Trump has spoken with GOP chair...Russians get the go-ahead...California fire grows

WASHINGTON (AP) — As top Republican officials consider how to get Donald Trump to change his campaign tactics, Trump's campaign chairman says the GOP nominee has spoken several times in the last couple of days with party chairman Reince Priebus (ryns PREE'-bus). Speaking on ABC this morning, Paul Manafort also downplayed the conflict between Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan. Trump has declined to endorse Ryan in his House primary in Wisconsin -- but Manafort says Ryan's rival, a Trump supporter, "is not going to win."

LONDON (AP) — Police in London say it appears that mental illness may have been the driving force behind a stabbing attack last night in a busy London tourist area. An American woman was killed and five other people were injured. The suspect -- identified as a 19-year-old Norwegian of Somali origin -- was taken into custody after officers used a stun gun to subdue him.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — More Russian athletes are getting the go-ahead to compete at the Summer Olympics, which are getting under way in Rio de Janeiro. The International Boxing Association says all 11 of Russia's boxers who qualified for the Rio Games have been cleared to participate following a doping review for all Russian athletes. And the International Judo Federation has cleared all 11 Russian judo athletes to compete.

BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire north of Big Sur near California's Central Coast has grown again overnight after burning for nearly two weeks. The fire has scorched more than 79 square miles and is less than 30 percent contained. It has destroyed 57 homes and is threatening another 2,000 structures.

OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — A Marina in Ocean City, Maryland, is selling T-shirts featuring the phrases "White Lives Matter" and "Blue Lives Matter." It's to spread awareness — about the conservation of white and blue marlins. And the NAACP is not pleased about this. A marina worker who designed the shirts says no offense was intended, and that fishermen know a good joke when they see one. But the local NAACP president tells a newspaper (The Daily Times of Salisbury) that the shirts could be interpreted as a mockery of the rallying cries for African-Americans and police officers.

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