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14 children in Texas are among the 37 dead from flash floods as the search continues for the missing
July 05, 2025 - 3:58 PM

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rescuers scoured flooded riverbanks littered with mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate missing people, including more than two dozen girls who have not been seen since their camp was slammed with a wall of water in a historic flash flood.
Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new head of child protection board
July 05, 2025 - 3:54 PM

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France's Bishop Thibault Verny to head the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Saturday.
Floods turned beloved Texas camp into a nightmare. At least 27 girls remain missing
July 05, 2025 - 3:45 PM

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas parents frantically posted photos of their young daughters on social media with pleas for information as at least 27 campers from an all-girls summer camp were unaccounted for Friday after floods tore through central Texas overnight.
Iran's supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started
July 05, 2025 - 3:36 PM

Iran’ s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran began, attending a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashoura.
In Sinaloa's capital, news of a boxing scion's arrest and allegations of cartel ties cause unease
July 05, 2025 - 3:15 PM

CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — Inside a sports arena in Sinaloa state’s capital, the crowd was sparse early on the card as young amateur boxers in puffy headgear threw punches and danced about the ring. Outside stood a bronze statue of Julio César Chávez in boxing trunks, one glove raised.
Strawberries and pasta? Iga Swiatek's unique Wimbledon tradition
July 05, 2025 - 3:10 PM

LONDON (AP) — Strawberries hold a special place in Wimbledon tradition. But strawberries and pasta?
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT
July 05, 2025 - 3:04 PM

14 children in Texas are among the 37 dead from flash floods as the search continues for the missing
How weather conditions set the stage for deadly Texas flash floods
July 05, 2025 - 3:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Incredible amounts of moisture in the air fueled a storm that moved slowly and dumped rain over central Texas, creating conditions for fatal flash floods in the early morning hours when it was easy to catch people by surprise, meteorologists said.
Israel will send ceasefire negotiating team to Qatar a day before Trump and Netanyahu meet
July 05, 2025 - 2:39 PM

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — U.S.-led ceasefire efforts in Gaza appeared to gain momentum Saturday after nearly 21 months of war, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s office said Israel on Sunday will send a negotiating team to talks in Qatar.
A look at some of the deadliest floods in the U.S. in the last 25 years
July 05, 2025 - 2:29 PM

Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the United States over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service, and flash floods are the nation’s top storm-related killer.
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14 children in Texas are among the 37 dead from flash floods as the search continues for the missing

Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new head of child protection board

Floods turned beloved Texas camp into a nightmare. At least 27 girls remain missing

Iran's supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started

In Sinaloa's capital, news of a boxing scion's arrest and allegations of cartel ties cause unease

Strawberries and pasta? Iga Swiatek's unique Wimbledon tradition

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT

How weather conditions set the stage for deadly Texas flash floods

Israel will send ceasefire negotiating team to Qatar a day before Trump and Netanyahu meet

A look at some of the deadliest floods in the U.S. in the last 25 years

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