News for July 4, 2025

Texas officials are leading a massive rescue and recovery effort after deadly flash floods in Hill Country killed at least 120 people, with Governor Greg Abbott seeking federal help and President Donald Trump planning to visit.

The Social Security Administration sent an email praising President Donald Trump’s tax law with a false claim that it ends federal taxes on Social Security benefits for most people.

LL Cool J and Jazmine Sullivan backed out of Philadelphia’s July Fourth festival in solidarity with the city workers’ strike led by District Council 33.

Flash floods in Texas killed at least 24 people and left more than 20 girls missing from Camp Mystic, as rescue crews raced to save people from fast-rising Guadalupe River waters.

Texas is dealing with deadly flash floods, and Governor Greg Abbott says search and rescue efforts in Kerr County are still underway as the death toll and number of missing people rise.

President Donald Trump’s new spending bill could cut Medicaid funding in Florida and put coverage at risk for millions of low-income people and people with disabilities.

Hamas said it gave a positive response to the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal, and Israel is sending negotiators to Qatar even as it says Hamas’s requested changes are not acceptable.

Devastating floods in Texas Hill Country have killed at least 120 people, and Governor Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump are leading the state and federal response as rescue teams search for the missing.

El Salvador’s president denied Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s claims that he was beaten and tortured while held in a prison there.

Joey Chestnut won the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest again, taking his 17th Mustard Belt after missing last year’s event.

President Donald Trump signed a major tax and spending bill into law after Congress narrowly approved it, making a big victory for his agenda.

Julio César Chávez Jr. was arrested by U.S. immigration officials in Los Angeles and is set to be deported to Mexico, where he faces criminal charges.