Unemployment rose across all 12 Georgia regional commissions in June even as the state set records for employment and labor force. The jump was most visible in metro Atlanta.

Texas DPS added Ruben Calzada Hernandez to the state's 10 Most Wanted list after a Caldwell County warrant accused him of aggravated sexual assault of a child. He has ties to Lockhart and Cedar Park and a $3,000 reward is offered.

Cardinal Cupich told five Chicago parishes that retired Father Kenneth Fleck faces a decades‑old sexual‑abuse allegation. Fleck denies the claim; the archdiocese is investigating.