Desperate search for missing girls from summer camp after Texas floods kill at least 24

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — At least 24 people were killed and a frantic search continued overnight for many others missing in the Texas Hill Country, including more than 20 from a girls camp, after a storm unleashed
At least 24 dead in Texas flash flooding, sheriff says

(Reuters) -At least 24 fatalities have been confirmed as a result of flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Texas, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said on Friday. (Reporting by Steve Gorman and Jasper Ward; Editing by
Trump signs tax and spending bill at White House picnic in photos

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a Fourth of July White House picnic, President Donald Trump signed a major tax and spending bill, celebrating its passage through the Republican-led Congress. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP
Human remains located after California fireworks warehouse explosion

Investigators have located human remains following an explosion at a Northern California fireworks warehouse, Yolo County said in a statement Friday. Seven were missing after the Tuesday fireworks explosion near Esparto, which gripped the small farming community.
Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation’s top storm-related killer

The monstrous, swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of west-central Texas Friday, killing at least 13 and leaving nearly two dozen missing, was a flash flood, the nation’s top storm-related killer. According to the National
Texas families plead for information on more than 20 girls missing from summer camp after floods

Texas parents frantically posted photos of their young daughters on social media with pleas for information as more than 20 campers from an all-girls summer camp were unaccounted for Friday after floods tore through the state’s south-central
Trump signs sweeping package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump has signed his sweeping package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law, after his cajoling produced almost unanimous Republican support in Congress for the domestic priority that could cement his second-term
Photos show revelers and competitors alike savoring a July Fourth hot dog eating contest

CONEY ISLAND, New York (AP) — Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut reclaimed his title Friday at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, and defending champion in the women’s division, Miki Sudo of Tampa,
Judge blocks immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan one day after Supreme Court clears the way

A federal judge on Friday briefly halted deportations of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan, sending the case to another judge, in Boston, the day after the Supreme Court greenlighted their removal. District Judge Randolph Moss sent
Officials confirm deaths after flash floods in central Texas

(Reuters) -Several people were missing and an unconfirmed number of people had died after torrential rains caused flash floods in central Texas on Friday, according to local authorities. The U.S. National Weather Service issued a flash flood