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Quick action by one Texas summer camp leads to timely evacuations ahead of deadly flood
July 06, 2025 - 3:52 PM

It was about 1 a.m. on the Fourth of July when the facilities manager at a central Texas summer camp saw water from the Guadalupe River steadily rising amid a deluge of rain.
Russia and Ukraine trade drone strikes as Kyiv signs deals to boost drone production
July 06, 2025 - 3:49 PM

Russia and Ukraine struck each other with hundreds of drones on Sunday, throwing Russian air travel in disarray, shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced deals with Western partners that would allow Kyiv to scale up drone production.
Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 78 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing
July 06, 2025 - 3:31 PM

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 78 people in central Texas.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT
July 06, 2025 - 3:04 PM

Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 78 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing
BRICS group condemns increase of tariffs in summit overshadowed by Middle East tensions
July 06, 2025 - 2:09 PM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The BRICS bloc of developing nations on Sunday condemned the increase of tariffs and attacks on Iran, but refrained from naming U.S. President Donald Trump. The group's declaration, which also took aim at Israel's military actions in the Middle East, also spared its member Russia from criticism and mentioned war-torn Ukraine just once.
Wimbledon says a call on a shot that landed out was missed because the electronic system was off
July 06, 2025 - 1:43 PM

LONDON (AP) — A ball that clearly landed long in a match at Centre Court wasn't called out Sunday because the electronic system that replaced line judges at Wimbledon this year accidentally was shut off for three points.
Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation's top storm-related killer
July 06, 2025 - 1:43 PM

The monstrous, swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of Texas on Friday, killing at least 70 people and leaving many more missing, was a flash flood, the nation's top storm-related killer. Among those missing are girls attending a summer camp.
New details emerge on Gaza ceasefire proposal as Netanyahu heads to the White House
July 06, 2025 - 1:31 PM

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — New details of the Gaza ceasefire proposal emerged on Sunday as Israel sent a negotiating team to Qatar ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's White House visit for talks toward an agreement.
Suriname's parliament elects the country's first female president amid economic turmoil
July 06, 2025 - 1:04 PM

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Suriname 's parliament Sunday elected physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the troubled country's first female president.
Hezbollah leader refuses to disarm until Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon
July 06, 2025 - 1:04 PM

BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem reiterated Sunday the militant group’s refusal to lay down its weapons before Israel withdraws from all of southern

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iN PHOTOS: Six delicious berries growing in Okanagan, Kamloops
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Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Is Tide a pesticide? BC contractor who put detergent on rooftop sparks legal fight
A BC contractor that used Tide laundry detergent to remove moss from a condo building's roof has sparked a legal battle between the province and an arms length environment appeal board. The question is: Is Tide laundry detergent a pesti

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Quick action by one Texas summer camp leads to timely evacuations ahead of deadly flood

Russia and Ukraine trade drone strikes as Kyiv signs deals to boost drone production

Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 78 as sheriff says 10 campers remain missing

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

BRICS group condemns increase of tariffs in summit overshadowed by Middle East tensions

Wimbledon says a call on a shot that landed out was missed because the electronic system was off

Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation's top storm-related killer

New details emerge on Gaza ceasefire proposal as Netanyahu heads to the White House

Suriname's parliament elects the country's first female president amid economic turmoil

Hezbollah leader refuses to disarm until Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon

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