Water rescues and evacuations are underway in central Texas Friday morning after torrential sent river levels surging and triggering deadly flash flooding. At a news conference late Friday morning, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly declined to specify the number of casualties or missing, but said authorities may do so Friday afternoon. Kerr County is about 75 miles west of Austin. Kelly said they have yet to identify most of the dead. "We're having to fingerprint them at the funeral home. One of them was completely naked, didn't have any ID on them at all," he said. Kerr County is home to many summer camps, and some of the children attending them are among the missing or stranded. At the news conference, a reporter pressed Kelly on why the camps had not been evacuated on Thursday after an advisory from the Texas Department of Emergency Management. read more
A top competitor is the specialty musk melon on offer at Farm & Forage. Imported from Japan, it is sprung from tenderly cared-for vines. It sells for as much as $400. (To the undiscerning eye, it looks identical to a regular, grocery store cantaloupe.)
Matt Wylie: Cowards. That's the only word that fits Senate Republicans who voted to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill. Each and every one of them campaigned on fiscal responsibility and waved the banner of limited government. Then when push came to shove, all but three folded. read more
A 19-year-old American content creator who was trying to fly solo to all seven continents was detained by the Chilean authorities this week after they said he had landed his plane on an island off Antarctica without authorization.
US shale executives expect to drill significantly fewer wells this year than planned at the start of 2025, as lower oil prices and uncertainty around President Donald Trump's tariffs hurt profits, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas survey. read more
CBS owner Paramount has reached a $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump over his claim that 60 Minutes deceptively manipulated a pre-election interview with Kamala Harris. Trump's lawsuit has been widely described as frivolous, but Paramount seemed motivated to settle because its pending $8.4 billion merger with Skydance needed regulatory approval from the Trump administration. read more
The US dollar is on track for its worst year in modern history and may not be done falling yet. The greenback is down more than 7% this year and Morgan Stanley predicts it could fall another 10%. read more
The call took place amid a stalemate in Trump's efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine ... read more
Fortune's energy editor Jordan Blum: America is facing an energy imperative: Grow power from all sources or face potential failure. read more
Merit Street Media, the multiplatform network owned by former daytime talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw, has filed for bankruptcy less than two years after its launch. read more
The actor Michael Madsen has died aged 67 at his home in Malibu, according to authorities and his representatives. No foul play is suspected. Over a four-decade career, Madsen had won acclaim for his portrayals of often enigmatic and frequently wise-cracking tough guys in films including Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Reservoir Dogs, Thelma & Louise and Donnie Brasco. He also features in later Tarantino films including The Hateful Eight and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Other credits among the 346 listed on IMDb include The Doors, Free Willy, Species, Die Another Day, Sin City and Scary Movie 4. read more
The Trump administration is formally shutting down the United States Agency for International Development today, after cancelling 83% of its programs earlier this year. read more
The DOJ has taken the first real step towards expanding the government's efforts to strip citizenship from those who applied for it and received it -- and has suggested it will be doing so for explicitly political reasons. read more
The House passed Senate Republicans' version of the reconciliation package on Thursday 218-214 in a largely party line vote. Only two Republicans joined Democrats and voted against the bill -- Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). The so-called "big beautiful" bill will make President Trump's tax cuts permanent, slash the social safety net, add trillions to the national debt, cut clean energy incentives and substantially bolster the administration's sweeping mass deportation agenda.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said during a public meeting on Wednesday that she is trusting advisers to provide counsel on how to fire people who "don't like us." read more
New York Time reporter Russ Buettner reviewed 2,000 documents filed in a legal action against Donald J. Trump for a more complete understanding of his financial state than was previously known. read more
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