Disasters

At least 6 dead and more missing in Texas Hill Country after severe flash flooding
At least six people are dead and 20 more unaccounted for in Texas after months worth of heavy rain fell in just a few hours overnight. Kerr County endured severe flash flooding of the Guadalupe River after as much as 10 inches poured down.
Man started Idaho blaze and then fatally shot 2 firefighters in ambush, officials say
Local authorities said a man armed with a rifle started a fire on a mountain in northern Idaho and then began shooting at responding firefighters, killing two and injuring a third.
Weekend tornadoes kill 6 in North Dakota and New York, toss trees and train cars
Six people died over the weekend when tornadoes wreaked havoc in New York and North Dakota. Wind speeds topped 100 mph in each storm. In North Dakota, three tornadoes in the eastern part of the state tore down trees, tossed train cars and lashed homes. 
Last body found after boat capsizes on Lake Tahoe in storm, bringing death toll to 8
Ten people were on board the 27-foot (8-meter) vessel when it flipped Saturday afternoon on the lake’s southwest edge, as the storm whipped up high waves, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.
Death toll from plane crash in India climbs to 270 as search teams find more bodies
The London-bound plane struck a medical college hostel in a residential area of the northwestern city of Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff Thursday, killing 241 on board and at least 29 on the ground.
Wildlife and wildfire smoke: When to step in and when to leave nature alone
Tami Vogel, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota’s executive director, joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to clear up the confusion.