Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors, a review by The Associated Press found. read more
The wife of Texas attorney general Ken Paxton announced Thursday that she had filed for divorce on "biblical grounds," ... read more
Russia's foreign minister on Saturday warned the U.S., South Korea and Japan against forming a security partnership targeting North Korea as he visited his country's ally for talks on further solidifying their booming military and other cooperation. read more
The cuts are already threatening to endanger governors' education, public safety and disaster relief funds. read more
On the right, the Epstein story became the thinking man's version of the QAnon conspiracy theory ... read more
We asked Abbott for his and his staff's emails with Elon Musk and Musk's companies. The governor's office won't turn them over, saying some contain "intimate and embarrassing" information that is "not of legitimate concern to the public." read more
President Donald Trump suggested the tragic loss of life that occurred in Texas as a result of historic flooding could have been mitigated if the county had "bells ... or something, go off." read more
Coffee futures climbed sharply after US President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian imports ... read more
"Pets are the collateral damage to the current political climate," reported the Michelson Found Animals Foundation. read more
Chinese state media has expanded its reach from Indonesia to Nigeria after Trump's March order to dismantle U.S. government-funded outlets
In a Truth Social post, President Trump acknowledged the existence of the Jeffrey Epstein files ... read more
Some of the world's poorest countries have started paying millions to lobbyists linked to Donald Trump to try to offset US cuts to foreign aid. Somalia, Haiti, and Yemen are among 11 countries to sign significant lobbying deals with figures tied directly to the US president after he slashed US foreign humanitarian assistance. Many states have already begun bartering crucial natural resources -- including minerals -- in exchange for humanitarian or military support. read more
U.S. power companies have applied for permission to raise electricity prices by billions of dollars, driven by the costs of replacing aging infrastructure and powering data centers for artificial intelligence, according to a new report issued this week by energy affordability advocacy group PowerLines. Utilities across the U.S. have requested or received approval to increase rates for this year's H1 by $29B, more than double the cumulative amount of rate increases requested and approved at this point last year, the PowerLines report said. U.S. customers of National Grid (NYSE:NGG), for example, who are located primarily in New York and Massachusetts, are expected to see their monthly bills increase by up to $50/month as the utility received approval to increase its rates by $708M, according to calculations by the Financial Times. read more
In mid-September, US President Donald Trump will be visiting the UK and meeting with British officials. read more
The newest AI model from xAI seems to consult social media posts from Musk's X account when answering questions ... read more
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the House version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would reduce Medicaid enrollment and cause millions of people to become uninsured by 2034. read more
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