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‘Confessions II’ Review: Madonna Returns to the Dance Floor

EVELYN MCDONNELL

On “Confessions II,” a successor to her hit 2005 album “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” the pop superstar gives new energy to her origin story and shines light on the troubles she’s danced away.

G.R.L. member and 'Party Rock Anthem' singer Lauren Bennett dies at 37

Bennett's G.R.L. bandmates released a statement on Instagram Monday about her death.

Prince Harry won't stay at Buckingham Palace during London visit

Harry is visiting London solo after deciding against bringing his wife Meghan and their two children.

Trump Expected to Tell Turkey He Is Ready to Restore Access to F-35 Jets

TYLER PAGER AND DAVID E. SANGER

The president, who is headed to a NATO summit in Ankara this week, had imposed the ban himself amid concerns that giving Turkey the jets could allow Russia to learn about their stealth technology.

Trump Passports Debut, Delighting Some and Dismaying Others

GABE CASTRO-ROOT

The Washington Passport Agency started issuing the limited-release documents with President Trump’s image on Monday, catching a few applicants by surprise.

George E. Johnson, Who Built a Black Hair-Care Empire, Dies at 99

ROBERT D. HERSHEY JR.

Mr. Johnson’s hair product company, a longtime sponsor of “Soul Train,” was the first Black-owned company listed on a major American stock exchange.

Trump Fuels a Furious World Cup Debate

MATTHEW CULLEN

Also, Platner says he will take time to “reflect” after a new accusation. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

Judge Appointed Last Year Is Overseeing Hearing in Killing of Charlie Kirk

MADALEINE RUBIN

Judge Tony Graf previously served as a prosecutor in Utah, including in the county where Mr. Kirk was shot and killed last year.

Key Health Care Panel Is Again Blocked From Meeting Under RFK Jr.

MAGGIE ASTOR

The United States Preventive Services Task Force has been stymied under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

New Videos of Charlie Kirk’s Killing Emerge in Court, but Few Can Watch

JACK HEALY, NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS AND ROBERT DRAPER

On Day 1 of what is expected to be a weeklong hearing, prosecutors played videos of the shooting for a judge, but they were graphic and kept from public view. Erika Kirk and Donald Trump Jr. were in court.

Extreme Heat Hits Europe for the Third Time This Year

NAZANEEN GHAFFAR AND NATAN ODENHEIMER

It is continent’s third spell of scorching weather since May. Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent.

Bring Back the SAT, California

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Under the test-blind policy, more students are thrown into classes for which they are unprepared.

Death Toll From Oppressive Heat in New Jersey May Be as High as 29

TRACEY TULLY AND JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN

In New York City, emergency rooms last week logged the highest number of patients treated for heat-related illnesses in years.

State authorities investigating fatal National Guard shooting of Memphis man

Authorities say the guardsmen shot the man when he pointed a firearm at them.

Historians Reject Trump Administration’s Criticism of Smithsonian Museum

JENNIFER SCHUESSLER

The nation’s largest group of scholars of U.S. history denounced a White House report attacking the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.