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When Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba first met Donald Trump in February, his plan to placate the protectionist president's ...

Death toll surpasses 100 as hope fades in search for dozens still missing - Ten campers and a staff member from Camp Mystic are among the two dozen still missing, as the search for survivors enters it ...

By Alex Rychwalski Cumberland Times-News Northern, Frankfort and Allegany combined for 11 selections to the first team, and nine different schools were represented on the 2025 Cumberland Times-News ...

At least 27 campers and counselors were killed at Camp Mystic during the devastating Texas floods. Some are still missing.

Some officials are already identifying ways to prevent similar disasters, including investing more in traditional siren alert ...

State and local officials in Texas have come under scrutiny over the lack of sirens in place to warn people of impending ...

Follow along for developments on the July Fourth floods along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County and Central Texas.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said his state "will not stop until every missing person is found" following devastating flooding in ...

Also: San Antonio mourned the victims in a Travis Park vigil; UTSA said one of its teachers died in the Guadalupe River flood ...