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Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins joined several other key figures from that era for a look back at the historic moon mission, which began with liftoff exactly 50 years ago today. (July 16)

‘Game of Thrones’ scores record-breaking 32 Emmy Award nominations, toppling drama series record set by ‘NYPD Blue’ in 1994. (July 16)

The Democratic-led US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to condemn President Donald Trump’s “racist comments” against four congresswomen of color. (July 16)

As the temperature hit 115 degrees Tuesday in the Phoenix area, residents were doing what they could to deal with the hottest day of the year so far. At the Phoenix Zoo, animals were beating the heat with cooling sprays of water and ice treats. (July 1…

House Democrats urged their Republican colleagues to join them in voting on a resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s tweets that urged four Democratic congresswomen of color to return to their countries. (July 16)

A dramatic controversy erupted on the House floor Tuesday over Republican objections to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s remarks criticizing President Donald Trump’s tweets, resulting in a lawmaker abandoning the chair and storming off. (July 16)

Here are the top stories for Tuesday, July 16th: GOP defends Trump on tweets; DOJ won’t charge officer in choke hold death; Epstein accuser speaks out; USA celebrates Apollo 11 mission anniversary.

One of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers is urging victims to speak out against the wealthy financier as authorities prosecute him on sex charges. Courtney Wild said Tuesday that Epstein “will never stop sexually abusing children until he is in ja…

Members and associates of the MS-13 gang committed seven murders including several in which victims were hacked to death with machetes in a Southern California forest, according to a federal indictment released Tuesday. (July 16)

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Thousands of model rockets launched in Huntsville, Alabama, for Apollo 11 anniversary. (July 16)