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July 6, 2025
F-16 escorts plane out of area after airspace incursion near Trump's golf course
July 5, 2025 6:42 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) - An F-16 U.S. fighter jet on Saturday intercepted a general aviation aircraft that violated a temporary restriction of the airspace over U.S. President Donald Trump's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, the U.S military said in a statement. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said the incident, which occurred around 2:39 p.m. (1839 GMT), marked the fifth unauthorized incursion of the restricted airsp ...
Go to discussionGOP eyes redistricting in Ohio and Texas as it looks to bolster slim majority
Sat, July 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT Republicans are eyeing potential redistricting opportunities in Ohio and Texas as they seek extra cushion to protect their thin majority in the House next year. In Ohio, redistricting laws mandate a redraw ahead of 2026 because the last map passed without bipartisan support. And in Texas, redistricting could be added to an upcoming special session agenda as the White House reportedly pushes the Lone Star State to consider redrawing to protect the party’s number ...
Go to discussionTexas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape
By JIM VERTUNO, JULIO CORTEZ, JOHN SEEWER and HANNAH FINGERHUT Updated 1:59 AM CDT, July 6, 2025 KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rescuers scoured a devastated central Texas landscape of mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate survivors, including 27 girls who have not been seen since their camp was slammed with a wall of water in a historic flash flood. The flooding in Kerr County killed at least 43 people, including 15 children, and at ...
Go to discussionTexas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding
Updated 8:31 PM EDT, July 5, 2025 KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Before heading to bed before the Fourth of July holiday, Christopher Flowers checked the weather while staying at a friend’s house along the Guadalupe River. Nothing in the forecast alarmed him. Hours later, he was rushing to safety: He woke up in darkness to electrical sockets popping and ankle-deep water. Quickly, his family scrambled nine people into the attic. Phones buzzed with alerts, Flowers recalled Saturday, but he did not rem ...
Go to discussion'This came at night': Texas officials say they were caught off guard by deadly rainstorms, flooding
July 5, 2025, 4:30 PM The deadly floods that struck Texas on the 4th of July caught local officials off guard as the torrential rains caused the Guadalupe River to rise to near-historic levels in a matter of minutes, officials said at a press conference Saturday. At least 32 people died after heavy rain pounded Kerr County, Texas, early Friday, leading to "catastrophic" flooding, according to officials. A Flood Watch was in effect for parts of New Mexico and western Texas Thursday ...
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