July 7, 2025 12:55 pm
(AP) – A new study shows that the health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to experience obesity, chronic diseases and other problems. The research was published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has brought children’s health to the forefront of the national policy conversation. His agency’s report in May described kids as undernourished and over-medicated. But outside experts who reviewed the new study say the Trump administration’s decision to make cuts to federal health agencies, Medicaid and scientific research are not likely to reverse the trend.
July 7, 2025 12:51 pm
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Officials in North Carolina say heavy rain and flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal forced dozens of people to flee their homes. The Chapel Hill Fire Department and neighboring agencies completed more than 50 water rescues, many of them in areas where floodwaters entered or threatened to enter apartments. Chapel Hill officials said Monday that more than 60 people were displaced Sunday and Monday. In Orange County, the possibility of the failure of the Lake Michael Dam prompted officials to issue a voluntary evacuation for areas downstream. In Chatham County, authorities say they’re searching for two missing canoers. They were last seen launching their canoe on Jordan Lake and their canoe was recovered Sunday night.
July 7, 2025 10:46 am
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a 27-year-old man was killed after opening fire at a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas. McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez told reporters Monday that Ryan Louis Mosqueda had an assault rifle and was carrying a utility vest when federal agents returned fire. Rodriguez says police received a call about the shooting just before 6 a.m. and that Mosqueda fired dozens of rounds. The shooting took place at a facility across the street from McAllen International Airport, which was shut down as a precaution. Law enforcement said afterward that they found another rifle, ammunition and backpacks that Mosqueda had brought.
July 7, 2025 5:20 am
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged drone strikes, disrupting air travel and causing fatalities and damage. Photos on social media showed crowds huddling at Russian airports including key international hubs in Moscow and St. Petersburg as hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled due to Ukrainian drone strikes. The attacks followed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s announcement of deals with Western partners to boost drone production. Ukraine has increasingly relied on drones to counter Russia’s offensives. Zelenskyy said he also discussed joint drone production with U.S. President Donald Trump in a recent phone call.
July 7, 2025 5:19 am
Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging. Reduced monthly costs for uninsured patients still amount to around $500. That can put the drugs out of reach for many. Coverage also continues to shift or restrict how patients get prescriptions. Doctors say the patchy coverage and costs force them to get creative in treating patients. But there’s hope that prices for the injectable drugs may fall more in the future, especially once pill versions enter the market.
July 7, 2025 5:16 am
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Flash floods in Texas have killed 94 people, many of them children. Heavy rains fell quickly in the predawn hours Friday in the Texas Hill Country, causing the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in just 45 minutes. Among the missing are 10 girls and a counselor from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp. The July Fourth holiday weekend likely brought an influx of visitors to the area outside San Antonio, making it difficult to track all the people who may have been in the area.
July 7, 2025 5:11 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – Police have filed charges against multiple men and released new details about a situation where fireworks were thrown at police officers on Fourth of July weekend in Pittsburgh’s South Side. Video shows fireworks being set off along busy East Carson Street early Saturday morning. People were running in front of cars and there were reports of shots fired. Photos provided to Channel 11 show police officers forming a line and breaking up the crowd. Pittsburgh’s Citizen Police Review Board opened an inquiry into that process on Saturday to learn more. According to a city public information officer, police were in the area of East Carson Street on the evening of the Fourth of July and into the early morning of July 5 for a “large and unruly crowd” gathering. Officers heard shots fired in the area of the 1400 block of Sarah Street at around 1 a.m. on Saturday. A man was quickly detained and a firearm was recovered. Another man took off on foot away from police. No injuries or property damage were reported. Charges were filed against Ronald Pelton, 23, of McKees Rocks for that incident. He faces charges of discharging a firearm, reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct, public drunkeness and possession of a weapon. The situation continued when Pittsburgh Police began to disperse the remaining crowd. Police said this happened at 2 a.m. as part of a pre-established plan and that officers gave multiple warnings. That was when, police say, some people in the crowd began throwing objects and launching fireworks at officers and police cruisers. One officer was hit with a rock and two other officers suffered eye irritation from the fireworks debris. Two men were arrested in relation to that situation: Delricco White, 20, of Duquesne and Kyliek McCracken, 18, of Ambridge.
July 7, 2025 5:07 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say three people were killed and 10 others injured in a shooting. Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel says the three people who died in the shooting early Monday were adults, and two of the wounded are juveniles. The shooting happened shortly before 1 a.m. along a residential street in Grays Ferry, in South Philadelphia. Bethel says numerous rounds were fired. Police say one person with a weapon was taken into custody. The shooting happened after other shootings in the city and elsewhere around the U.S. over the Fourth of July weekend. Those included at least eight people struck by gunfire near a South Philadelphia nightclub.
July 7, 2025 5:02 am
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend has surpassed 100. The number of deaths reached at least 104 on Monday as a massive search continued for missing people. Officials say searchers in hard-hit Kerr County have found the bodies of 84 people, including 28 children. The county is home to several summer camps. Authorities overseeing the search for flood victims say they will wait to address questions about weather warnings and why some summer camps did not evacuate ahead of the flooding. With additional rain on the way, more flooding still threatens parts of central Texas.
July 7, 2025 5:01 am
CHARLEROI, Pa. — No injuries were reported after a car drove into a house in Charleroi Sunday afternoon. Charleroi Fire Department officials say they were called to Eighth Street and Prospect Avenue at 1:48 p.m. for a car that had struck a home. Firefighters worked to stabilize the building and secure utilities. Photos shared to social media show a car with front-end damage and multiple bricks knocked out of place in and around the home. Officials did not say what caused the car to crash. (Photo: Charleroi Fire Department Facebook)
