WILLIAM BRANGHAM: The day's other# headlines start at the Supreme Court.

The justices will hear two cases next term on# whether states may exclude transgender athletes## from women's and girls' sports.

The cases, one# in Idaho and one in West Virginia, involve lower## court rulings that sided in favor of transgender# athletes at both the K-12 and college levels.## This comes just two weeks after the High Court# upheld a ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

And just this week, the University# of Pennsylvania resolved a federal## civil rights case by agreeing to limit# transgender participation in sports.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he endured severe# beatings and other forms of torture while## being held at a notorious prison in El Salvador.# It's his first account of his time there after## the Trump administration mistakenly deported# him back in March.

In a new court filing,## Abrego Garcia described being# stripped naked, head shaved,## beaten, and forced to kneel for# nine hours straight overnight.

He says he lost more than 30 pounds in# two weeks.

Abrego Garcia is currently## being held at a Tennessee jail as he# awaits trial on human smuggling charges.

Health officials in Gaza say Israeli gunfire# and airstrikes killed nearly 100 Palestinians## across the Strip overnight and into today;# 45 of those deaths were Gazans attempting to## get food from aid distribution sites.# Israel maintains that it targets only## Hamas militants or fires warning shots# to keep crowds at bay.

Strikes across## the Strip also hit displaced Palestinians# who were sheltering and sleeping intense.

In Southern Gaza, at least 13# members of a single family were## killed.

Another strike left 15 dead# at a school in Northern Gaza City.

NIDAL HJAYLAH, Displaced Gaza Resident# (through translator): We woke up to the## sounds of explosions.

We found fire# spreadin.. huge fire.

When we started to put it out, we# found charred bodies of children and women.

WILLIAM BRANGHAM: These dozens of deaths# come as Israel and Hamas may be inching## closer to a possible cease-fire.

Hamas is# seeking guarantees that any proposal would## eventually lead to the war's end.

But,# today, the U.S. ambassador to Israel,## Mike Huckabee, reiterated that# Hamas has no future in Gaza.

In Europe, a record-breaking heat wave is moving# east, bringing some much-needed relief to Spain## and France, but sizzling other parts of the# continent, like the Balkans.

In North Macedonia,## residents leaped into rivers in order to# stay cool amid triple-digit temperatures.

But, elsewhere, the heat, along with a severe# drought, has allowed wildfires to rage in Greece,## Germany and Turkey.

The blazes have killed at# least one person and forced thousands to evacuate.

There is good economic news heading into the# July 4 weekend.

U.S. employers kept hiring## at a steady clip in the month of June while# unemployment fell.

The stronger-than-expected## 147,000 added jobs beat expectations and were# in line with the 144,000 new jobs back in May.## The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent# in June.

It was 4.2 percent the month before.

All of this points to a stable labor# market.

And experts say that likely## means Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell won't be## in a hurry to lower interest rates# when the Fed meets later this month.

Stocks rose today on the job numbers news.## The Dow Jones industrial average added nearly# 350 points, while the Nasdaq gained more than## a percentage point.

Both the Nasdaq# and the S&P 500 hit new record highs.

The Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV# grew up has approved plans to buy his## childhood home.

The board of trustees# in the village of Dolton, Illinois,## voted unanimously to purchase# the small two-story house.## The city will preserve it and turn it into a# historical site.

Many visitors have already## flocked to the home since the new pope's election# in May, some of them treating it as a pilgrimage.

And acclaimed actor Michael Madsen# has died.

He was found unresponsive## in his Malibu home.

His manager said the# apparent cause of death was cardiac arrest.## Among his best-known roles was his menacing# performance as Mr. Blonde in the crime## thriller "Reservoir Dogs."

Madsen often teamed# up with director and friend Quentin Tarantino,## lending his chilling character portrayals to other# films like "Kill Bill" and "The Hateful Eight."

He had an acting career that spanned over# four decades.

Michael Madsen was 67 years old.

Still to come on the "News Hour": the Trump# administration withholds billions to fund## critical school programs; a drive-by mass shooting# in Chicago highlights the perpetual problem of gun## violence; and author Robin Givhan discusses her# biography of revolutionary designer Virgil Abloh.