Tropical Storm Edouard strengthened as it moved toward the Texas and Louisiana coasts, where forecasters warned of heavy rain, storm surge and flash flooding. Texas officials said flooding was the main concern and that the state was prepared.
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An anonymous federal official alleges the Postal Service’s new mail ballot screening portal was rushed, insufficiently tested and could delay large batches of ballots if courts allow it to take effect. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has asked Postmaster General David Steiner for answers about the system and its legal status.
New York City police shot and killed a 49-year-old Queens woman near Times Square after authorities said she stabbed two people in random attacks. A 32-year-old woman died, and a 68-year-old man was hospitalized in stable condition.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is resigning after months of reported tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. His departure follows other high-level Pentagon exits, including Navy Secretary John Phelan and Army chief of staff Gen. Randy George.
A 17-year-old North Carolina girl has been indicted on murder and conspiracy charges after authorities said she recorded a livestream of a deadly San Diego mosque attack and spread the attackers’ white supremacist writings. Prosecutors said North Carolina aiding-and-abetting law allows her to be charged as if she had carried out the killings herself.
Gen. Dan Caine told Sen. Elissa Slotkin that the military has no plans to send troops to polling places or seize election materials during the 2026 midterms. The letter responds to Democratic concerns about potential military involvement in elections.
The FTC and 22 states accused Amazon of secretly inflating online ad auction prices for more than 1 million brands and sellers. Amazon denied the allegations, saying regulators misunderstand how advertisers bid and that ad costs have fallen or remained flat by key measures.
Singer D4vd, legally David Anthony Burke, will be represented by a public defender in his Los Angeles murder case after his celebrity lawyers withdrew. He has pleaded not guilty in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose remains were found in a Tesla.