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CNN's Pete Muntean looks at the extreme weather conditions across the nation and what cities are doing to protect themselves from future weather caused by the climate crisis.

With some countries in a fourth wave of Covid-19 and lockdown restrictions returning, there is no doubt that the supply chain industry has experienced challenges.

Fire threat and drought remain for the Pacific Northwest as monsoon rains provide relief for the Southwest. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the weekend forecast.

Dina Khataan specializes in fluid art, sometimes setting her work ablaze in Dubai's deserts.

Members of a top Iraqi delegation expect to reach an agreement Friday with the Biden administration to end the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, the country's foreign minister told VOA on Thursday. In an exclusive interview with VOA's Kurdish Service, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein discussed the proposed nature of cooperation between his country and U.

Los Angeles (AFP) – Britney Spears' lawyer says he is moving "aggressively and expeditiously" to remove the star's father from the controversial guardianship controlling her affairs. He made the comments after a very brief Los Angeles court hearing held to discuss security costs for the singer's professional conservator, who says she has received threats over the globally followed case.

Thousands of fans lined downtown Milwaukee streets to catch a glimpse of their beloved Bucks in a parade to celebrate the city's first NBA championship in half a century. (July 22)

A lawsuit is accusing the head of the Roman Catholic Church in New Hampshire of sexual abuse when he served as a priest in New York in the 1980s. Bishop Peter Anthony Libasci of the Diocese of Manchester is accused in the lawsuit of abusing a male youth in 1983 and 1984.

A medical official in Louisiana is bracing for what she expects will be thousands more cases of COVID-19 in the coming weeks, including many more young people than have been infected up until now. (July 22)

DC Metropolitan Police are investigating a shooting in downtown Washington, DC, after a call came in of two adult males shot, both conscious and breathing, according to police. The case remains under investigation. CNN's Jim Acosta heard dozens of gunshots near popular restaurant Mexicue on 14th street in Northwest DC.

Xinxiang (China) (AFP) – Residents of several floods that disrupted Chinese villages in Henan province were evacuated with an emergency boat bridge built overnight.