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Extreme, record-breaking flooding sweeps through southern Texas
ABC News (TEXAS) — A large part of South Texas is reeling from life-threatening flooding that began overnight and continued into Friday morning. Thunderstorms began Wednesday, with another round of heavy rainfall on Thursday afternoon [Read More…]

Nearly 500 cases of measles reported nationwide across 19 states: CDC
Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 400, with 73 cases reported over the last three days, according to new data [Read More…]

Tesla Cybertruck vandalized with swastika in NYC: Police
NYPD (NEW YORK) — Police in New York are searching for two individuals who were caught on video surveillance vandalizing a Tesla Cybertruck in Brooklyn. At approximately 1 a.m. on Thursday, two unidentified suspects “carved [Read More…]

Carolina wildfires: High winds, low humidity significantly increase threat
ABC News (ASHEVILLE, N.C.) — Strong winds and low humidity could create significant problems for firefighters in the Carolinas on Friday, as wildfires continue to rage throughout both states, officials said. Red flag warnings are in place [Read More…]

Administration asks Supreme Court to lift judge’s block on deportations under Alien Enemies Act
Kevin Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to urgently lift U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s temporary restraining order blocking the deportations of alleged Tren de Aragua gang members under the [Read More…]

‘Unfair exclusionary policy’: 2nd judge blocks Trump’s transgender military ban in scathing ruling
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — If allowed to go into effect, the Trump administration’s new policy on transgender soldiers would be a “de facto blanket prohibition” that seeks “to eradicate transgender service,” a [Read More…]

Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann and estranged wife reach divorce settlement
James Carbone/Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann and his estranged wife, Asa Ellerup, have reached a divorce settlement, according to court records. Ellerup filed for divorce shortly after Heuermann [Read More…]

Judge orders Trump administration to preserve Signal chat on Yemen strikes
Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to preserve the contents of the chat in which top national security officials used the Signal app to discuss military strikes in [Read More…]

Daughter of couple deported with no criminal record says they were transported ‘like animals’
Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Stephanie Gonzalez says she and her family have endured “heartbreak” since the deportation of her parents, 55-year-old Gladys and 59-year-old Nelson Gonzalez. “They really did [Read More…]

These US states may be able to see the northern lights tonight
David Mcnew/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Some U.S. states could be treated to a northern lights display thanks to a minor geomagnetic storm on the sun, according to space forecasts. Another round of aurora borealis [Read More…]

University of Alabama graduate student detained by ICE, school says
Wesley Hitt/Getty Images (TUSCALOOSA, Ala.) — Federal immigration agents have detained a University of Alabama doctoral student who is a citizen of Iran, according to the school and ICE records. Alireza Doroudi, a doctoral student [Read More…]

HHS sued for cutting program that provides legal aid for migrant children
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Organizations that provide legal aid to migrant children have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after the agency cut funding to the [Read More…]

Manhattan DA sends warning to ghost gun makers in wake of Supreme Court ruling
Jeenah Moon for The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One day after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld federal restrictions on ghost guns, prosecutors in New York are warning 3D-printing companies their “insufficient security [Read More…]

Trump’s lawyer may have known more about Eric Adams’ criminal case
Graeme Sloan for The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A document unsealed Tuesday from the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams may raise questions about the testimony of Deputy [Read More…]

Trump administration says ‘top MS-13 national leader’ arrested
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. has arrested a top MS-13 gang member, according to a post on X by Attorney General Pam Bondi. “I’m proud to announce that early this morning our brave [Read More…]

‘F-18s LAUNCH’: Atlantic publishes purported Yemen strike details from Signal chat
Yemen site struck by a US aerial attack/ Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Atlantic on Wednesday published a new article detailing purported information about recent American strikes in Yemen it says was accidentally [Read More…]

Honey bee colonies could face 70% losses in 2025, impacting agriculture
STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Honey bee colonies across the United States are facing record-breaking losses in 2025, with scientists warning the impact could be felt in agricultural production. Washington State University entomologists announced [Read More…]

Appeals court rejects Trump bid to overturn Alien Enemies Act deportation block
Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia via AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s effort to lift U.S. District Judge James [Read More…]

‘Nonsense’: Atlantic editor-in-chief blasts Trump administration ‘smokescreens’ on Signal chat
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg responded to the Trump administration’s pushback over the publication’s Monday article about a Signal chat discussing a U.S. attack on Houthis in Yemen it says was accidentally [Read More…]

Partial solar eclipse will be visible in these US states this weekend
Amir Shahcheraghian/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — A partial solar eclipse will be visible from the U.S. this weekend, but only a select few of the northernmost states are expected to [Read More…]