At least eight people died in Japan as heavy rains flooded roads and disrupted traffic while firefighters from Britain to France and Croatia struggled to contain blazes in Europe's fifth heatwave this summer

The Cleveland-based nonprofit brings sports and exercise programs to kids and adults with physical and cognitive disabilities, providing opportunities to have fun and make friends.

The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln.

The decision from U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns said that President Donald Trump's administration failed to prove an ongoing violation of federal civil rights laws.

Betting on what people say is becoming an increasingly popular category of prediction market sites. Now, federal officials have opened a probe examining whether those markets are a magnet for manipulators.

Justin Salsburey, 44, pleaded guilty Thursday to the charges. Salsburey's wife, 39-year-old Ruthann Rankin, pleaded guilty last week.

The number of cases statewide has now reached 5,452 for the year.

The board voted to close the Washington, D.C., arts complex's main campus for a $250 million renovation — three months after a federal judge temporarily blocked a similar closure.

The final numbers have been totaled for the Ohio State Fair, which ended Aug. 9. Several records were broken.