Hurricane Beryl brought torrential rain and tropical storm-force winds to Jamaica Wednesday without making landfall. Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott directed state agencies to prepare for potential impacts in case the storm hits southern Texas over the weekend.

The Thompson wildfire has burned more than 3,000 acres in Northern California, and is zero-percent contained. Some 13,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate.

President Joe Biden met with Vice President Kamala Harris face to face for the first time since the presidential debate last week. President Biden vowed to continue his run despite growing pressure from Democrats to withdraw.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet President Biden in Washington on July 24. It will be his first trip abroad since the Oct. 7 terror attack. In Israel, meanwhile, an attacker stabbed an Israeli soldier to death and wounded another person at a shopping mall.