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At least 43 dead in catastrophic Texas flooding and dozens missing from girls camp

Vanessa Romo

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

Alana Wise

Chandelis Duster

Flash flooding slammed the Texas Hill Country overnight on Friday. At least 27 girls from a summer camp next to the Guadalupe River remain missing.

Economy

'Buy now, pay later' purchases can now affect your credit score. Here's what that means
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President Trump says he wants to stage UFC fight on White House grounds
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'Antagonized for being Hispanic': Growing claims of racial profiling in LA raids

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U.S. to send air defense system and troops to Israel

Luke Garrett

The Pentagon said it will deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense battery and crew to Israel after recent Iranian missile attacks.
Science & Technology

SpaceX rocket booster successfully 'caught' on first attempt during flight test

Chandelis Duster

SpaceX conducted its fifth flight test of Starship, its most powerful spacecraft.
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'There is no home': Floridians find helping hands after floods

Jaclyn Diaz

Many residents impacted by inland flooding near Tampa can't return home as floodwaters slowly recede. One church in Valrico is providing food and other resources to residents in the neighborhood.
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With no running water, Asheville finds other ways to flush thousands of toilets

Joel Rose

Rolando Arrieta

Since the remnants of Hurricane Helene hit Asheville, most of the city has been without running water. The people of Asheville have devised elaborate systems to stay clean and flush their toilets.
Politics

Harris releases her medical report — and uses it to raise questions about Trump

Miguel Macias

Elena Moore

Vice President Harris' campaign is using the report to underscore the fact that she is younger than her Republican rival — who has not released much information about his health.
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How to pass along religious traditions (without embarrassing your teenagers)

Justin Kramon

The Hindu holiday of Navaratri involves some complicated dance moves, passed down from parents to children. But as one mother discovered, the line between passing on cultural traditions and mortifying your teenager daughters can be perilously thin.
Health

New rules should make methadone easier to get, but change is slow in many places

Karen Brown

An effective treatment for opioid addiction is easier to get after the Biden administration changed rules. That's making a difference for some people battling opioid use disorder, but access is still limited.
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Why was a Kentucky judge killed? So far, it remains a mystery

Frank Langfitt

The one-of-a-kind killing of a Kentucky judge, allegedly by the local sheriff, has shaken tight-knit Letcher County, leaving people baffled and unnerved as police try to figure out a motive.
Environment

The Cuyahoga River was so polluted, it used to catch fire. Now it's making a comeback

Scott Neuman

The plight of the river, which empties into Lake Erie at Cleveland, helped inspire the Clean Water Act. Now it attracts kayakers and anglers and could soon be removed from an EPA watchlist.
Politics

6 facts about false noncitizen voting claims and the election

Jude Joffe-Block

All the available evidence suggests that a miniscule number of noncitizens vote illegally in federal elections and not in numbers that would sway the outcome of any race.