BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Trump plane heading to Montana rally was diverted due to a mechanical issue but landed safely nearby, airport staff says.

Scoop: Philippe Reines, longtime Hillary Clinton aide, will play Donald Trump in Kamala Harris’s debate prep. He was initially enlisted to play JD Vance by Harris’s team but will now reprise his role from 2016 and play Trump. More on debate prep here: washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Harris says it's 88 days. Walz says 87 days. WHICH IS IT??

“You know what ‘picante’ is for him?” ⁦⁦Kamala Harris⁩ quips about her running mate ⁦Tim Walz⁩. “Black pepper.” (Harris likes spicy food.)

>Kamala Harris makes an expansive pitch on immigration to voters in Arizona, drawing on her prosecutorial background to address a political liability head-on: apnews.com/article/harris…

SCOOP: Nate Holden, 95, a former Los Angeles councilman who grew close to Donald Trump when he tried to renovate the historic Ambassador hotel in the 90s, says he was the one in the helicopter w/ Trump when it almost crashed. They were headed for the Taj. politico.com/news/2024/08/0…

"There’s also a very practical reason for Harris to avoid showing any support for that type of language: Any comments or signs of approval she makes could further delay or complicate the pending federal criminal charges Trump is facing." nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

Romanian gymnast could replace Jordan Chiles as bronze medalist in floor exercise after court ruling apnews.com/article/2024-o…

PARIS (AP) — Gymnastics body bumps Romania's Ana Barbosu to third in floor finals, doesn't say if Jordan Chiles must forfeit bronze.

Steph Curry. OMGGGGGG

USA men's basketball beats France, 98-87, to win gold at the Paris Olympics. - The U.S. has won five straight gold medals. - 149-6 overall record in the Olympics. - Undefeated in Olympic knockout round since 2004. - Undefeated in Olympic medal round since 1972.

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 PARIS (AP) — U.S. men's basketball team wins fifth straight gold medal at Paris Olympics, defeats host France.

BREAKING: American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return her bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise after court mandates score change, the IOC confirms. Romania's Ana Barbosu will take the bronze medal. apnews.com/article/2024-o…

This Italian volleyball team 😬😬😬

We're so proud of you! Our U.S. Women win the silver medal! With the silver, the U.S. Women have seven Olympic medals, the most of any country in women's indoor volleyball. It's also their fifth straight medal. 📸 Ezra Shaw/Getty

This is your moment Take a bow, BG 🥇🇺🇸

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The Olympic flag is handed over from Paris to Los Angeles, the host of the next Summer Games in 2028.

Harris is pushing joy. Trump paints a darker picture. Will mismatched moods matter? My latest with ⁦Will Weissert⁩ apnews.com/article/ff1818…

BREAKING: More than 100 pregnant women were turned away from ERs or negligently treated since 2022, an AP analysis finds. apnews.com/article/pregna…

Signing off from work — and this website — for the next few months. Be good to each other, everyone 💕