 The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to acquire star right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer and All-Star shortstop Trea Turner from the Washington Nationals for a package of top-rated prospects.  The U.S. Navy charged a sailor in connection with evidence found during an investigation into the 2020 fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, officials said Thursday.  The NBA briefly paused Thursday night's draft to honor late Kentucky Wildcats basketball player Terrence Clarke, who died in a car accident earlier this year.  Team USA's Lilly King and Ryan Murphy won silver medals in the women's 200-meter breaststroke and men's 200-meter backstroke, respectively on Thursday at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.  Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona has decided to step down for the remainder of the 2021 season because of lingering health problems.  The New York Yankees acquired All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo in a trade with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.  The Los Angeles Lakers are acquiring nine-time All-Star guard Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards.  The Detroit Pistons selected Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 overall pick to open the 2021 NBA Draft on Thursday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.  U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday threatened legal action against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over an order requiring state troopers to pull over drivers transporting migrants who may carry COVID-19.  Augusts boasts several big astronomical happenings, including the best meteor shower of the entire year.  At least three people died and more than 60 were hospitalized after a rash of forest fires erupted in Turkey, officials said Thursday.  New York City's the Vessel landmark was shuttered in response to a visitor who died by suicide Thursday, about two months after reopening in the wake of other deaths.  Rates of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have been surging throughout the United States, particularly in states that have fully vaccinated less than 50% of their residents.  Big data analysis techniques have offered archaeologists new insights into the transformation of burial practices across medieval Europe.  Actor Scarlett Johansson sued Disney on Thursday, saying the company's decision to simultaneously release "Black Widow" in theaters and on the Disney+ was a breach of contract that cost her millions of dollars.  The new Russian Nauka module for the International Space Station unexpectedly fired thrusters Thursday, temporarily knocking the space station out of its normal position, NASA announced.  President Joe Biden on Thursday announced he will require all federal workers and contractors to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or face restrictions, while also encouraging states and employers to offer incentives.  Israel will give people age 60 and over a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster as the Delta variant spreads.  U.S. markets posted gains on Thursday despite a Commerce Department report that second-quarter economic growth numbers fell short of analysts' expectations.  A police officer in New York had to chase down a panicking raccoon so he could rescue the animal from a can stuck over its head.  States with hands-free cellphone restrictions for drivers have fewer driver deaths, a study published Thursday by the journal Epidemiology found.  Boeing and NASA postponed the launch the company's Starliner space capsule to the International Space Station on Friday after a mishap at the orbital laboratory on Thursday.  MacKenzie Scott and Melinda French Gates announced Thursday they are giving $40 million to projects aimed at women's empowerment and improving gender equality.  A Dutch trucker took on a social media "tea bag challenge" and used his vehicle to drop a tea bag into a glass of hot water. | 
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