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Max Miller Continues to Resist Pressure to Drop Out as Deadline Looms

EMILY DAVIES AND ANNIE KARNI

The Republican House member from Ohio was accused of holding a gun to his ex-wife’s head and fracturing the collarbone of their young daughter. He has denied the accusations.

Labor Market Shifts Into Reverse

MATTHEW CULLEN

Also, Trump officials are searching for Cuba’s next leader. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

A Generation on Antidepressants Searches for the Exit

CAMILLE BROMLEY

Many people feel that antidepressants block their true emotions, but they don’t have guidance about how to get off these drugs.

American evacuated from US Antarctic base for emergency medical treatment: Officials

The person was transported from the U.S. McMurdo Station for emergency medical treatment on July 31, in an operation carried out under "dangerous" winter conditions.

Reading Scores Drop for N.Y.C. Students Amid Revamp of Literacy Program

MATTHEW HAAG

The declines nearly wiped out gains made in the state exams last year. New York City school leaders promised a review of the results.

Republicans Need to Push Out Max Miller. Now.

MICHELLE COTTLE

This Ohio congressman should not still be running for Congress.

Houthis Claim Attack on Yemeni Military Camp

PRANAV BASKAR AND SHUAIB ALMOSAWA

Recent escalating tensions between the Iran-backed group and the Yemeni government have prompted fears that a truce in place since 2022 is nearing collapse.

Mamdani Hosted a Town Hall About Buses. Why Was the D.S.A. There?

DANA RUBINSTEIN AND STEFANOS CHEN

After Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office invited the Democratic Socialists of America to a city-sponsored event, watchdog groups raised concerns about mixing politics with government work.

Mamdani Faces Lawsuit Over Rollout of Second-Home Tax

MIHIR ZAVERI

Some New York City homeowners are arguing that they have been improperly targeted by the tax on high-end second homes, also known as pieds-à-terre.

NPS to flush Reflecting Pool pipes as it blames issues on previous administrations

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was partially refilled on Friday to flush out what NPS said were clogged pipes that supply water to the monument.

Canada Offers U.S. Concessions in Trade Talks but Demands a Comprehensive Deal

IAN AUSTEN

Prime Minister Mark Carney is attempting to prevent 50 percent tariffs against many Canadian goods scheduled for this month.

WATCH: Zendaya becomes highest grossing actor in the 2026 box office

Sam Champion shares the buzziest stories of the day in "GMA" Pop News.

New York City Hall Dismisses Haitian Workers After Loss of Protected Status

EMMA GOLDBERG

Officials said that dozens of Haitian workers for the city would lose their jobs, but warned that the number could easily reach the hundreds.

WATCH: Houston man inspires community cleanup

One man's cleanup effort has grown into a community movement that's helping Houston's Sunnyside neighborhood take pride in where residents live.

Weekend Weather Is a Summer Stew of Heat, Humidity and Haze

JUDSON JONES

The worst heat is expected out West, where most of the wildfire smoke may be trapped, while the East also swelters and faces a chance of thunderstorms.