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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 When these storms strike areas with outdated infrastructure or limited warning systems, the consequences can be catastrophic, according to experts cited by The New York Times.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 admin asks appeals court to pause order requiring officials to stop immigration arrests without probable cause

The Trump administration on Monday asked a federal appeals court to pause a sweeping order from a California judge that required officials to stop making immigration arrests without probable cause in the southern part of the state.The ruling issued Friday by US District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong ordered the Department of Homeland Security to develop guidance for officers to determine “reasonable suspicion” outside of the apparent race or ethnicity of a person, the language they speak or their accent, “presence at a particular location” such as a bus stop, or “the type of work

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Former Braves players Freddie Freeman and Max Fried are making their return to Atlanta as All-Stars

Four years of return visits to Atlanta has prepared Freddie Freeman for another Tuesday night, this time as the starting first baseman for the National League in the All-Star Game. Freeman, now in his fourth season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, played his first 12 seasons in Atlanta. He makes no effort to hide his emotions when he returns and says he won't be surprised if another warm reception from Atlanta fans creates another emotional response. “Now that I’m here, I think it’s going to be special,” Freeman said before Monday night's Home Run Derby. "For

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Trump hasn’t ruled out funneling longer-range missiles to Ukraine

As President Donald Trump hardens his position toward Moscow and seeks new ways to bring the conflict to an end, he is leaving open the prospect of allowing shipments of longer-range missiles to the country that would allow it to strike deeper into Russia, according to officials familiar with the matter.In conversations with European allies over the past several weeks, Trump has not ruled out allowing certain offensive weapons into Ukraine, including products Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously requested from the United States but not yet received, the officials said.Trump ha

Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with mass firings at Education Department

The Supreme Court on Monday said President Donald Trump may proceed with his plan to carry out mass layoffs at the Department of Education in the latest win for the White House at the conservative high court.In an unsigned order, the justices lifted for now a lower court ruling that had indefinitely paused Trump’s plan. The Supreme Court’s decision puts that ruling on hold while the legal challenge plays out.Within two hours, the Department of Education sent notices to employees indicating it is immediately resuming its plans to shrink the department.CNN has reviewed emails sent Monday to

Andrew Cuomo says he’ll run a third-party bid for New York mayor after losing Democratic primary

Trump sued by US states over withholding $6.8 billion for schools

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An investigation is underway after a fire engulfed a Massachusetts assisted-living facility, killing 9 people. Here’s what we know

Elderly residents – some in wheelchairs and some dependent on oxygen tanks – were blinded by deadly smoke as they tried to escape an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, which caught fire Sunday evening.Calls to 911 reporting the fire at Gabriel House began coming in shortly after 9:30 p.m., marking the start of a prolonged emergency response to rescue the roughly 70 people who lived there.Despite efforts by scores of firefighters – nearly half of whom were off duty at the time – and “every police officer in the city,” nine Gabriel House residents died in the fire

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UC Berkeley marketing professor killed by gunman in Greece in broad daylight

Police in Greece are searching for the killer of a University of California Berkeley professor who was shot dead on July 4 while visiting Athens to see his children and attend a family custody hearing.Przemyslaw Jeziorski, 43, an economist and professor of marketing at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, was shot multiple times at close range in a residential suburb of Athens and died at the scene, according to police.A masked gunman “approached the victim on foot and opened fire from close range” at about 4:15 p.m., hitting the victim in the neck and chest, according to police spokes

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Heavy rains and flash flooding sweep across the Northeast

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Texas flood death toll rises to 131 as new storms loom

The official tally of storm-related deaths across Texas rose to 131 on Monday as authorities warned of yet another round of heavy rains 10 days after a Hill Country flash flood that transformed the Guadalupe River into a killer torrent.A National Weather Service flood watch forecasting heavy downpours of up to half a foot of rain was posted until Tuesday morning for a wide swath of central Texas extending from the Rio Grande east to San Antonio and Austin.The advisory included Kerr County and other parts of Texas Hill Country along the Guadalupe still recovering from the July 4 flood disaster,

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‘They were very happy’: Russian mother defends decision to live with two daughters in remote Indian cave

A Russian woman and her two young daughters were found living in a cave deep in the forests of southern India years after her travel documents expired, according to local authorities.The woman, identified as Nina Kutina, 40, and her daughters, aged six and four, were found while inspectors were patrolling Ramatirtha Hill - a landslide-prone tourist site on the coast of southern Karnataka state - on July 9, according to a release issued by the office of local police superintendent M Narayana.They had lived in the cave for years, police said, adding that the mother’s visa expired eight years a