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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis flies to China on Monday for his first visit to that country. His trip comes amid trade tensions and as the US and China work together to push for North Korea's denuclearization.
A charitable organization in Texas says it is now caring for 32 parents who are separated from their children after crossing the border. However, the organization doesn't know where the children are or when the parents will see them again.

President Trump said on Tweeter that people who enter the US illegally are invading and should be sent back without seeing a judge. The American Civil Liberties Union says that would be illegal and violate the Constitution.

A wildfire in northern California has burned through at least 12 square miles since it broke out on Saturday. The fire has also destroyed at least 12 buildings and is threatening hundreds more.

Shirley Smith, the Associated Press, with AP News Minute.