Good morning! Partly cloudy with highs in the 70s. The devastation from the effects of Hurricane -- now Tropical Storm -- Harvey is still unfolding in Texas. Several disaster relief organizations have mobilized to offer aid and shelter for victims. Here are a few ways you can help those efforts. | Forecast |
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Judging from federal disaster declarations, the storm has so far affected about a quarter of the Texas population, or 6.8 million people in 18 counties. It was blamed in at least two deaths. | Photos: Devastation following Harvey |
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Minnesota Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments Monday morning in the legal battle between DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and the Republican-controlled Legislature. | 5 things to know about state politics today |
Fargo Police Chief David Todd told a news conference the body of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind was found in a river Sunday evening. Greywind was last seen at her apartment Aug. 19. |
The church has stood empty for 18 months since the interior was heavily damaged in an arson fire, while members debate whether to restore the church or build a new one. |
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The sailors were killed in a collision between the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer and a commercial tanker last Monday local time in waters east of the Strait of Malacca and Singapore. |
Documents obtained by The Associated Press indicate Trump was preparing to sign an executive order undoing an Obama administration directive that restricted police agencies' access to grenade launchers, bullet-proof vests, riot shields and other surplus military equipment. |
Despite legal requirements, more than one-quarter of cases of severe abuse that were uncovered by government investigators were not reported to the police. The majority involved sexual assault. |
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