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1. Defined by lies, Boris Johnson's political career has finally crumbled

   

2. In a post-Roe America, abortion medication looms as the next legal battleground

   

   The overturning of Roe v. Wade has sparked legal battles across the U.S., as individual state trigger laws restricting access to abortion procedures. But the legal status of medication used to terminate pregnancy could see the fight enter an even-murkier legal zone.

3. U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drugs charges in Russian court

   

   U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner pleaded guilty in a Russian court on Thursday to drugs charges that could see her face 10 years in prison, a Reuters journalist reported from the courtroom.

4. Accused in Fourth of July mass killing contemplated 2nd shooting, police say

   

   The man charged with killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop and then fled to a neighbouring state, where he contemplated shooting up an event there, authorities say.

5. More flights are scheduled in the U.S. than air traffic control can handle, say authorities

   

   The U.S. aviation system is expected to "remain challenged this summer and beyond," and the Federal Aviation Administration needs more air traffic control staff, a senior United Airlines executive said on Wednesday, echoing problems in Canada and Europe.