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
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