Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was sentenced to life in U.S. prison for conspiracy to commit murder, drug trafficking and money laundering.

Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in the cases against accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, has been fired. Although a reason for the dismissal was not immediately clear, she is also the daughter of James Comey, who is the former director of the FBI and a critic of President Donald Trump.

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:

Before you head out to Thursday's 'Good Trouble Lives On' protests in Jacksonville and across the nation, here are some tips to keep you safe.

Syria's government and Druze leaders announce ceasefire; Trump says he's highly unlikely to fire Fed chair Powell; U.S. citizen detained during immigration raid says he'll sue government; U.S. deports five immigrants to Eswatini,

A new wildfire was reported today at 12:35 a.m. in Merced County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

Delaware is hosting several "Good Trouble Lives On" protests on July 17. Are they anti-Trump? Who is John Lewis? See where, timing and what to know.

"It's vastly greater than what we had anticipated," one organizer told Newsweek about an event that's honored former U.S. Representative John Lewis.

Stay up to date here with the latest Indianapolis Colts news with five must-read articles for today, July 17th.