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HOUSTON (AP) — The sheriff of Harris County, Texas, says authorities are still searching for the person who fatally shot a deputy last night while he was pumping gas. Sheriff Ron Hickman says a house being searched near the suburban Houston gas station where Deputy Darren Goforth was killed is connected to a truck police are looking for. At a news conference, the sheriff also bemoaned what he called "dangerous rhetoric" against law enforcement and said "cops' lives matter, too."
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — People in the Tampa Bay area of Florida are hoping the remnants of Tropical Storm Erika don't bring them any more rain. Recent storms have left the area's rivers, lakes and ground waterlogged. Officials are clearing storm drains of debris, doing maintenance on stormwater pumps and urging residents to gather extra food, water and medicines, just in case flooding happens. The storm dissipated after passing over Hispaniola.
DENVER (AP) — Condor Airlines says an unruly passenger is the reason a flight from Las Vegas to Frankfurt made an emergency landing at Denver International Airport last night, escorted by two F-16s. The Air Force says a pilot on the Condor Boeing 767 reported an in-flight emergency, and the fighter jets were sent as a precaution. The plane landed safely, and one person was taken off the plane.
PARIS (AP) — European countries will increase identity checks and baggage controls on trains after American passengers thwarted an attack on a high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris. That's according to France's interior minister, who is calling for better coordination on intelligence and security across Europe's border-free travel zone. He spoke after an emergency meeting in Paris with top security and transport officials from nine countries and the European Union in the wake of last week's attempted attack.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Donald Trump says he's going to make a decision once and for all about whether he'll mount a third party bid if he loses the Republican nomination for president. Trump told reporters following a speech in Nashville today that he's going to make a decision "very soon." He says he thinks the decision will make a lot of people "very happy." Trump has so far refused to pledge to support the eventual Republican nominee.
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