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By Casey Tolan and Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — Two days before deadly Central Texas floods killed at least 27 people at Camp Mystic, a state inspector visited the youth camp and certified that it had an emergency plan in place and that its cabins and other buildings were safe, records obtained by CNN show.

By Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman has been released from a hospital intensive care unit and moved into a rehabilitation facility to continue his recovery from a politically-motivated attack in June, a family spokesperson tells CNN Tuesday. Though the family acknowledges that Hoffman “still has a long recovery ahead,” spokesperson

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Anthony Kennedy, retired associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Personal Birth date: July 23, 1936 Birth place: Sacramento, California Birth name: Anthony McLeod Kennedy Father: Anthony J. Kennedy, lawyer and lobbyist Mother: Gladys (McLeod) Kennedy, civic leader Marriage: Mary

By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — In the early hours of Independence Day, rain pelted sleeping communities in central Texas. No one knew yet how devastating the storm would become. Entire neighborhoods vanished in flash flooding throughout the weekend, while residents and campers were swept away in the surging waters. The death toll across the

CNN, KELI RABON By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — In the early hours of Independence Day, rain pelted sleeping communities in central Texas. No one knew yet how devastating the storm would become. Entire neighborhoods vanished in flash flooding throughout the weekend, while residents and campers were swept away in the surging waters. The death

By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Andrew Freedman, Melanie Hicken, Pamela Brown and Shoshana Dubnow, CNN (CNN) — As Central Texas reels from flash floods that killed over 100 people this weekend, questions are sharpening about whether officials could have done more to avert the tragedy – both in the decades leading up to the disaster,

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — It was Petty Officer Scott Ruskan’s first mission as a US Coast Guard rescue swimmer. The 26-year-old was new to the Coast Guard. He had left a previous career as an accountant before enlisting, and had graduated from rescue swimming school around six months ago when his team got

CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — It was Petty Officer Scott Ruskan’s first mission as a US Coast Guard rescue swimmer. The 26-year-old was new to the Coast Guard. He had left a previous career as an accountant before enlisting, and had graduated from rescue swimming school around six months ago when his team

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Women outlive men in dire circumstances — even though girls in many parts of the world have access to fewer resources, such as food and medical care. That’s because the female body is built for resilience and longevity. Here’s what else you might have missed

By Renée Rigdon, Matt Stiles, Byron Manley, Lou Robinson, Rosa de Acosta, Soph Warnes, Gillian Roberts, Yukari Schrickel and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — The search for missing bodies continues along Texas’ Guadalupe River after catastrophic and deadly flooding killed at least 111 people following a torrential downpour Thursday evening into early Friday. The death

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a battery fire onboard a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 flying from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale prompted an emergency landing in Fort Myers, Florida, Monday morning. Flight 1334 was flying with 191 people onboard when the crew reported smoke in the cabin,

CNN By Michelle Krupa and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — With the holiday weekend ahead of them, some 750 girls bunked in last Thursday night at Camp Mystic. Just a few miles away in Central Texas, boys did the same at Camp La Junta. The 18 or so youth summer camps along the Guadalupe River