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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The death toll in flood-ravaged Louisiana now appears to stand at seven. Authorities say a body has been pulled from floodwaters near Baton Rouge. More than 11,000 people will have to spend the night in shelters across the state following last week's 48-hour downpour. The rain has mostly stopped but the flooding is on the move, with rivers cresting further and further south.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Police have charged a man with murder in the daytime shooting deaths of an imam and his friend. Oscar Morel was taken into custody on Sunday after police said he hit a bicyclist 10 minutes after Saturday's shooting in Queens. Charges against the Brooklyn man were upgraded after police said they found a revolver at his home and clothes similar to those worn in a surveillance video that showed the gunman.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Health officials say a Texas resident who recently traveled to an area of Miami where local Zika transmission occurred has tested positive for the virus. Health officials say it's the first Texas case to be linked to travel within the continental U.S. The state hasn't had any cases transmitted locally by mosquitoes.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Donald Trump says he would change immigration rules to keep people who don't embrace American values out of the country. In a speech in Ohio, Trump said the government would engage in "extreme" ideological vetting of people trying to enter the U.S. That means, he says, using questionnaires, social media and interviews with family and friends to vet applicants' stances on issues including religious freedom.
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's attorney general has been convicted of perjury and obstruction charges related to a grand jury leak. Jurors found Attorney General Kathleen Kane guilty of all nine charges filed against her for allegedly releasing information about a 2009 grand jury probe to embarrass a rival prosecutor. Kane insists she's innocent and has vowed to appeal.
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