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More than a decade ago, after Hurricane Katrina, the federal government tightened flood protection standards. But a lot of communities are still having a hard time meeting them.

Some 2 million people call Las Vegas home. Some of them were at the country music concert Sunday night, others were not. But either way, the wounds from the attack on their city run deep.

The Guajataca dam in northern Puerto Rico suffered a major breach in its emergency spillway. At one point up to 70,000 people were in immediate danger. The Army Corps of Engineers thinks it can fix the breach, but the dam is not secure and is yet another example of Puerto Rico's crumbling infrastructure that is barely standing after Hurricane Maria hit the island.

President Trump is expected to refuse to meet a deadline for endorsing the U.S. participation in the Iran nuclear deal. It doesn't take the U.S. out of the deal, but it sends the issue to Congress and could rattle U.S. allies.

President Trump's latest fight with GOP members threatens to jeopardize his legislative plans. We examine how the schism may effect lawmakers trying to push through deep tax cuts.

The Urban Institute reports that Medicaid spending on drugs used to treat opioid addiction and overdoses has risen sharply, raising questions about the potential impact of Medicaid cuts.

The U.S. Women's Open golf tournament begins Thursday at the Trump course in New Jersey. Fans agree that it's a beautiful course, but some object to helping boost a Trump-owned business.

President Trump arrives in Paris on Thursday and will be a guest of honor at France's Bastille Day celebrations and hold talks with France's president, Emmanuel Macron.

Neema Bahrami was a manager on duty the night a gunman opened fire at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Since then, he's been trying to heal. He shares some of his process for Las Vegas survivors.

Human rights activist Huang Qi has been in Chinese government custody for nearly a year and is in failing health. The Chinese dissident was critical of the government after the Sichuan earthquake.