Michael McCown's 8-year-old daughter, Linnie, was among 27 campers and counselors swept to their deaths in the floods at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country. He and other parents are demanding that Texas lawmakers pass a bill that would boost camp safety, including generally keeping cabins out of flood plains and instituting new requirements for emergency plans.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance described Russian President Vladimir Putin as deliberate and deliberate in his assessment of him. Putin is the central figure in a war that has destabilized Europe, reshaped NATO unity, and forced Washington into one of the most extensive foreign policy commitments in decades. Washington has adopted a dual posture: intensifying sanctions to constrain Russia while …

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A judge ordered the arrest of around a dozen entrepreneurs and technical professionals linked to the production and distribution of contaminated clinical fentanyl in Argentina. Almost a hundred people died as a result of the drug. The investigation began last May after the first cases of infected patients after receiving adulterated fentanyl were detected in April.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) loves Gov. Gavin Newsom’s social media posts aimed at President Donald Trump. He believes that Democrats need to be more on to voters and always on with their ideas and values to project authenticity and who they really are.

There is a rise in accidental overdoses among college-aged people due to synthetic opioids. Scottsdale Recovery Center has been Arizona’s trusted recovery provider since 2009. It offers treatment and support with compassion and clinical expertise. It has four facilities: Detox, Inpatient, Intensive Outpatient and Sober Living.

Red meat prices are skyrocketing in the United States. Beef and veal prices surged 11.3 percent in July over the year. A drought has ravaged cattle in key meat-producing states since 2022, causing cattle volumes to collapse this year to their lowest recorded levels since 1951. The Trump administration's tariffs are hitting major beef suppliers such as Brazil.

The Chilean economy has been growing around 2% and the central bank projects it will continue until 2033. Unemployment is located at 8.9%, according to the last Cadem, 75% of the employment situation is bad or very bad. Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism, Nicolás Grau, highlights the national lithium strategy as one of the most relevant achievements in its …

There are 80 types of mosquitoes in Florida, many of which transmit diseases. According to the CDC, the mosquito kills more people than any other creature in the world. There are more than 80 different species of mosquitoes, compared to about 3,500 species worldwide. The agency tracks mosquito-borne illnesses.

The Trump family’s decentralized finance project, World Liberty Financial, minted $205 million worth of its stablecoin, USD1, for its treasury. The mint came hours after a speech by Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller praising stablecoins. The stablecoin is now World Liberty's largest crypto holding at $212 million and 39% of its total portfolio.

DBS launched its crypto-linked structured notes on Sept. 17, 2024, along with crypto options trading. The bank's clients executed more than $1 billion in trades in the first half of 2025, up nearly 60% from the first to the second quarter. The notes will only be offered to accredited and institutional investors. They will be issued on the Ethereum blockchain.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained 29 people at a warehouse in Edison, N.J., on Wednesday morning. It was unclear if other federal agencies were involved in the operation. The mayor's office said the police department was notified that the Department of Homeland Security would be in the area on Wednesday.