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Texas flood infrastructure under strain as climate fuels more intense storms

As global temperatures continue to climb, scientists warn that extreme rainfall events—like the deadly July flooding in Texas—are becoming more frequent and intense. Warmer air holds more moisture, which leads to heavier downpours—a phenomenon climate scientists say is driving more intense storms globally. When these storms strike areas with outdated infrastructure or limited warning systems, the consequences can be catastrophic, according to experts cited by The New York Times. In Central Texas, floodwaters surged rapidly on July 5, with the Guadalupe River rising from three feet to

Sheriff's deputies uncover $1 million in alleged stolen goods operation

Turning pain into profit? Not in this city anymore.

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California bills aim to close loopholes in pet sales after puppy mill investigation

California lawmakers introduced three bills designed to shut down the state’s underground puppy mill pipeline by targeting dog brokers, strengthening online pet-sale oversight, and expanding consumer protections. The moves respond directly to a Los Angeles Times investigation, revealing widespread fraud and abuse involving brokers who imported truckloads of designer pups from large-scale breeders in other states. Senate Bill 312, authored by Sen. Tom Umberg (D‑Santa Ana), requires dog importers to electronically file certificates of veterinary inspection with the California Departmen

UCLA and UC Berkeley battle over who holds the real No 1 public university title

First the crisis, then the cuts: Who's left to help?

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California forced to rethink clean air strategy after federal setback

California officials are scrambling to develop alternative strategies to clean the nation's most polluted air after Congress revoked the state's authority to implement landmark emission standards for the first time in almost 60 years. Actions taken by President Donald Trump's administration forced California to abandon seven key environmental rules, including bans on new gas-powered cars by 2035 and phase-outs of diesel trucks. "This president, this Congress, will not kill the electric car," said Christopher Grundler, a deputy executive officer of the state Air Resources Boa

Kerr County tragedy sparks scrutiny over lack of sirens and flood alerts

The protest ended. The legal battles and the bills are just beginning.

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Trump says he struck deal to send US weapons to Ukraine through NATO

President Donald Trump told NBC on Thursday he struck a deal with NATO for the US to send weapons to Ukraine through the alliance, and that NATO will pay for those weapons “a hundred percent.”“We’re sending weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying for those weapons, a hundred percent,” the president told NBC News’ Kristen Welker in a phone interview Thursday. “We’re going to be sending Patriots to NATO, and then NATO will distribute that,” he said, according to NBC News.A NATO spokesperson said in a statement Friday: “Allies continue to work to ensure Ukraine has the support the

White House escalates pressure campaign on Fed chair by targeting its headquarters renovation

President Donald Trump is escalating his pressure campaign to get the Federal Reserve chairman to either lower interest rates or quit his post by targeting the expensive renovation at the central bank’s headquarters. The latest step came Thursday when Russ Vought, Trump’s top budget adviser, sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell saying the president is “extremely troubled” that plans may have violated government building rules with an “ostentatious overhaul.” Trump also named two close aides to an obscure commission who plan to review

The newest way to influence Trump: Nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize

The White House just took its most aggressive stance yet against Jerome Powell

Tesla - finally - announces when it will face its shareholders

Tesla finally announced the date of its annual meeting, after dozens of angry shareholders asked what was taking it so long.A group of Tesla shareholders Wednesday sent a letter to the company demanding it schedule an annual meeting, as legally required. On Thursday, Tesla did just that, setting a date for November 6.But that date is four months beyond the legal deadline for its next shareholder meeting. Texas law, where the company is incorporated, requires annual meetings every 13 months.The shareholder letter this week, which includes some Democratic officials who oversee public pension fun

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Aaron Judge moves into to second in MLB jersey sales, behind Shohei Ohtani

The New York Yankees' Aaron Judge has moved into second behind the Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani in Major League Baseball jersey sales heading into the All-Star break. Judge rose from fifth to second, Major League Baseball said Friday. He was followed by the Dodgers' Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts. Judge and Ohtani also were the top vote-getters in the first round of fan balloting for starters in Tuesday's All-Star Game, gaining the first two-roster spots. San Francisco's Rafael Devers, Boston's Jarren Duran, San Francisco's Jung Hoo Lee, the C

One Republic founding member Tim Myers is running for California lieutenant governor

Pence says isolationists losing sway with Trump as he praises moves on Ukraine, Iran

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American Amanda Anisimova faces Poland's Iga Swiatek in the Wimbledon women's final

Amanda Anisimova and Iga Swiatek both will be aiming to win Wimbledon for the first time when they meet in the women's final. Saturday's title match at Centre Court is the first for Anisimova, a 23-year-old American, at any Grand Slam tournament. Swiatek, a 24-year-old from Poland, already owns five such trophies, going 5-0 in major finals, but never had been this far on the grass courts of the All England Club. She's been the champion on the French Open's red clay four times and on the U.S. Open's hard courts once. The final is scheduled to begin at

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Key events in the Air India crash investigation

A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people last month showed that seconds after taking off, the plane's engines fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff, starving the engines of fuel. Following is a timeline of key events in the investigation to date:JUNE 12:An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for London crashes shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad city, killing all but one of the 242 people on board. JUNE 13:India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) launches an investigation into the world's deadliest crash in a decade.It

Katie Taylor beats Amanda Serrano for a third time to remain undisputed 140-pound champion

Google hires Windsurf execs in $2.4 billion deal to advance AI coding ambitions

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Musk's latest Grok chatbot searches for billionaire mogul's views before answering questions

The latest version of Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok is echoing the views of its billionaire creator, so much so that it will sometimes search online for Musk's stance on an issue before offering up an opinion. The unusual behavior of Grok 4, the AI model that Musk's company xAI released late Wednesday, has surprised some experts. Built using huge amounts of computing power at a Tennessee data center, Grok is Musk's attempt to outdo rivals such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini in building an AI assistant that shows its reason

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Engine fuel supply was cut just before Air India jet crash, preliminary report says

A cut in the fuel supply to the engines caused last month’s Air India crash that killed 260 people, a preliminary report has found.The London-bound plane had barely left the runway at Ahmedabad airport when it hurtled back to earth. Everyone on board was killed, except for one passenger.According to the report by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, obtained by CNN, the fuel control switches in the cockpit of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner had been flipped, starving the engines of fuel. The report does not say whether the control switches were flipped by a person or in another way.In

US is selling weapons to NATO allies to give to Ukraine, Trump says

Son of ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug case, promising cooperation for lighter sentence

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Fuel to Air India plane was cut off moments before crash, investigation report says

Preliminary findings into last month’s Air India plane crash suggest the aircraft’s fuel control switches were turned off, causing a loss of engine thrust shortly after takeoff

David Gergen, adviser to four presidents, has died

David Gergen, a veteran of Washington politics and an adviser to four presidents in a career spanning decades in government, academia and media, has died

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Judge orders Trump administration to stop immigration arrests without probable cause in Southern California

New tariff drama jolts complacent markets

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu The markets got a jolt on Friday from what looked likely to be a dull summer day, when U.S.

Judge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops, arrests in California

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern California

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Senate panel approves $500 million aid for Ukraine in defense bill

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Kaitlan Collins shares details on why FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is considering resigning, according to sources

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino has told people he is considering resigning amid a major clash between the FBI and DOJ over the continued fallout from the release of the Jeffrey Epstein memo, several sources familiar with the matter told CNN. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports.

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S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite pull back from their all-time highs

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, pulling the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite below the records they set a day earlier

Authorities say about 200 immigrants were arrested in raids on 2 Southern California farms

Federal immigration authorities say they have arrested about 200 immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally during raids on two California farm sites