At least 84 Killed in Nice, France After Truck Plows into Bastille Day Crowd
A truck plowed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice Thursday night, killing at least 84 people, including several children. The man behind the attack — identified as Tunisian-born delivery truck driver Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, 31 — drove for 1.1 miles mowing down dozens of people, until police officers shot and killed him. It’s still unclear whether Bouhlel acted on his own or the attack was orchestrated by an extremist organization. It’s the third major attack in France in 19 months. [NYT]
A Photography Mystery Solved, Live on Facebook
When a New York Times reporter found a bag of slide photographs in a trash bag on the sidewalk, she set out to find the owner of the stirring images — and streamed her search on Facebook Live. Watch her discover the touching story behind the photos. [NYT]
Philip May’s Big Fashion Moment
The United Kingdom may have a leader in Prime Minister Theresa May but all eyes were on her husband, Philip May, who stole the show with a “sexy navy suit with a flourish of pinstripe.” The First Man can look forward to the intense scrutiny of his fashion choices that female spouses of powerful leaders regularly endure. BuzzFeed also gave us a taste of what Philip May hysteria might look like. [Metro.co.uk]
810 People Have Died in Local Jails Across the Country in Year Since Sandra Bland Died
A year since Sandra Bland died in a jail cell following a traffic stop in what police have said was suicide, the Huffington Post investigated all deaths that have happened in local jails since, many of them suicides. In many cases family members had warned jail personnel that their loved ones were unstable to no avail. [Huffington Post]
China Won’t Be Releasing New 'Ghostbusters' Reboot
The country’s censorship guidelines prohibit movies that “promote cults or superstition,” according to the Hollywood Reporter. And although sources said the studio has removed the words for “ghost” on the Chinese title and changed it to literally mean "Super Power Dare Die Team,” there’s no confirmation yet that it’s going to get past the Chinese regulators. The title for the original 1984 "Ghostbusters" was translated to mean "Ghost Catcher Dare Die Team,” with similar title changes done to the sequels. The film, which is released in the U.S. on Friday, July 15, is expected to bring in $38 million to $50 million over the weekend. China, according to the Hollywood Reporter, has become the No. 2 film market in recent years. [Hollywood Reporter]
Republican Platform Will Include Trump’s Mexican Border Wall
The Republican National Convention will vote on its platform next week, which includes a wall for the country’s entire southern border as per Donald Trump’s plan, according to the Huffington Post. The RNC head said including it was “a little hat tip to Donald Trump on that issue and that’s fine,” but that the idea of a border fence has been on the platform for many years. [Huffington Post]
Larry The Cat Stays Put Amid Upheaval Of British Politics
As the U.K. continues to reel from the Brexit vote and the transition from David Cameron to Theresa May as the nation's prime minister, one thing has remained steady: Larry, the country's beloved cat. Larry was adopted by Cameron to rid the prime minister's house of mice. He got ridiculed in the press for not doing a good job, but eventually the nation warmed up to Larry and he'll have a new family once May moves in. [NPR]
Champagne in the Cellar: A Man’s Search For The Doctor Who Saved His Parents in WWII
The writer goes on a journey — with a lot of help from the Internet — to find the doctor who hid his parents in a cellar in Budapest, under the feet of German soldiers who had taken over the house. [The Atlantic]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is Sorry for Criticizing Trump
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been under fire recently for publicly criticizing Donald Trump, including telling the New York Times she would consider moving to New Zealand if he won the presidency and telling CNN that he was a “faker” who has “no consistency.” However, the justice has since called her remarks ill-advised and said she regrets making them, adding that judges should not comment on candidates for public office. [Slate]
These stories were curated by DNAinfo reporters Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, Jeanmarie Evelly, Nikhita Venugopal, Gwynne Hogan, Shaye Weaver, Carolina Pichardo, Dartunorro Clark, Irene Plagianos and Eddie Small.
