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Democrats seize on AI data center backlash that's dividing rural Republicans in places like Texas

By Marc Levy, Associated Press

When Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, began her campaign last year, candidates weren't talking about — or hearing about — data centers that power artificial intelligence.

Tropical Storm Bertha strikes Gulf Coast in second landfall

By Russ Bynum, Associated Press

The National Hurricane Center said Bertha should weaken rapidly over land after its center came onshore Thursday afternoon.

Deadly shootings by ICE officers renew scrutiny of recruitment and training

By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins

Two deadly shootings involving ICE officers reignited protests and renewed questions about tactics, training and recruitment at the agency. None of the agents involved were wearing body cameras, and neither of the victims was the intended target of the operation.

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U.S. military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Iranian attack on Jordan

By Associated Press

The total number of deaths in the war with Iran is 17, according to the U.S. military.

Texas Hill Country floods test new warning systems after last year's deadly disaster

By Christopher L. Keller, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press

Residents in some hard-hit areas said a year of preparation did make a difference. Newly installed flood sirens sounded in the darkness. Phones buzzed with alerts that weren't sent out last year.

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

By Jesse Bedayn, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

After days of pounding rain, the National Weather Service said a large wave on Thursday barreled down the same river wrecked by flash floods last summer when two dozen children and counselors died at Camp Mystic.

Report: Detainees at ICE facility in Texas report frequent beatings and other human rights abuses

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

The 84-page report issued jointly Wednesday by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union says men and women held at Camp East Montana, located at the U.S. Army's Fort Bliss in El Paso, recounted being denied necessary medical…

Heavy rains keep drenching South Texas sparking a tornado in San Antonio

By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press

In Kerr County, where catastrophic flooding last year killed more than 100 people, officials say they're in contact with summer camps at risk.

Federal officials refusing to release name of ICE officer who fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

By Lekan Oyekanmi, Jack Brook, Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press

Scrutiny of the shooting is growing after authorities said the man killed was not the person ICE was trying to find.

What to know about the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE

By Lekan Oyekanmi, Jack Brook, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said federal officers were looking for someone else when they attempted to stop Salgado Araujo's vehicle.