Here are the AP's latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP's coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

——————————

ONLY ON AP

——————————

CONTAMINATED-LAND-TRIBES-SEEK-ANSWERS — The remote Duck Valley reservation that straddles Nevada and Idaho has battled toxic contaminants on its land for decades. The discovery of a decades-old document with a passing mention of Agent Orange chemicals suggests the government may have been more involved in contaminating the land. By Gabe Stern. SENT: 2,120 words, photos. With CONTAMINATED-LAND-TRIBE-SEEKS-ANSWERS-TAKEAWAYS (sent).

——————————

TOP STORIES

——————————

ELECTION-2024-DEBATE-HARRIS — Kamala Harris steps on to the presidential general election debate stage for the first time Tuesday. But the vice president and Democratic nominee has plenty of debate experience to draw on as she takes on former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump. By Bill Barrow. SENT: 1,220 words, photos.

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-AMERICAN-KILLED — The Palestinian Authority has held a funeral procession for an American activist who a witness says was shot and killed by Israeli forces last week following a demonstration against settlements in the occupied West Bank. By Imad Issied. SENT: 360 words, photos, video, audio.

ELECTION 2024-PALESTINIAN AMERICANS — For months, many Palestinian Americans have been contending with the double whammy of the rising Palestinian death toll and suffering in Gaza and their own government’s support for Israel in the war. Alongside pro-Palestinian allies, they’ve grieved, organized, lobbied and protested as the killings and destruction unfolded on their screens or touched their own families. Now, they also wrestle with tough, deeply personal voting decisions, including in battleground states. By Mariam Fam. SENT: 1,500 words, photos. With ELECTION-2024-PALESTINIAN-AMERICANS-TAKEAWAYS (sent).

KENTUCKY-INTERSTATE-SHOOTING — More than a dozen school districts have shut down classes across a wide swath of southeastern Kentucky as a grueling search stretched into a third day for a gunman who opened fire on an interstate highway and wounded five people over the weekend. By Bruce Schreiner. SENT: 920 words, photos, video.

ASIA-POPE — Pope Francis has received a raucous welcome as he arrived in East Timor to celebrate its recovery from a bloody and traumatic independence battle, even as he indirectly acknowledged an abuse scandal involving its Nobel Peace Prize-winning hero. By Nicole Winfield and Niniek Karmini. SENT: 1,030 words, photos, video, audio.

——————————————————

SPOTLIGHTING VOICES

——————————————————

IMMIGRATION-PREGNANT-MIGRANTS — Over the past two years, an unprecedented number of Venezuelans have traveled to the U.S. border, seeking a better life. They’ve found themselves in American communities roiling with conflict about how much to help newcomers, or whether to help at all. In Aurora, Colorado, one pregnant migrant gave birth and returned to the tent she was living in. Then her whole family, including the baby, contracted chicken pox. She incurred thousands of dollars in medical debt. Now, she’s afraid it will jeopardize her chances of staying in the U.S. By Bianca Vázquez Toness. SENT: 2,420 words, photos. An abridged version is also available.

———————————————————

RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

———————————————————

RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR — A senior Ukrainian official said Monday Western partner countries must allow Ukraine to use weapons they have supplied to strike military warehouses inside Russia because of strong suspicions Iran has provided ballistic missiles for the Kremlin’s war effort. SENT: 530 words, photos, audio.

——————————————————

WASHINGTON/POLITICS

——————————————————

CONGRESS-DIVERSITY — The Congressional Black Caucus has issued new guidelines for corporations to use in adopting their diversity, equity and inclusion policies. The report by the Democratic caucus outlines how companies can adopt effective and inclusive DEI policies to promote broad prosperity. SENT: 750 words, photo.

————————

NATIONAL

————————

SEPT-11-I-NEVER-MET-YOU — A poignant phrase will likely echo Wednesday at the World Trade Center when 9/11 victims relatives remember loved ones lost in the 2001 attacks. The words ‘I never got to meet you’ are the sound of generational change at ground zero. SENT: 900 words, photos.

––––––––––———––––

INTERNATIONAL

––––––––––———––––

CHINA-GAME-SEXISM — A blockbuster new Chinese video game hailed as a milestone for the country’s gaming industry has put an unexpected spotlight on longstanding claims of rampant sexism in China’s male-dominated gaming culture. While some gamers are basking in the runaway success of the action-adventure title “Black Myth: Wukong,” others are voicing their complaints about sexism in Chinese gaming and lodging allegations against the game’s Shenzhen-based developer, Game Science, that it posted offensive messages online. By Elsie Chen. SENT: 590 words, photos.

—————————————

BUSINESS/ TECH

—————————————

GOOGLE-ANTITRUST — One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this time over its advertising technology. SENT: 1,070 words, photo.

———————————

WELLNESS

———————————-

MED-BE-WELL-DEATH-CONVERSATIONS — Talking about death is never easy, but doing so early can help families prepare. Experts recommend starting off by asking what matters most to their loved one such as what song they might want played at their funeral, or where they’d like to be buried. Remind them that it’s about honoring them exactly as they want to be honored. SENT: 540 words, photos.

————————————-

ENTERTAINMENT

————————————

MUSIC-CMA-AWARD-NOMINATIONS — He had some help: Morgan Wallen tops the 2024 Country Music Association award nominations with seven. For a third year in a row, Wallen is up for both the top prize — entertainer of the year — and the male vocalist categories. Rounding out the entertainer of the year categories are Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson. SENT: 500 words, photos.

——————

SPORTS

——————

PARALYMPICS-2028-LOS-ANGELES — Los Angeles, you’re next. Paris raised the game for the Paralympics, with more than 4,000 athletes as well as 2.4 million tickets sold, which was second only to the London Games of 2012. Now the challenge for U.S. organizers is to top it with another breakout moment for para sports. SENT: 950 words, photos.