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UNDATED (AP) — Authorities are rescuing people in the town of Krum, Texas, who have been stranded in flooded streets and homes by flash floods. Emergency officials say there have been multiple rescues today after torrential rains inundated the small town, which located about 50 miles northwest of Dallas. In nearby Denton, a tornado touched down today causing some damage.
BUCHANAN, N.Y. (AP) — Part of a New York nuclear power plant remains offline after a transformer fire created another problem: thousands of gallons of oil leaking into the Hudson River. Booms have been placed around the slick. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the cleanup should take a day or two. A spokesman for Entergy Corp. says it could be weeks before the unit is usable.
BALTIMORE (AP) —Records show that nearly 2,600 people were brought to the Baltimore city jail between June 2012 and April 2015 with injuries too severe for them to be admitted. The Baltimore Sun obtained records showing that correctional officers at the jail refused to accept them. Baltimore police are under scrutiny for their treatment of detainees after the death of Freddie Gray last month.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A fourth person is in custody in Mississippi on charges related to the shooting of two Hattiesburg police officers last night. The officers, 34-year-old Benjamin Deen and 25-year-old Liquori Tate, were fatally shot during a traffic stop. A woman who knew both officers say they had "a humble spirit" and "cared about the people that they were serving and protecting."
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's public health system is suspending infant vaccines and mounting an investigation after two babies died and 29 were sickened in an impoverished community in southern Mexico. Officials say six of the 29 babies are in grave condition after receiving vaccinations for tuberculosis, rotovirus and Hepatitis B. The cause of the adverse reactions is not known.
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