A nuclear power plant in southern France even shut down two reactors due to high temperatures Source

Nearly 13 million people watched the Mueller hearings. By comparison, that’s far fewer than the more than 20 million who watched the Kavanaugh hearings last year. It also wasn’t the drama Democrats were hoping for. Nancy Cordes reports. Source

Europe is in the middle of a life-threatening heat wave. Temperatures hit 99 degrees in London and Paris hit 109 degrees, the highest temperature ever recorded there. But the French capital is not prepared for the extreme heat. Ian Lee reports from Paris. Source

William Barr brings back seldom-used punishment pushed by President Trump; 5 inmates are scheduled to be executed starting in December Source

Thursday’s launch marks SpaceX’s 18th cargo run to the International Space Station. The Dragon supply ship atop the Falcon 9 was making its third trip to the lab complex, this time loaded with 5,000 pounds of crew supplies, equipment and high-tech science gear, including a low-tech container of bright green Nickelodeon “slime” for educational outreach. Watch the rocket launch here. Source

More than 30 years before Donald Trump would run for the White House, legendary “60 Minutes” newsman Mike Wallace grilled him about his criticism of Washington politicians and whether he had a future in politics. Watch a clip from the interview as seen in the new documentary, “Mike Wallace Is Here.” Source

The Giants offense took a big hit on Thursday Source

With the Tyreek Hill news, Heath Cummings says starting with two wide receivers is very appealing in the back half of the draft. Source

Tulowitzki was once considered one of the best shortstops in the game Source

The retirement announcement came out of nowhere this week Source