US News Update: July 2016

Sunday, July 31, 2016

More locally transmitted Zika in U.S. expected: official

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States will likely see more cases of local Zika virus transmission going forward, a U.S. health official warned on Sunday, although it is unlikely to turn into a broader situation as seen in Brazil or Puerto Rico.

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California firefighters hopeful on slowing Big Sur blaze

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (Reuters) - Firefighters were hopeful of making progress on Sunday in slowing a deadly wildfire that has raged for 10 days near California's Big Sur coast, destroying dozens of homes and forcing hundreds of residents and campers to evacuate.

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U.S. safety team arrives in Texas to probe deadly balloon crash

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - U.S. safety officials arrived in Texas on Sunday to probe the crash of a hot air balloon that killed 16 people, amid reports that it hit a power line and caught fire before plummeting to the ground.

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One dead, two missing in Maryland flooding

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Flooding from torrential rain killed at least one person in Ellicott City, Maryland, and at least two people are missing after floodwaters swept through the town's historic downtown, officials said on Sunday.

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Opponents target North Carolina transgender bathroom law

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - For 20-year-old Payton McGarry, a transgender man and college student, the North Carolina law barring him from using public bathrooms consistent with his gender identity means a routine part of life now dictates his day.

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Guns and memory of mass shooting collide at Texas campus

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Half a century ago, a sniper perched on a University of Texas tower unleashed a killing spree that left 16 dead, and for the first time since then the school will hold an official memorial for an event that shocked the nation.

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Multiple victims reported from active shooter in Austin, Texas: police

(Reuters) - An active shooter in the Texas capital of Austin has left multiple victims, police said in a message on Twitter early on Sunday.

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Heavy rains flood Baltimore suburb, homes damaged

(Reuters) - Heavy rains caused waist-deep flooding on Saturday night in a suburb of Baltimore, damaging homes and businesses and pushing cars through the streets, an official said.

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Daredevil completes first of its kind jump without a parachute

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A daredevil skydiver on Saturday became the first to jump from a height of 25,000 feet (7,620 meters) without a parachute, landing in a net in southern California, a spokesman said.

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Fatal shooting of San Diego cop not immediately linked to ambushes

(Reuters) - A shooting that killed one San Diego police officer and wounded another does not appear related to the deadly ambush attacks on law enforcement this month in Texas and Louisiana, the city's police chief said on Saturday.