Top stories in United States on July 30, 2026

1. Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 25 (8 outlets, 4 countries)
2. Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie (9 outlets, 4 countries)
3. Animal spillover? Lab leak? What the science says about the origins of COVID-19 (7 outlets, 1 country)