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Justify, with jockey Mike Smith aboard, crosses the finish line to win the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, and the rare Triple Crown title on Saturday in Elmont, N.Y.

Justify Captures Triple Crown With Belmont Stakes Win

Justify is the 13th horse to capture the title, delivering legendary horse trainer Bob Baffert his second Triple Crown win.

Proposed Ohio BOE Recommendation Would End A-F Grades

The debate over Ohio’s school report cards continues in Columbus this week as state Board of Education members consider a recommendation to make even more changes to the grades. Last month, Ohio Board of Education members recommended delaying overall grades for schools and school districts that will appear for the first time on report cards this year.

An airplane drops fire retardant on a fire outside of Durango, Colo. The 416 fire has forced 2,500 home evacuations.

Dry, Windy Weather Stokes Colorado Wildfire, But So Far No Homes Damaged

Some 2,500 homes have been evacuated; the fire has "come up to some people's backyards," one official said. But for now, it is contained in a sparsely populated area of National Forest.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, left, and opposition leader Riek Machar, right, met for peace talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Talks Between South Sudan Leaders Find No Appetite For Concessions

Hopes for peace are hampered as talks come to an end in Ethiopia. The leaders of South Sudan's warring factions, Salva Kiir and Riek Machar, found little common ground.

Terence Blanchard’s ‘Live’ Shares The Healing Power Of Jazz

Grammy Award-winning composer and jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard returns to Cleveland Saturday to perform music that he says he hopes will “heal” a nation torn apart by gun violence. In 2015, Blanchard and his E-Collective Group addressed the growing tension between the African-American community and law enforcement with their recording “Breathless,” but he said in a 2017 interview with ideastream that he felt there was more to say about the subject.

Presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador, of the MORENA party, shows his ballot to the press before casting it during general elections in Mexico City on Sunday.

Leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador Wins Mexican Presidency In Landslide

Andrés Manuel López Obrador ran on a platform of rooting out corruption, helping the dispossessed and defending Mexico against President Trump.

Russia Eliminates Spain On Penalty Kicks, 4-3, After A 1-1 Tie

Russia scored a shocking win over Spain Sunday to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals, and Moscow fans are euphoric. Russia has never made it this far in a World Cup.

9 People Stabbed In Idaho; Suspect In Custody

The stabbing attack happened at an apartment complex where refugee families live, according to police, and six of those injured are children. A 30-year-old man was booked into jail.

Former BBC China editor, Carrie Gracie, beams outside the BBC headquarters. Gracie recently came to an agreement regarding her equal-pay dispute with the media company.

An Apology And Back Pay For Editor In BBC Gender Pay Inequity Battle

The media giant admitted to underpaying former China editor, Carrie Gracie. Both parties have decided on a settlement that is touted as a win in the fight against the gender wage gap.

A soldier in Syria's President Bashar al-Assad forces near the Yarmouk Palestinian camp in Damascus. Syria's government captured at least two villages from U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces east of the Euphrates River near the border with Iraq.

Pro-Regime Syrian Forces Take Control Of At Least Two Villages Near Iraq Border

A U.S. official confirmed to NPR that pro-regime forces took control of two villages near Syria's border with Iraq where Kurdish-led forces are in control.

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