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The Philippines, Afghanistan, Bolivia, China, Hungary

AROUND THE WORLD (FOX44) – The Philippines, police say an American woman, her son, and a relative are now being held by the suspects. A witness says the three were dragged to a boat and vanished.

The future of travel is just around the corner

BOSTON, Mass (FOX44) - If you’re sick of Baton Rouge traffic, a Massachusetts company has a new way to beat the morning commute.

Sherwood Schwartz passes away at 94

NATIONAL (FOX44) - The man who brought us "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch" has died. Sherwood Schwartz died at 4am on the morning of July 12th of natural causes.

The hotel from the movie "Twilight" catches fire

CORBETT, Or, (FOX44) - Firefighters in eastern Oregon spent the day trying to save a landmark hotel from burning down. A fire broke out at the View Point Inn, which was featured in the movie Twilight, Sunday, July 10th.

On this day in history, the Etch-A-Sketch goes on sale

1862 - The U.S. Congress authorized the Medal of Honor. 1864 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln witnessed the battle where Union forces repelled Jubal Early's army on the outskirts of Washington, DC.

Russia, India, Iceland, United States, Canada, Germany

AROUND THE WORLD (FOX44) – Russia, at least fifty people are dead after a cruise ship sank Sunday afternoon. The fear is a hundred more people drowned. The ship was reportedly carrying over double its capacity.

President Obama holds meeting to find a way to cut spending

NATIONAL (FOX44) - President Obama was trying to rush photographers out of the room as he opened his second meeting in two days with congressional leaders. The meeting was on how to cut spending, and raise the debt ceiling.

On this day in history, Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded the Medal of Freedom at The White house

1798 - The U.S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by "An Act for Establishing a Marine Corps" passed by the U.S. Congress. The act also created the U.S. Marine Band.

Betty Ford dies at 93

Betty Ford, the wife of the late President Gerald Ford, died Friday. She was 93. Nancy Reagan was among the first to mourn her passing.

Spain, France, Libya, Japan, Europe

AROUND THE WORLD (FOX44) – Spain, the second run of the world famous festival was not as clean as the first one. A tourist fell down near the finish line and was gored by one of the bulls.