• Texas flash floods leave at least 2 people dead in Hill Country region devastated a year ago

    Texas flash floods leave at least 2 people dead in Hill Country region devastated a year ago

    Jul 17, 2026 12:01 AM EDT

    ... t reopened from last year,” Jordan said. “This doesn’t help.” The Hill Country is especially prone to flash floods because the area’s signature limestone is covered by just a thin layer of soil. During heavy rains, water can quickly shoot downhill before filling the narrow river basins. Stengle ...

  • 'Jurassic Park' star Sam Neill died from pneumonia, agent says

    'Jurassic Park' star Sam Neill died from pneumonia, agent says

    Jul 16, 2026 11:40 PM EDT

    ... Zealand at a still-undetermined later date,” Grenz said. The New Zealand actor disclosed in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and said in April this year that he was cancer-free. CAR-T therapy is a form ...

  • Who is Darline Graham Nordone, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister?

    Who is Darline Graham Nordone, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister?

    Jul 13, 2026 10:44 PM EDT

    ... was in his early 20s, his life — and that of his sister — was turned upside down. Their mother died in 1976 after battling Hodgkin's lymphoma. Fifteen months later, his sister, then 13, discovered their father after he suffered a heart attack in his sleep and died. Graham was just ...

  • Actor Sam Neill dies at 78

    Actor Sam Neill dies at 78

    Jul 13, 2026 04:34 PM EDT

    ... played Holly Hunter’s husband in “The Piano,” has died. He was 78. In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He died on Monday in Sydney, according to a statement posted to the actor’s social media ...

  • Belgium's 4-1 victory knocks U.S. out of World Cup

    Belgium's 4-1 victory knocks U.S. out of World Cup

    Jul 07, 2026 01:39 PM EDT

    ... Belgium ahead in the eighth minute and Tillman’s goal in the 31st energized a largely red-white-and-blue crowd of 66,925 at Lumen Field. De Ketelaere damped that and assisted on Hans Vanaken’s 57th-minute goal after Freese lost control of the ball in front of ...

  • China's ballistic missile test in South Pacific raises regional concerns

    China's ballistic missile test in South Pacific raises regional concerns

    Jul 06, 2026 05:35 PM EDT

    ... University in Singapore: “China’s military modernization and buildup have occurred without concurrent increases in openness and transparency, resulting in uncertainty about China’s intentions." Lyle Morris, a senior fellow at Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis, said the launch was the first publicly acknowledged test with ...

  • Ohio town shocked by 16 kids found living in squalor 'right under our noses'

    Ohio town shocked by 16 kids found living in squalor 'right under our noses'

    Jul 03, 2026 08:55 PM EDT

    ... under our noses and nobody was able to help them sooner,” said Emily Collins, 27, owner of VC Farm & Floral in nearby McArthur, as she lamented how the case goes against the grain of the tight-knit community. “It’s just crazy with all the wonderful things going on in ...

  • Haberman and Swan on 'Regime Change,' their book on Trump's unconstrained 2nd term

    Haberman and Swan on 'Regime Change,' their book on Trump's unconstrained 2nd term

    Jul 02, 2026 10:35 PM EDT

    ... that he has designs on regime change in Cuba. I don't think he's going to retire quietly into the night and become a lame-duck. I think Donald Trump is going to be very, very active through the last 2.5 years of his presidency. Maggie Haberman: And ...

  • A look at America's founding from the room where independence was declared

    A look at America's founding from the room where independence was declared

    Jul 02, 2026 10:25 PM EDT

    ... take out the grievance that king George III had basically saddled the colonies with slavery. And that was the big change that I think Jefferson lamented at that moment, but they felt would be too controversial and potentially too divisive for the various colonies. Ron Chernow: The slavery was going ...

  • Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with bishop consecrations in Switzerland

    Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with bishop consecrations in Switzerland

    Jul 01, 2026 05:03 PM EDT

    ... authorities in Rome can one day accept coming back to the church’s traditions,” he said before the Mass. Eduardo Limón of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, lamented that Leo had asked the SSPX to halt the consecrations at the last minute. He prayed that "God illuminate him so he sees that ...