8/2: Key figure in planning the 9/11 attacks died in a U.S. drone strike. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan.

 Al-Zawahiri, a key figure in planning the 9/11 attacks, died in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan on Saturday. He'd been running al Qaeda since Osama bin Laden was killed, and led the terror organization's spread to other countries. President Biden announced the news from the White House last night. A devastating development in Northern California in the fight to control the state's largest wildfire this year. Officials say two people were found dead in a car after the McKinney fire tore through a neighborhood near the Oregon border. The fire has now burned through an area larger than the city of Seattle and many more people are unaccounted for. In Kentucky, the death toll is up to at least 37 from some of the worst flooding the state has ever seen. Crews are desperately searching for survivors in areas that are very hard to reach right now. Breaking news from Asia, where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has just arrived in Taiwan. That could anger China, which considers Taiwan to be part of its territory. Five states across the country hold primaries today: Arizona, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas, and Washington.

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