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The estimate of flooded homes in Starr County nearly doubled today after officials assessed damage from nearly 13 inches of rain.

Tropical Storm Fay is gaining speed, bringing heavy rain, high wind and tornadoes.

Authorities say a California sheriff's deputy and an attorney were among 55 men charged with possessing child pornography after an eight-month investigation.

The national advocacy group for older Americans is being accused of age discrimination.

Former Vice President Al Gore and civil rights activist Diane Nash are being honored by the National Civil Rights Museum.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has dropped plans to attend the closing ceremonies of the Olympics in Beijing.

Authorities accuse a former Michigan elementary school teacher of having sex with a 12-year-old boy she was tutoring at her home.

The mother-in-law of Hugh McCutcheon, who was stabbed and her husband killed in Beijing, is starting to talk and walk short distances while recovering in Minnesota.

Firefighters say a wildfire has raced across about 35 square miles of grass, sagebrush and some scattered trees in a sparsely populated region.

Esther Elizabeth Reed pleaded guilty to fraud and identity theft charges Tuesday in federal court in Greenville.