Spotlights

United States Fish and Wildlife Service Shorebird Monitor Allison Ruhl carries an adult oystercatcher at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge in South Kingstown, R.I., June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

This image released by Voracious shows a recipe for beef tenderloin from "Canal House: Cook Something: Recipes to Rely On" by Christopher Hirscheimer & Melissa Hamilton. (Voracious via AP)

Aliyu Saheed and his wife pose for a photograph with his children that were released after being kidnapped with others from a school by al-Qaida-linked fighters in Esinele, Southwestern, Nigeria, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Pelumi Salako)

A woman holds a fan in front of a bottle-fed baby at the Great American State Fair, during an extreme heat wave, Friday, July 3, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Los Angeles County medical examiner, Dr. Odey Ukpo, poses for a portrait on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Ryan Fox of New Zealand poses with the Claret Jug trophy in front of the club house, after winning the British Open Golf championships at Royal Birkdale golf club, in Southport, England, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Festival participants carry Yasaka Shrine's Eastern Mikoshi back into the shrine's main hall following the "Mikoshi Arai" purification ritual ahead of the Gion Matsuri festival in Kyoto, western Japan, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Fred Mery)

The sun is obscured by wildfire smoke as a person runs in front of the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Friday, July 17, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

South Africa's Sphephelo Sithole and Canada's Jonathan David (10) go for a header during a World Cup round of 32 soccer match in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Participants sprint to the finish line during the teen race during the T-Rex World Championship Races at Emerald Downs, Sunday, July 12, 2026, in Auburn, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Giorgio Gazzaniga, son of the late sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, gestures as he speak to the Associated Press explaining the original drawing of World Cup trophy at a warehouse in Pioltello, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

A portrait of Jean Booth and a screenshot of a text message exchange with a man she was communicating with for eight months who turned out to be a scammer, are seen in this single long exposure photograph, Dec. 9, 2025, in Westlake, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Goldman)