⭘ See maps and photos as Texas flooding leaves some communities with major damage. Camp Mystic all-girls camp is among the sites heavily impacted by the flash floods.
⭘ Kerr County, Texas, experienced the worst of the flooding and has seen the highest death toll. NPR's Juana Summers describes the scene where she arrived Monday morning.
⬤ A beloved teacher, child and adult campers, camp directors and a counselor are among at least 104 people who have died in the flooding in Central Texas.
⭘ On retiring at 56, Michelle Jackson needed a big new challenge. So she picked up her first proper camera and was soon spending 20 hours a week in the field, and winning awards
⬤ The White House rebuked critics for raising questions about the administration's efforts to shrink federal agencies that deal with disaster preparedness and response.
⭘ Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies meeting for their annual summit had hoped to downplay any differences with the U.S. But even a toned down group proclamation drew the ire of President Trump.
⭘ The trade war chaos that engulfed the early months of President Donald Trump's second term looked set to return Monday as he threatened two major U.S. trading partners with higher duties — while a key negotiating deadline was pushed back.
⬤ President Trump said Japan and South Korea would face tariffs of 25 percent unless they reached an agreement with the United States. Other countries received notice of higher levies.
⬤ With President Trump preparing to revive tariffs this week, some of the world's biggest exporters are planning a future less dependent on trade with the United States.
⭘ Billionaire Elon Musk consults with Forward Party founder Andrew Yang on America Party plans, aiming to field candidates despite two-party system challenges
⬤ Building a viable new political party to rival the Democrats and Republicans is enormously difficult and expensive. Small wonder it hasn't been done.
⭘ Elon Musk has vowed to create the "America Party," which he says will "fight the Republican/Democrat Uniparty" and be serious about reducing the national debt.
⭘ The plaintiffs include the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physicians, American Public Health Association and Infectious Diseases Society of America.
