Stories from July 27, 2025

Tracking storms and heat into the workweek
Potentially severe thunderstorms are expected Sunday evening and night with damaging winds as the main concern. Monday brings more heat and evening storms.
‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ scores Marvel's first $100 million box office opening of 2025
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is topping the domestic box office charts in its first weekend in theaters. The Walt Disney Co. said Sunday that it earned an estimated $118 million from North American theaters.
Abrams has 3-run double, Call has HR and 3 RBIs, Garcia also homers as Nationals beat Twins 9-3
CJ Abrams had a three-run double against Minnesota All-Star Joe Ryan, Alex Call homered and drove in three runs and Luis García Jr. also went deep as the Washington Nationals beat the Twins 9-3.
Minnesota United escapes with 2-1 win over St. Louis
Kelvin Yeboah converted two penalties as the second half wound down, lifting Minnesota to a 2-1 victory over St. Louis. Yeboah’s first PK, in the 75th minute, came after Chris Durkin was shown the red card. 
His name is Mohammad Al-Motawaq. He is 18 months old. And he is starving in Gaza
Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son Mohammad is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors and aid workers warn of permanent damage to the health of children in Gaza due to chronic malnutrition.
Steamy stretch with rounds of strong storms Sunday and Monday
Heat headlines are in effect Sunday with heat indices pushing triple digits this afternoon. Potentially severe storms and heavy rain pass in waves this evening and again Monday night.
She's trying to open a birth center near a maternity desert. It's not easy
When Katie Chubb was pregnant she wanted to have her baby at a birth center, but there was no local option. Now she's trying to open one herself. She has community support, but not from the hospitals.