Clinton introduces running mate...Leaked emails show split between DNC and Sanders...Wildfires threaten homes, air quality in California

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MIAMI (AP) — Hillary Clinton has introduced her running mate at a campaign event in Miami, calling Tim Kaine "a progressive who likes to get things done." Clinton says Kaine cares more about making a difference than making headlines, and is "everything that Donald Trump and Mike Pence are not." Kaine is a former governor of politically important Virginia and mayor of Richmond who also served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 19,000 emails from Democratic party officials have been leaked in advance of Hillary Clinton's nomination at the party's convention next week in Philadelphia. They detail the acrimonious split between the Democratic National Committee and Clinton's former rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders. Several emails posted by Wikileaks show DNC officials scoffing at Sanders and his supporters. Wikileaks doesn't say who provided the private material, but Russian hackers are thought to have penetrated the DNC computer system.

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire north of Los Angeles has expanded overnight to more than 8½ square miles, sending smoke and ash into the city. Authorities have issued an advisory warning that air quality may reach unhealthy levels in central Los Angeles and adjacent valleys. The fire erupted yesterday ias the region was gripped by triple-digit heat. To the north, a forest fire near Big Sur on California's scenic Central Coast has nearly doubled in size to almost 3 square miles. Officials say it's a threat to 1,000 homes.

PHOENIX (AP) — A 12-year-old boy has died after he was out hiking in north Phoenix amid triple-digit temperatures. Phoenix police say the boy was hiking with an adult yesterday in the Sonoran Desert Preserve when he became ill. He was airlifted to Phoenix Children's Hospital in extremely critical condition and later pronounced dead. The National Weather Service says it was 100 degrees in Phoenix by 10 a.m. yesterday and hit a high of 112 just after 5:30 p.m.

WAUSEON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio authorities believe they've found the remains of a missing college student whose bicycle was discovered in a cornfield this week. The Fulton County sheriff says investigators found the remains last evening in rural northwestern Ohio. An autopsy has yet to be completed. Authorities have arrested 57-year-old James Worley on an abduction charge related to the disappearance of the 20-year-old University of Toledo student, Sierah Joughin.