Reuters, by Tom Polansek: Extreme heat and humidity killed thousands of cattle in Kansas in recent days, the state said, and sizzling temperatures continue to threaten livestock. The deaths add pain to the U.S. cattle industry as producers have reduced…

AP News, by Nasser Karimi: A passenger train traveling through eastern Iran struck an excavator and nearly half its cars derailed before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring 87, officials said. The derailment near the desert…

AP News, by Omar Faruk and Cara Anna: No mother should have to lose her child. Owliyo Hassan Salaad has watched four die this year. A drought in the Horn of Africa has taken them, one by one. Now she…

The Washington Times, by Sean Salai: Pro-life pregnancy centers and churches are being firebombed, attacked and vandalized as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on the future of legalized abortion in America. Police in Amherst, New York, are investigating a…

The Daily Wire, by Amanda Harding: Burger King Austria is celebrating Pride Month by introducing the “Pride Whopper,” a hamburger that comes with either two top or two bottom buns. The new item uses mealtime to promote “equal love and…

Metro, by Faye Brown: A close ally of Vladimir Putin has warned that the Kremlin could target western cities if Ukraine uses rockets supplied by the US to carry out strikes on Russia. President Joe Biden announced this week that…

Yahoo Finance, by Sridhar Natarajan: A top Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executive echoed Jamie Dimon’s pessimistic tone, warning of tougher times ahead amid a string of shocks rattling the global economy. “This is among – if not the most –…

USA Today, by Ryan W. Miller and Cady Stanton: At least 17 people were killed Friday to Sunday in the deadliest weekend of mass shooting violence this year, according to a USA TODAY analysis. In Philadelphia; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Saginaw, Michigan;…

CNBC, by Karen Gilchrist: A quarter of Britons have resorted to skipping meals as inflationary pressures and a worsening food crisis conflate in what the Bank of England recently dubbed an “apocalyptic” outlook for consumers. More than four in five…

AccuWeather, by Thomas Leffler: Massive power outages and at least ten casualties were the result of a powerful thunderstorm complex, known as a derecho, riding through a densely-populated corridor of southeastern Ontario and Quebec over the weekend. In Ontario, 9…

Metro, by Jen Mills: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has told states to prepare strategies to counter the spread of monkeypox, including vaccination. In a report published today, the EU organisation said: ‘Countries should update their contact…

BBC News: The Church of Scotland has voted to allow clergy to conduct same-sex marriages for the first time. Members of the General Assembly in Edinburgh voted to change church law following years of campaigning. It means same-sex couples will…