Heavy downpours in South Texas washed out highways and stranded motorists Tuesday as forecasters warned that a threat of more severe weather could bring dangerous flooding to already drenched counties

Another round of slow-moving storms packing heavy rain is pounding an already drenched area of southern Texas Wednesday, again raising the potential of life-threatening flooding.

Torrential rain is overwhelming parts of Texas, turning roads into rivers, sweeping away vehicles and forcing people to leave their homes as floodwater continues to rise. The greatest flood threat stretches across the Texas Hill Country,

Another round of slow-moving storms packing heavy rain is pounding an already drenched area of central and southwest Texas Wednesday, again raising the potential of life-threatening flooding.

Dense smoke from Canadian wildfires is choking a vast stretch of the Northeast and Upper Midwest. Officials encouraged residents, including in New York, to stay indoors.

The highest concentrations of fine particulate pollution are forecast across parts of western and north-central New York. See the timing.

An Air Quality Alert of Chicago was already in place but wildfire smoke from Canada and Michigan will make it even harder to breathe, especially on Thursday.

The strip of dense wildfire smoke can be seen on satellites stretching from the Upper Midwest and Canada, across the Great Lakes, through southern Ontario and New England and down to New York City. Some is even traveling out over the Atlantic Ocean and back up to the far eastern coastline of Canada.

A key Republican said he wouldn't vote to confirm Todd Blanche until he meets with Jeffrey Epstein's accusers.

Trump’s pick for attorney general will face tough questions in a hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee. Follow for live news updates.

Todd Blanche fueled widespread concerns about his lack of independence when he committed a gaffe by saying he represents President Trump during a stormy Senate confirmation hearing for his nomination

Todd Blanche, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, was challenged by Democratic senators on his ability to lead the Justice Department free from the demands of the president in the first of two days of confirmation hearings on Wednesday.

The federal government is investigating the incident, but many have called for an independent probe and more scrutiny of ICE.

As the investigation into the fatal shooting of a Houston man by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents continues, the FBI is looking into whether the van driven by Lorenzo Salgado had drugs—a claim the Harris County District Attorney casts doubt on.

Federal investigators believe illegal drugs were inside the vehicle, though the immigration agents involved in the encounter do not appear to have known that.

A week after a 52-year-old man was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Houston, the FBI filed a warrant application saying the agency has cause to believe there were illegal drugs in the vehicle he was driving.

The U.S. House has voted to make daylight saving time permanent, but the measure still needs Senate approval. The United States previously attempted year-round daylight saving time in 1974, but it was repealed in less than a year.

The last time the U.S. implemented permanent daylight saving time, children carried flashlights on their way to school. Commuters traveled in the dark. Florida called a special session to try to change the clocks back.

The ⁠U.S. House ⁠of Representatives ​overwhelmingly voted Tuesday ‌on a bill to ‌make ⁠daylight ⁠saving time year-round and end ​the twice yearly practice ​of changing clocks. The 308-117 ⁠vote sends ⁠the ⁠bill to ​the U.

An 'Outnumbered' panel discusses the House passage of the Sunshine Protection Act. The House of Representatives passes the Sunshine Protection Act, aiming to make Daylight Saving Time permanent across the U.

Donald Trump tells DHS to reverse a policy change that halted ICE vehicle stops, emphasizing the agency's role in crime fighting.

The administration is caught between delivering on a campaign promise and the deadly consequences of its enforcement operations.

Trump called on ICE to continue traffic stops after deadly shootings. Bessent said the Mint is making $1 coins with Trump's face on it. July 15 news.

In a Truth Social post Wednesday morning, however, Mr. Trump wrote that "we CANNOT give up one of I.C.E.'s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP! Once we do, we are playing right into the criminal's hands.