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Federal officials are expanding a disaster declaration to include more areas inundated by floodwaters. At least 40,000 homes have been damaged by floods since Friday.

The family will receive more than $4 million from the city. Gurley was killed in 2014 by rookie Officer Peter Liang, who was later convicted of criminally negligent homicide and fired from the NYPD.

At Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists use a powerful computer known as Titan to simulate everything from the inner workings of a nuclear reactor to the complicated effects of climate change on human populations -- on a global scale. Until recently, Titan was the most powerful supercomputer on the planet, but now there's a new No. 1.

A judge's order ends a disagreement over two of the civil rights leader's treasured possessions. King's sons Martin III and Dexter Scott King wanted to sell them. Daughter Bernice King was opposed.

Joshua Wong and Nathan Law were given community service for their part in massive democracy protests two years ago. Jail time for Alex Chow is being suspended so he can pursue graduate studies abroad.

American 15-year-olds continue to turn in flat results in a test that measures students' proficiency in reading, math and science worldwide, failing to crack the global top 20.

Authorities have rescued 72 people from high water in Tangipahoa Parish. Floods have been blamed for at least one death in Zachary. Heavy rains are expected to continue into the weekend.

Cannes, a major summer destination, has banned a women's swimsuit designed around Islamic ideas of modesty. The city's mayor calls the burkini "the symbol of Islamist extremism."

The devastating Valley Fire is believed to have been caused by an improperly wired hot tub. Four people were killed and more than 1,300 homes were destroyed in last year's blaze.

The measures would allow Germany to fast-track deportations for foreigners deemed dangerous and would strip German citizenship from dual-citizens who fight for extremist groups abroad.