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Dangerous rip currents and huge waves are hitting parts of the California coast. There's deadly wildfires raging across Spain and France and hundreds of thousands of people have already been evacuated, leaving tourists stranded. And an increasingly desperate search is ongoing on the Caribbean island of Grenada.

A sea plane made a fiery crash landing in Washington's Puget sound. All eleven on board survived, but what went wrong?
A teen school shooter switched his plea to guilty after admitting to killing four people at a Georgia High School.
And, Lebron James announced today that he's bound for the city of Brotherly Love.

Protesters stormed a news conference in Madison, Wisconsin, after a police officer shot and killed a man with a knife while resisting arrest on Wednesday. In total, four officers were involved or witnessed the shooting and have been put on leave. Body cameras were not on the officers. A suspect is in custody after two people were stabbed on Manhattan's Upper West Side, police say. The victims — one Asian and one Jewish — are both expected to survive as investigators work to determine a motive. Federal health officials have identified a new cyclospora outbreak stemming from an unspecified product. The FDA said the source of the outbreak was "not yet identified."

Dozens in West Virginia were rescued from raging flash floods.
A rocket launcher hoax at LaGuardia airport prompted a very real security sweep.
And, a major new lawsuit against OpenAI. The makers of ChatGPT are accused of giving a man in Florida dangerous medical recommendations that could have killed him in the process. Accused of negligence and the unauthorized practice of medicine, OpenAI says it's not intended to be a replacement for medical advice.

Dangerous weather is impacting much of the U.S., with Tropical Storm Bertha nearing the Gulf Coast while severe storms trigger flooding and possible tornadoes across parts of the East Coast. Federal health officials say iceberg lettuce grown by Taylor Farms in central Mexico has been linked to this summer's Cyclospora outbreak. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said last year's budget cuts had no impact on the outbreak or investigation as questions continue over the federal response. New video of what appears to be Nolan Wells before his death following a Fourth of July boat trip with friends in Mississippi. Authorities say there's been no indication of foul play.