These are the headlines you Need2Know:
* **California Wildfires Continue to Devastate:**
Six people, including two children, were killed over the weekend as the Northern California wildfires grew more deadly. In total, eight fatalities have been reported in Shasta County near Yosemite park. But according to fire department officials, containment is in sight. The latest on the wildfires at the [LA Times](http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-new-carr-fire-mainbar-20180729-story.html).
* **Three dead in New Orleans after Shooting:**
A fatal shooting in New Orleans killed three and wounded seven on Saturday night. Police are searching for two suspects who were reportedly wearing hoodies at the time of the shooting. Details at [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/28/us/new-orleans-shooting/index.html).
* **Paul Manafort Begins Trial:**
Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign manager, will begin trial on Tuesday. The trial will address Manafort's alleged bank and tax fraud and his involvement with pro-Russian leader, Viktor Yanukovych. More on the charges at the [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/29/us/politics/paul-manafort-trial.html).
* **Red Cross Ramps up Blood Drive Efforts:**
In an effort to solve a dramatic shortage in blood donations this year, the American Red Cross is offering a $5 Amazon gift card and free snacks to volunteers. But to correct the deficit, the organization will need to collect 13,000 donations a day. To schedule a donation, [click here](https://www.redcrossblood.org).
* ** LeBron Heads to La La Land:**
LeBron James explained his planned move to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday to fans. On his site Interrupted, James said his decision was years in making and "a dream come true." Check out the video and the full story [here](http://www.nba.com/article/2018/07/30/lebron-james-explains-why-he-chose-move-los-angeles-lakers-uninterrupted).
* **Another Presidential Weekend on Twitter:**
In a series of tweets on Sunday, Trump announced that he has the highest polling numbers in the Republican Party's history, toppling Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. The president also threatened a government shutdown and slammed Special Counsel Robert Mueller. For more, check out President Trump’s infamous [Twitter feed](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor).
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A Michigan judge is putting sponges in the hands of shoplifters and ordering them to wash cars in a Walmart parking lot when spring weather arrives. Genesee County Judge Jeffrey Clothier hopes the unusual form of community service discourages people from stealing from Walmart. The judge also wants to reward shoppers with free car washes. Clothier says he began ordering “Walmart wash” sentences this week for shoplifting at the store in Grand Blanc Township. He believes 75 to 100 people eventually will be ordered to wash cars this spring. Clothier says he will be washing cars alongside them when the time comes.
The State Department had been in talks with Elon Musk’s Tesla company to buy armored electric vehicles, but the plans have been put on hold by the Trump administration after reports emerged about a potential $400 million purchase. A State Department spokesperson said the electric car company owned by Musk was the only one that expressed interest back in May 2024. The deal with Tesla was only in its planning phases but it was forecast to be the largest contract of the year. It shows how some of his wealth has come and was still expected to come from taxpayers.
At 100 years old, the Goodyear Blimp is an ageless star in the sky. The 246-foot-long airship will be in the background of the Daytona 500 — flying roughly 1,500 feet above Daytona International Speedway, actually — to celebrate its greatest anniversary tour. Even though remote camera technologies are improving regularly and changing the landscape of aerial footage, the blimp continues to carve out a niche. At Daytona, with the usual 40-car field racing around a 2½-mile superspeedway, views from the blimp aptly provide the scope of the event.
You'll just have to wait for interest rates (and prices) to go down. Plus, this deal's a steel, the big carmaker wedding is off, and bribery is back, baby!
It’s a chicken-and-egg problem: Restaurants are struggling with record-high U.S. egg prices, but their omelets, scrambles and huevos rancheros may be part of the problem. Breakfast is booming at U.S. eateries. First Watch, a restaurant chain that serves breakfast, brunch and lunch, nearly quadrupled its locations over the past decade to 570. Fast-food chains like Starbucks and Wendy's added more egg-filled breakfast items. In normal times, egg producers could meet the demand. But a bird flu outbreak that has forced them to slaughter their flocks is making supplies scarcer and pushing up prices. Some restaurants like Waffle House have added a surcharge to offset their costs.
William Falcon, CEO and Founder of Lightning AI, discusses the ongoing feud between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, and how everyday people can use AI in their lives.
U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum “will not go unanswered,” European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Tuesday, adding that they will trigger toug
