In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s declaration urging cities to clear homeless camps met its strongest opposition in Los Angeles. Read full article

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investigating whether Boar’s Head meat sliced at deli counters has played a role in an outbreak of listeriosis that has caused two deaths. Read full article

Peter Strzok, a former F.B.I. agent, and Lisa Page, a former lawyer for the bureau, accused the Trump administration of violating their privacy after it provided explosive texts to the news media. Read full article

The improbable arrest of Ismael Zambada García, who for decades had evaded the authorities, at a small airport outside El Paso appears to be a tale of subterfuge and betrayal. Read full article

The agreement, if approved by a federal judge, could deliver the final hammer blow to the amateur model of college athletics. Read full article

Calling to offer their endorsement, the former president and first lady sounded like parents in a Lifetime movie talking to their child at summer camp. Read full article

Donald J. Trump’s running mate said in an interview with Megyn Kelly that Democrats believed they could “replace American children with immigrants.” Read full article

The Park fire in Northern California quickly became the state’s largest and most destructive wildfire this year, not far from where Paradise, Calif., was decimated in 2018. Read full article