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The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received an initial report at approximately 4:30 a.m. of 12 people in distress due to flooding, it stated in a news release.

The measure, known as the First Step Act, gives judges more discretion when sentencing some drug offenders, eases mandatory minimum sentences and encourages inmates to participate in programs designed to reduce the risk of recidivism, with credits

Some of the men at the detention center said they were hungry and had been held there for 40 days or longer.

Weather

A school superintendent in Central California is offering no apologies, despite complaints that the live shooter drill he held at his school, in which he had a janitor wear a mask and carry a fake gun, was

Police in Oklahoma are investigating after an 8-year-old boy shot his twin brother in the hand at their Midwest City home on Friday.

The officer said he followed his instincts after noticing an unattended jet ski in the water.

Officials predicted Barry would make landfall Saturday morning near Morgan City, La., as the first hurricane of the season, with the edges of the storm already lashing the state with rain and leaving some coastal roads underwater.

The 402-12 vote sends the bill to the Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to call a vote before Congress goes on its August recess.

The ceremony took place at the National Infantry Museum in Columbus