Detroit, Chicago and the Midwest blanketed by wildfire haze from Canada Smoke from Canadian wildfires is smothering U.S. cities like Detroit, Chicago and Pittsburgh. Air quality warnings are in effect across the Midwest as officials warn of hazardous conditions. Read more on NPR

Up First briefing: Extreme heat; pandemic fraud; Supreme Court election theory ruling The South faces record-breaking heat. Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent. The Supreme Court rejects the controversial independant state leglistatures theory. Read more on NPR

Supreme Court ethics v. pride, prejudice and political movers and shakers The problem for the justices is that all the recent ethics stories — and more — are a corrosive drip, drip, drip, eroding public confidence in the court. Read more on NPR

The Bud Light boycott shows brands are at a crossroads: Use their voice, or shut up? Large companies have played the role of activists and been one of the biggest countervailing forces against social and religious conservatives on LGBTQ measures. All that is at stake now. Read more on NPR

Nearly 2,000 migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean this year. Here’s why Flimsy boats, E.U. policies and an increase in migrants attempting the crossing are some of the factors converging to make this year an especially deadly one. Read more on NPR