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Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee in June.

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  • USPS

DOJ launches unusual lawsuit against entire federal district court in Maryland

The DOJ has sued the entire federal district court in Maryland over an order that puts a temporary hold on deportations, intensifying a confrontation between the Trump administration and the courts.

July 08, 2025
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
An air traveler puts his shoes in a bin before passing through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport in 2014.

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  • National

Shoes off at the airport? TSA appears to be giving the pesky rule the boot

For nearly twenty years, most air travelers in the U.S. have been required to remove their shoes when going through security. That requirement seems to be ending.

July 08, 2025
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez and
  • Joel Rose
A baby shoe lays along the Guadalupe River after it was swept up in the flash flooding in Ingram, Texas.

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  • National

Texas flood recovery efforts face tough conditions as local officials face hard questions

Emergency responders kept hope alive as they combed through fallen trees and other debris that littered the hard-hit central Texas communities on the fifth day after devastating floods killed more than 100.

July 08, 2025
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
A Texas Department of Public Safety official inspects debris on the waterfront at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area Sunday, July 6, in Hunt, Texas.

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  • National

Texas lawmaker wants investigation into weather alert system and storm preparedness

Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, says affected Texans are owed an investigation into what went wrong with evacuating flooded areas and how it can be prevented from happening again.

July 07, 2025
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By:
  • Leila Fadel and
  • Destinee Adams
A search and recover unit paddles along the Guadalupe River on Monday in Hunt, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused severe flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas.

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  • National

4 things to know about the deadly Texas floods and ongoing search efforts

Search efforts continue for people still missing after Friday's floods, as questions swirl over what went wrong. Here's what we know so far.

July 07, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Unidentified people carrying binders bearing the seal of the US Justice Department reading "The Epstein Files: Phase 1" walk out of the West Wing of the White House in February. The Trump administration had promised it would release documents on late tycoon and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein who was found dead in his prison cell in 2019.

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  • Law

DOJ says no evidence Jeffrey Epstein had a 'client list' or blackmailed associates

The two-page memo outlines the "exhaustive review" the department conducted of the Epstein files in its possession, and also reiterates that Epstein died by suicide, contrary to some conspiracy theories.

July 07, 2025
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  • Ryan Lucas
Ben and Sarah Brewington, both 35, thought they would have children after getting married and buying a home in Los Angeles. By choosing not to have children, they are part of an unprecedented and accelerating global trend.

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  • National

As women have far fewer babies, the U.S. and the world face unprecedented challenges

Far more families are choosing to have fewer — or no — children. Many countries, including the U.S., now face a rapidly aging population that could begin to shrink.

July 07, 2025
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  • Brian Mann and
  • Sarah McCammon
Parents drop off their children at the private San Vicente School in Lima, Peru, which was targeted for extortion, in April.

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  • World

In Peru, criminal gangs are targeting schools in poor neighborhoods for extortion

The president of one of Lima's largest parent-teacher associations says at least 1,000 schools in the Peruvian capital are being extorted and that most are caving into the demands of the gangs.

July 07, 2025
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  • John Otis
First responders search for missing people near Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, on Saturday.

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  • National

'The worst day of my life': Texas' Hill Country reels as deaths rise due to floods

Dozens of people have died in the Texas Hill Country. Scores of others are missing or unaccounted for. As rescue crews continue to search for victims, those who survived are coping with the loss.

July 07, 2025
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By:
  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
A home covered in debris sits near the town center on July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas, with multiple fatalities reported.

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  • News

The latest on the deadly Texas flash flooding. And, U.S. to send new tariff rates

Local officials are being pressed for answers over the deadly flash flooding in Texas that left dozens dead. And, the Trump administration plans to send letters to countries with new tariff rates.

July 07, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
The Park Slope Food Co-op, founded in 1973, is a Brooklyn institution. In recent months the cooperative grocery store has been torn apart by allegations of antisemitism and discrimination, as the collective debates a boycott of Israeli goods.

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  • National

The war in Gaza divided a historic Brooklyn co-op. Here's what happened next

Since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, members of the Park Slope Food co-op have been debating whether to ban Israeli goods from the shelves.

July 07, 2025
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Dan Arthur, the president and chief engineer of ALL Consulting, stands beside a defunct oil well in the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Oklahoma on March 20, 2024. The well has not been used for years — there's no pump attached to it. But it hasn't been properly plugged, either.

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  • Environment

Defunct oil wells are a national problem. Finding them is the first step

There could be about a million 'orphan' oil and gas wells across the U.S. As they age, they can leak greenhouse gases or unhealthy chemicals.

July 07, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Maureen Futtner remembers a brief, meaningful conversation with a stranger during rush hour.

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  • National

In the midst of grief, a woman is comforted by a stranger on the subway

A few days after her sister died, Maureen was on the subway when a stranger asked how she was doing. The conversation that followed is one that she will forever cherish.

July 07, 2025
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By:
  • Autumn Barnes
In this image taken from video, smoke and flames rise from a fireworks warehouse explosion on  July 1 in Esparto, Calif.

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  • National

Bodies of all 7 missing people found at California fireworks warehouse that exploded

The barrage of fireworks that exploded Tuesday caused a massive blaze that led to other spot fires and collapsed the building in Yolo County, which lies about 40 miles northwest of Sacramento.

July 07, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
KERRVILLE, TEXAS - JULY 04: Trees emerge from flood waters along the Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. (Photo by Eric Vryn/Getty Images)

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  • Weather

How good was the forecast? Texas officials and the National Weather Service disagree

As searchers continue to look for victims in the deadly flash flooding in Texas, officials are answering questions about the weather forecasts ahead of and during the storm.

July 06, 2025
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
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