Jul 06 Watch 2:08 News Wrap: North Carolina on alert for floods after Chantal makes landfall In our news wrap Sunday, flood watches are posted for parts of North Carolina as the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal move inland, and European leaders are bracing for what Trump may do when his tariff pause ends on July… Continue watching
Jul 06 Why flash floods are the nation’s top storm-related cause of death By John O'Connor, Associated Press According to the National Weather Service, a flash flood is flooding that begins within six hours, and often in as little as three hours, of heavy rainfall. Waters rise so quickly that people are caught off guard, according to the… Continue reading
Jul 06 Bodies of all 7 missing people recovered from fireworks warehouse that exploded in California By Associated Press The barrage of fireworks that exploded Tuesday caused a massive blaze that led to other spot fires and collapsed the building in Yolo County, which lies about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Sacramento. Continue reading
Jul 06 Pop, soda or coke? A linguist explains the history behind the various names for the drink By Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation How did a ‘health drink’ from the early 1800s spawn so many names and variations? An expert in American dialects explains. Continue reading
Jul 06 Texas officials face scrutiny over lack of evacuation orders before deadly flooding By Sean Murphy, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press The National Weather Service sent out a series of flash flood warnings in the early hours Friday before issuing flash flood emergencies — a rare alert notifying of imminent danger. Local officials have insisted that no one saw the flood… Continue reading
Jul 06 Sheriff says 10 campers still missing as death toll from central Texas flash floods rises to 78 By Jim Vertuno, Julio Cortez, John Seewer, Associated Press Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 78 people in central Texas. Continue reading
Jul 05 WATCH: Noem and Texas officials give update on flood rescue and recovery efforts By Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, speaking in a press conference along with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and other state and local officials, vowed to continue the search until "we locate every single person."… Continue reading
Jul 05 At least 27 children missing after flood rushes through Texas summer camp By Hannah Schoenbaum, Jim Vertuno, Associated Press As the floodwaters began to recede from Camp Mystic, a torrent of grief remained as the identities of some of the campers who died in the flash floods began to emerge on Saturday. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 3:43 News Wrap: Rescuers urgently search for missing after deadly Texas floods In our news wrap Saturday, at least 32 people have died and dozens are missing after flash floods in Texas, the Carolinas are bracing for Tropical Storm Chantal, dangerously dry conditions have fueled a massive wildfire in Southern California and… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 6:32 What the U.S. has accomplished in 250 years of innovation and what’s next By John Yang, Zoie Lambert President Donald Trump went to Iowa on Thursday to start the countdown to the nation’s 250th Independence Day next year. To mark the anniversary, the nonpartisan Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress is looking at 250 years… Continue watching