Trump to speak at RNC; vigil held for man killed at Trump rally; Shogun' leads all Emmy nominees

On the version of Hot off the Wire posted July 18 at 7:15 a.m. CT:

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump will take the stage at the Republican National Convention to accept the nomination of a party that has been remade in his image. Thursday's speech will be Trump's first since he was cut off mid-sentence by a flurry of gunfire in an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. 

MILWAUKEE (AP) — JD Vance used his Wednesday night address to the Republican National Convention to share the story of his hardscrabble upbringing and make the case that his party best understands the challenges facing struggling Americans.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling in Las Vegas and is experiencing “mild symptoms” from the infection. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says Biden will fly to his home in Delaware, where he will “self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time.”

Alabama is set to execute a man for the 1998 shooting death of a delivery driver during a robbery attempt near an ATM. Keith Edmund Gavin is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday night at a prison in southwest Alabama. 

SARVER, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of people who gathered to remember the former fire chief fatally shot at a rally for former President Donald Trump have been urged to find “unity” as the area in rural Pennsylvania seeks to recover. Wednesday's public event was the first of two organized to memorialize and celebrate Corey Comperatore's life, with the second to happen Thursday.

In other news:

• Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro, just released from prison, gets roaring applause at RNC.
• Democrats aim to nominate president in first week of August, as some push Biden to quit the race.
• Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw, new AP-NORC poll finds.
• Homeland Security inspector general investigates Secret Service handling of security at Trump rally.
• Three days after attempted assassination, Trump shooter remains an elusive enigma.
• Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira to face a military court-martial, Air Force says.
• 'Shogun' leads all Emmy nominees with 25 and 'The Bear' sets comedy series record with 23.
• Movie armorer seeks dismissal of her conviction or new trial in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin.
• German police detain a suspected stalker ahead of a Taylor Swift concert.
• 'I can't breathe' Eric Garner remembered on the 10th anniversary of his chokehold death.
• A meteor streaked across the NYC skyline before disintegrating over New Jersey.
• This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza worked — or not.
• Israeli authorities release 13 detained Palestinians, says Palestinian medics group.
• Golf's final major of the year begins Thursday, a big win for the Lynx, a former NHL All-Star moves on, a look at the pennant races and the Bears ink their top two draft picks.

—The Associated Press

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