AMNA NAWAZ: In the day's other headlines: The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of a number of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, including founder Stewart Rhodes.

They were convicted and sent to prison for their actions on January 6.

The request was made in a filing signed by U.S.

attorney Jeanine Pirro.

Trump commuted the sentences of several of the group's leaders as part of his broad clemency from more than 1,500 defendants charged in the attack.

This would go a step further, erasing the convictions.

It's part of President Trump's ongoing efforts to rewrite the history of the Capitol attack, during which his supporters tried to stop the transfer of power after his loss to Joe Biden.

Super Typhoon Sinlaku battered a group of remote U.S.

islands in the Pacific Ocean today.

The storm slammed the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, forcing residents to seek shelter from flying debris and flash flooding.

Sinlaku is the strongest tropical typhoon so far this year, with sustained winds above 150 miles an hour.

Meantime, back on the U.S.

mainland today, a cleanup was under way after severe storms hammered communities in the Plains and Midwest, toppling power lines and damaging buildings.

Forecasters say more bad weather could be in store for the region.

In Gaza, health officials say Israeli strikes killed at least six people today in separate attacks, including two children.

In Gaza City, an Israeli missile struck a police vehicle, setting it ablaze.

Emergency workers say an officer is among the dead, as well as a 3-year-old boy.

A family member says he was returning from a wedding when the strike hit.

HADER AL-MALAHI, Cousin of Child Killed in Israeli Strike (through translator): This child, what is his fault?

What is his crime?

He should be wearing a wedding suit today at his cousin's wedding.

Instead, he is stained with blood.

He was just a child.

AMNA NAWAZ: Israel's military has yet to comment on today's strikes.

Health officials in Gaza say around 750 Palestinians have been killed since a fragile cease-fire took effect last October.

Israel says Hamas militants have killed at least four Israeli soldiers during that same period.

The leaders of Ukraine and Germany say they're working together on plans to develop drones and other defense systems, as Kyiv seeks support for its ongoing war with Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made the announcement during Zelenskyy's visit to Berlin today.

Germany's leader said the cooperation is, as he put it, a very clear signal to Russia of Berlin's efforts to defend Ukraine.

Merz also addressed the need for Europe to be involved in any peace process between Ukraine and Russia.

FRIEDRICH MERZ, German Chancellor (through translator): I remain firmly convinced that there will be no deals struck with Russia behind Europeans' backs.

The U.S.

government knows that, if it wants Europe's signature on any agreement whatsoever, then Europe must be involved.

AMNA NAWAZ: The deal comes even as violence continues on the ground.

Ukrainian officials say a Russian missile strike killed at least five civilians today in the southeastern city of Dnipro.

Also, Ukraine's military published drone footage that it says shows strikes on Russian facilities in the Eastern Donetsk region overnight.

In Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney is vowing to address the nation's cost of living after securing a majority government for the first time since taking office last year.

Speaking to reporters today, Carney says he accepts the popular support with, in his words, humility, determination, and a clear understanding of what this moment demands.

Carney's Liberal Party swept three special elections yesterday, giving them a total of 174 seats in Canada's 343-seat House of Commons.

That means Carney won't need support from opposition parties to pass legislation, and he himself is likely to stay in power until at least 2029.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will be able to continue publishing after a nonprofit journalism group stepped in to buy the newspaper.

The Post-Gazette was due to shut down in may after more than two centuries in business.

Its closure would have made Pittsburgh one of the largest metropolitan areas without a major newspaper.

The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism said today it will buy the paper and run it as a nonprofit.

It's a rare bit of good news for an industry that's been marked by consolidation and closures.

Financial terms of the deal were not made public.

In Massachusetts, Hampshire College is closing its doors this fall due to financial problems and declining enrollment.

The shutting of the small liberal arts school comes as other such colleges have closed or downsized in recent years for similar reasons.

Filmmaker Ken Burns attended Hampshire College in the 1970s.

He called the decision an incalculable loss, adding that -- quote -- "The thousands of lives transformed by this miraculous, improbable place will carry its revolutionarily generative spirit forward."

School officials say they will help current students transfer to other schools and that incoming students will have their deposits returned.

On Wall Street today, stocks rallied amid hopes that the U.S.

and Iran may return to the negotiating table.

The Dow Jones industrial average climbed more than 300 points on the day.

The Nasdaq jumped 455 points, or nearly 2 percent.

The S&P 500 closed just shy of its all-time record.

And a new class of music legends is heading to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

They include big name acts from the world of rock, of course, but also R&B and hip-hop.

It is the second such honor for Phil Collins, who enters this time as a solo artist.

In 2010, he was inducted as part of the Britain band Genesis.

He will be joined by fellow British artist Sade, New Order, and Oasis, plus, Luther Vandross and the Wu-Tang Clan, among others.

More than 1,200 artists, historians, and music industry experts voted on the selections.

The 18 honorees will be officially inducted at a ceremony in November.

Still to come on the "News Hour": ahead of the tax-filing deadline, who benefits most from recent tax cuts?

; the Rhode Island artist behind the beloved Paddington Bear; and writer, actor, and director Lena Dunham joins our podcast to discuss her new memoir.