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* **Toronto Shooter Had Tumultuous Mental History:**
The parents of slain shooter Faisal Hussain went public on his history of mental illness, but officials have not yet identified his motives. The 29-year-old shot and killed two and wounded at least a dozen on Sunday. Read the details [here](https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/24/americas/toronto-shooting-investigation/index.html).
* **Umbrellas Up, Northeasterners!:**
A flash-flood warning is in effect after heavy rainfall has flooded several Pennsylvanian towns. In Scranton, certain parts of Hershey park are submerged in water. See the map [here](https://twitter.com/NWS/status/1021536276095426560).
* **Twitter War Forges Ahead:**
Following President Trump’s all-caps [Twitter](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1021234525626609666) threat to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif fired back on Monday, warning the U.S. to, “BE CAUTIOUS!” Read the full subtweet from Zarif [here](https://twitter.com/JZarif/status/1021471196242735104).
* **North Korea Tunes it Down:**
Just over a month after Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore to discuss denuclearization, the country is dismantling several ballistic missile launch sites. Stay with the story [here](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/24/north-korea-satellite-images-show-dismantling-of-missile-test-facilities-report).
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Hard-fought to the end, the debt ceiling and budget cuts package is heading toward a crucial U.S. House vote as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy assemble a coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans to push it to passage over fierce blowback from conservatives and some progressive dissent.
The Republican speaker urged GOP skeptics Tuesday to look at “the victories” in the package he negotiated with President Joe Biden.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, her family announced Tuesday.
Surrounded by dozens of cheering people in green clothes, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21, making Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize the substance for adults.
Texas would expand what is considered an illegal public performance of sexual conduct, under a bill approved late Sunday by state lawmakers that drag artists fear will be used to criminalize their shows.
Russia's Interior Ministry on Monday issued an arrest warrant for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following his comments related to the fighting in Ukraine.
A rare drone attack jolted Moscow early Tuesday, causing only light damage but forcing evacuations as residential buildings were struck in the Russian capital for the first time in the war against Ukraine.
President Joe Biden said the U.S. will consider sanctioning those responsible for the "tragic violation" of human rights.
Some House Democrats will have to vote for McCarthy's bill if enough conservative Republicans keep their word to oppose any compromise.
A South Carolina judge temporarily blocked the state's newly-imposed ban on abortion after six weeks.
