Jul 07 Man killed after using assault rifle to shoot at a Texas Border Patrol facility By Valerie Gonzalez, Sara Cline, Associated Press Authorities said the suspect shot at agents exiting the building, which is near the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Jul 07 Debate erupts over weather forecasts for deadly Texas floods and adequate staffing By Michael Biesecker, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives. After torrential rains and flash flooding struck Friday in the Texas Hill Country, the weather… Continue reading
Jul 07 Epstein client list doesn’t exist, DOJ says, walking back theory Bondi promoted By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The Justice Department will not release more files related to the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation despite promises from Attorney General Pam Bondi. Continue reading
Jul 07 Dozens rescued from floodwaters as North Carolina faces heavy rain from tropical storm remnants By Allen G. Breed, Associated Press Officials in North Carolina say heavy rain and flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal forced dozens of people to flee their homes. Continue reading
Jul 07 Girls camp grieves 27 campers and counselors in floods that killed at least 90 in Texas By Jim Vertuno, John Seewer, Associated Press Crews trudged through debris and waded into swollen rivers in the search for victims of catastrophic flooding that has killed close to 90 people in Texas, including more than two dozen campers and counselors from an all-girls Christian camp. Continue reading
Jul 07 WATCH: Officials give update on deadly Texas flooding as search for victims goes on By Jim Vertuno, Nadia Lathan, John Seewer, Associated Press The officials spoke only hours after the operators of Camp Mystic, a century-old all-girls Christian summer camp in the Texas Hill Country, announced that they lost 27 campers and counselors to the floodwaters. Continue reading
Jul 07 Mixed messages on immigration raids from Washington fuel farm workers’ fears By Holly Ramer, Amanda Swinhart, Associated Press Uncertainty is causing problems in big states like California, where farms produce more than three-quarters of the country’s fruit and more than a third of its vegetables. But it’s also affecting small states like Vermont. Continue reading
Jul 07 What to know about the deadly flash floods in Texas By Associated Press Survivors have described the floods as a “pitch black wall of death” and said they received no emergency warnings. Continue reading
Jul 06 Young students, a grandparent and a camp director among those killed in Texas floods By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press A small-town grandmother who disappeared on her way to work. A beloved director of Texas summer camp for girls. An Alabama elementary student away from home. These are a few of the dozens of victims lost in devastating flooding in Texas. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 3:14 Ground crews and volunteers race to find those still missing after Texas floods By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young, Andrew Corkery The desperate search for the missing after deadly flash floods in Texas has become a race against time. The official death toll climbed to at least 70 on Sunday, with 11 girls from a Christian summer camp still unaccounted for. Continue watching