Breaking Down Day 1 of the Derek Chauvin Trial

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Are Trump's Claims About US Elections Valid?

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is set to deliver remarks on election security in the next hour, just hours after President Trump delivered a primetime address on potential vulnerabilities in the US election system. The president revealed a series of newly declassifi ...  Show more

Relentless Rain Floods South Texas

Today we begin with breaking news in South Texas, where more than six months' worth of rain is falling across the hill country, with a major river rising an astonishing 25 feet in just one hour. It's in the same area devastated by last year's July 4th weekend flooding that killed ...  Show more

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