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  • The last time a female gymnast over age 20 won gold in the Olympics' landmark all-around was in 1972. Douglas took gold in that event in 2012.
  • In China, rescue workers have been digging through flattened homes and schools in a desperate search for victims of China's worst earthquake in three decades. Mark Magnier, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, says "with each passing hour, it's getting more and more difficult."
  • The Biden campaign's self-reported fundraising numbers dwarf second-quarter totals for Republicans Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis.
  • Aid groups and donor countries are mobilizing to get assistance to the survivors of a devastating cyclone in Myanmar. The United Nations says hundreds of thousand people are in need of help. Getting visas and travel permission from the government of Myanmar is still a problem. The U.S. is among those trying to get in.
  • The investigation into Special Counsel Scott Bloch is much broader than originally believed. Investigators are looking into whether Bloch abused his authority as the head investigator for government whistleblower claims. A grand jury issued at least 17 subpoenas and the first witnesses from the Office of Special Counsel are scheduled to testify on Tuesday.
  • The attorneys general of Utah and Arizona say they won't do what Texas did. They won't raid polygamist groups in their states, even though the polygamists targeted in Texas last month are based on the Utah-Arizona border. The officials spoke at a town meeting on polygamy Thursday night in Utah.
  • As expected, Sen. John McCain won Tuesday's GOP presidential primary in Nebraska — although some Republicans registered their dissatisfaction with the presumptive GOP nominee by backing Congressman Ron Paul. As his Democratic rivals battle it out, McCain has been conserving energy, making about one campaign appearance per day.
  • Rescue efforts continue in southwestern China, with thousands of people still trapped in rubble created by the country's worst earthquake in decades. Thousands more have fled their homes and are sleeping outdoors.
  • Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton racked up an impressive win in the West Virginia primary Tuesday night. She beat Barack Obama convincingly — by more than two votes to one. The New York senator said she has shown strength in states that the Democrats need to win in November.
  • Rebecca Stormer lives about 30 miles from the epicenter of the earthquake. The tremors have been getting milder, she reports — just as yet another aftershock hits.
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