JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Longtime political reporter Jim Morrill from the Charlotte Observer in North Carolina says the citys host committee for the Republican National Convention lashed out about broken promises made by GOP leaders. Some say the decision to move the convention to Jacksonville will be a hit to Charlottes local economy. The governor refused to promise the president a full blown convention in Charlotte without social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic. With cases of the coronavirus rising and likely protests at the convention, some in Charlotte are glad to see the convention change course. Right now the plan is for 336 delegates to vote to nominate President Trump in Charlotte.

The American woman and her Australian boyfriend who were killed while on a road trip together in Canada died a "horrific death," police said. Canadian police did not say how the couple was killed but that their deaths are being investigated as homicides. Australian police said they were told the couple was shot, in "what can only be described as horrific circumstances." After finding some work in Canada on a cattle farm, they planned a three-week road trip through the country. He was working in Canada and they were planning an extensive road trip there for three weeks.