A dried-out lawn is seen in the city of Glendora, east of Los Angeles, this week. About 58 percent of California is now under the most extreme drought conditions, a new report says. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Flares light up the night sky over Gaza City early Friday, Aug. 1. Leaders of Hamas and Israel have agreed to begin a cease-fire Friday at 8 a.m. local time, the U.N. says. Dusan Vranic/AP hide caption
George H.W. Bush (left) congratulates his son George W. Bush as the two former presidents attend last year's dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
Wednesday
Video shows a woman trying to outrun a train. YouTube hide caption
Tuesday
Senior citizens dance to "Happy." YouTube hide caption
Monday
Fans dressed as stormtroopers from Star Wars attend this year's Comic-Con event in San Diego. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption
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An undated file photo from the Arizona Department of Corrections shows inmate Joseph Rudolph Wood, who was executed Wednesday. After the lethal injection process began, Wood reportedly remained alive for nearly two hours. AP hide caption
Tuesday
Pro-Russian rebels move journalists away from Malaysian investigators and monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Tuesday. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was allegedly shot down by a missile Thursday; today, U.S. intelligence says it has verified that two rebel leaders spoke by phone about shooting the plane down. Rob Stothard/Getty Images hide caption
Montana District Judge G. Todd Baugh was publicly censured by the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. The judge apologized for remarks he made about a rape victim last year. Matt Brown/AP hide caption