Weekly drum and dance events at the Minneapolis American Indian Center provide Native people a chance to reconnect with their identity and culture.
California wildfire sparked by a burning car triples in size in a day
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California wildfire sparked by a burning car triples in size in a day

July 26
Authorities say a Northern California wildfire that tripled in size in one day was started by a man who pushed a burning car into a gully.
Harris and Netanyahu meet in VP's ceremonial office
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Harris and Netanyahu meet in VP's ceremonial office

July 25
Netanyahu met separately with President Joe Biden earlier in the day, in his first White House visit since before President Donald Trump left office in 2020.