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A bat in the Kendrick Lake neighborhood of Lakewood tested positive for rabies, and health officials urged caution around wild or stray mammals, especially during the summer. Rabies cases in wild mammals typically increase in the warmer months, and the virus can jump to people or pets when they have contact with an infected animal’s saliva.

A 36-year-old man forced a woman into an SUV outside a hotel and fatally shot her as they argued, according to an arrest affidavit from the Westminster Police Department. Jesse Aaron Gladney is charged with first-degree murder in the domestic violence shooting death of 36-year-old Valarie Garcia on Saturday. A witness called 911 at 8:07 p.m.

Federal regulators are investigating how parts made with titanium that was sold with falsified quality documentation wound up in Boeing and Airbus passenger jets that were built in recent years. Boeing and Airbus said Friday that planes containing the parts are safe to fly, but Boeing said it was removing affected parts from planes that haven’t been delivered yet to airline customers. It will be up to regulators including the Federal Aviation Administration to decide whether any work needs to be done to planes that are already carrying passengers. The FAA said it is “investigating the scope and impact of the issue.” The agency said Boeing reported the problem covering material from a distributor “who may have falsified or provided incorrect records.” The FAA did not name the distributor. Boeing and Airbus declined to say how many planes were flying with parts made from the undocumented titanium. Spirit AeroSystems, which makes fuselages for Boeing planes and wings for Airbus jets, reported the falsified documents. “This is about titanium that has entered the supply system via documents that have been counterfeited,” Spirit spokesperson Joe Buccino said.

WASHINGTON — The U. S. Supreme Court has struck down a ban on bump stocks, the gun accessory used in the deadliest shooting in modern American history — a Las Vegas massacre that killed 60 people and injured hundreds more. The court’s conservative majority said Friday that then-President Donald Trump’s administration overstepped its authority with the 2019 ban on the firearm attachment, which allows semiautomatic weapons to fire like machine guns. Here’s what to know about the case: What are bump stocks? Bump stocks are accessories that replace a rifle’s stock, the part that gets pressed against the shooter’s shoulder.

INDIANAPOLIS — The U. S. Olympic swimming trials will make a splash on their grandest stage yet — a temporary pool inside the massive domed stadium that is home to the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. The powerhouse American team will be determined over the nine-day, prime-time competition, which starts Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium with the spotlight on Katie Ledecky and her quest for a fourth trip to the Summer Games. As usual, there are plenty of compelling storylines at a meet that many swimmers find more nerve-wracking than the actual Olympics.