A Security Guard Survived Eight Days Under Venezuela's Rubble

MONACO - Monaco authorities have identified Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian woman, as the main suspect in Monday's parcel bomb attack that wounded three people, including a 13-year-old. Prosecutors issued an arrest warrant and Interpol posted a Red Notice. Officials say she fled, and German police have searched a flat linked to her. Her whereabouts are still unconfirmed.

BEIJING - China's new ethnic unity law has taken effect, strengthening Mandarin in education, official business and public spaces. Rights groups and Western officials say it threatens Tibetans, Uyghurs and other minorities by pushing assimilation. Beijing says the law is meant to protect them and prevent separatism. The measure also lets China act against people abroad who violate it. Taiwan says that clause could be used against critics there.

QUETTA - A speeding passenger bus plunged about 70 feet into a ravine in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 40 people and injuring eight. Officials said the bus was carrying 48 passengers on the Quetta to Peshawar route, including people transferred from a broken-down vehicle. Rescue crews pulled victims from the wreck as police opened an investigation.

GENEVA - The UN's rights chief warned Friday that a human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan's el-Obeid, where civilians have spent 18 months under siege-like conditions and drone strikes. Volker Turk told the Human Rights Council the world needs to act now, before a feared RSF assault turns a grim standoff into another massacre. Britain called the urgent debate. The phones, Turk said, should be running hot.

WASHINGTON - A record-setting heat wave is blanketing much of the country as Americans head into the July Fourth weekend, with more than 110 million people under extreme heat risk and some holiday events already canceled. Philadelphia scrapped its Wawa Welcome America parade, Washington temporarily closed its Great American State Fair, and Amtrak warned Northeast Corridor trains could slow through Saturday. The heat dome is not done yet.

WASHINGTON - The Great American State Fair on the National Mall shut down Friday afternoon because of extreme heat, with temperatures in Washington expected to top 100 degrees. The Freedom 250 account said the event would reopen at 5 p.m. after public safety officials signed off. It is the latest hiccup for Trump's America 250 showcase, which has already been dogged by weather and complaints that it looks better than it works.

WASHINGTON - An Air Force major in uniform was arrested on the Capitol steps Wednesday after calling for President Donald Trump’s impeachment at a news conference. U.S. Capitol Police said Jason Watson was escorted to the House steps by a member of Congress, then taken into custody after the protest. The event was organized by the Removal Coalition and attended by Rep. Al Green. Watson said Congress was not acting fast enough.

MARSHALL ISLANDS - NASA launched a robotic tug Friday to try to save Swift, an aging telescope that is sinking toward Earth and could burn up within months. The $30 million LINK spacecraft, built by Katalyst Space Technologies, will spend about a month chasing it down, then use three arms to grab it and boost it higher. If it works, Swift gets a second life. If not, space gets one less useful thing.

LOS ANGELES - The Lakers sent Deandre Ayton to the Wizards on Friday for Jaden Hardy and two second-round picks, then went right back to shopping for a center. That is the part worth watching. Ayton, who averaged 12.5 points and eight rebounds last season, became expendable after Los Angeles paid Walker Kessler $130 million. Now the Lakers are dangling Hardy, and maybe Dalton Knecht too, to keep cleaning up the roster.

MIAMI - Argentina needed an own goal in the 111th minute to beat Cape Verde 3-2 and reach the World Cup last 16.

Lionel Messi scored in the first half, but Deroy Duarte equalized and Sidny Lopes Cabral did it again in extra time. Cape Verde, debutants and the smallest nation ever to reach the knockout rounds, kept coming. They left with no win, and plenty of respect.

MEXICO CITY - FIFA has kept England’s World Cup last-16 match against Mexico at its original Sunday kickoff after a brief scramble over storm risk near the Estadio Azteca. Reports had suggested the game could be moved up six hours to dodge thunderstorms and flooding. Mexico coach Javier Aguirre called the idea a “kick in the gut.” In the end, the schedule stayed put.

ARLINGTON - Egypt beat Australia 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw and reached the World Cup last 16 for the first time in its history. Hossam Abdelmaguid buried the clincher after Mohamed Salah, playing through a hamstring injury, converted his own spot kick. Australia’s late goalkeeper swap to Mathew Ryan did not help. Egypt next gets Argentina or Cape Verde.

NEW YORK - Sienna Spiro’s first full-length album, *The Visitor*, does not sound like a newcomer trying to prove she belongs. It sounds like someone who already knows the room. The songs lean into feeling like an outsider in other people’s lives, especially with men who are too casual for their own good. Her voice does the heavy lifting, and it lands. As Variety reported, she has already sold out a North American tour on the strength of it.

HOLLYWOOD - Rob Reiner filmed his final role a month before he died, playing George Washington in Larry David's HBO sketch series "Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness."

The appearance was kept secret until the second episode aired July 3. In the sketch, Reiner's Washington says he will not seek a third term and urges Congress to bar future presidents from staying in power. Larry David, in colonial dress, turns the bit into a blunt takedown of Donald Trump and the kind of man who treats the Constitution like a suggestion. Jeff Schaffer called it Reiner's "last laugh."

NASHVILLE - Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged, according to reports that sent the internet into its usual state of collapse. The pair have kept the details private, which is probably wise. Swift has spent the summer on the road and Kelce has spent it in football mode, and now the two are apparently planning a wedding. No date yet, no venue either. Just the announcement and the noise that follows it.