Torrential rains caused flash flooding across West Virginia this week, inundating homes and businesses. Two people are missing, and about 500 National Guard members have been deployed as search and rescue operations continue.
Search and rescue operations continue as troops deploy across state after torrential rain caused floods and damage About 500 national guard members have been deployed across West Virginia after torrential rain caused flash floods in parts of the state this week, and as emergency crews continue search and rescue operations. Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, West Virginia’s governor, Patrick Morrisey, said t…
Search and rescue operations continue as troops deploy across state after torrential rain caused floods and damage About 500 national guard members have been deployed across West Virginia after torrential rain caused flash floods in parts of the state this week, and as emergency crews continue search and rescue operations. Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, West Virginia’s governor, Patrick Morrisey, said t…
NPR – World Flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border have killed at least 543 people—538 in Nepal and five in Tibet—with more than 1,500 still missing, according to the latest reports. The floods, triggered by a massive glacial collapse in the Himalayas on Wednesday, swept away roads, bridges and villages. Rescue operations resumed but were halted in Tibet after a newly formed barrier lake raised fears of a second flood.
NYTimes – US President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America." The move came amid an escalating U.S.-Canada trade dispute, with Trump criticizing Canada for treating the U.S. badly and trade talks between the nations having collapsed the previous week.
NYTimes – US Jurors began deliberations in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse accused of killing her three children in January 2023. Clancy has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder. Her defense argues postpartum psychosis made her not criminally responsible, while prosecutors accused her of "extreme atrocity and cruelty."
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