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Trump kicks off week meeting with Netanyahu, closes it visiting Texas flood sites

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Trump kicks off week meeting with Netanyahu, closes it visiting Texas flood sites

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The hallmark of President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump’s week included touching down in Kerrville, Texas, Friday after massive floods in the region took the lives of more than 120 people.

Both the president and the first lady met with local officials and first responders who are addressing the fallout and devastation of flash floods that struck the Central Texas community, after the Guadalupe River surged more than 22 feet in just a matter of hours. 

“I’ve never seen anything like this. This is a bad one,” Trump said during a roundtable Friday with the local officials and responders. 

In addition to the lives lost in the flood, officials report that more than 160 people are missing and unaccounted for in Kerr County, Texas. 

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TRUMP, FIRST LADY MOURN YOUNG LIVES LOST IN TEXAS FLOODS

First lady Melania Trump speaks as President Donald Trump looks on during a roundtable Friday with Texas officials after the devastating floods in Kerrville, Texas. (Pool/Fox News)

“So all across the country, Americans’ hearts are shattered,” Trump said. “We’re filled with grief and devastation. It’s the loss of life, and unfortunately, they’re still looking.” 

“My administration’s doing everything in its power to help Texas,” he said. 

Those who died in the flooding were at least 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp founded nearly 100 years ago for girls. 

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“They were there because they loved God,” Trump said at the roundtable. “And as we grieve this unthinkable tragedy, we take comfort in the knowledge that God has welcomed those little beautiful girls into his comforting arms in heaven.”

Here’s what also happened this week:

Cabinet meeting

Trump held a Cabinet meeting Tuesday where he discussed plans to visit the Texas flood sites. 

“I’ll be going down on Friday with the first lady, and we will be taking a trip,” Trump said. “And we don’t want to get in anyone’s way, because, you know, it’s what happens. The president goes, and everyone’s around focused. I don’t want anyone to focus on us, but it’s possible they could have.”

TRUMP SHIFTS TONE ON PUTIN

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President Donald Trump speaks July 9, wduring a Cabinet meeting with Secretary of Housing, Eric Scott Turner, left, and Attorney General Pam Bondi, center, at the White House.  (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press)

Trump also addressed SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s new pitch for a third political party, following the signing of Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” on the Fourth of July. Musk opposed the measure due to concerns it would increase the deficit and raise the debt ceiling. 

But Trump said he isn’t worried about any challenges from Musk’s new “America Party.” 

“I think it’ll help us. It’ll probably help. Third parties have always been good for me,” Trump said at the Cabinet meeting. 

Trump also shared details of a recent call he had with Russian President Vladimir Putin, claiming he’s becoming frustrated with Putin as the war between Russia and Ukraine rages on. 

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“We get a lot of bulls— thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump said. “He’s very nice to us all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.”

Netanyahu meeting

Trump also met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday and Tuesday — marking the third time Netanyahu has visited Washington during Trump’s second term. The visit comes as Trump is seeking to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. 

Trump signaled one might be on the horizon soon. 

HAMAS ‘SERIOUS’ ABOUT REACHING CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT BUT INSISTS ON LONG-STANDING DEMANDS

President Donald Trump, left, meets with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, July 7, 2025, in Washington.  (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)

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“I will tell you we’re getting very close to a deal,” Trump told reporters Wednesday. “I don’t know if it’s secret or not secret, but doesn’t matter to me — secrets fine if it gets us to where we want to be, we want to have a ceasefire.”

“We want to have peace,” he said. “We want to get the hostages back. And I think we’re close to doing it.” 

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Armed home invasion in L.A.’s Fairfax District leaves resident assaulted

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Armed home invasion in L.A.’s Fairfax District leaves resident assaulted

A resident was assaulted after two armed suspects forced their way into a home in Los Angeles’ Fairfax District early Saturday morning, police said.

The home invasion robbery was reported around 4:32 a.m. in the 800 block of North Detroit Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Police said two suspects, both described as adult males, entered the property while armed with handguns.

The resident was assaulted during the confrontation, though authorities did not immediately release information about the victim’s injuries.

  • LAPD officers and patrol vehicles outside a residential property on North Detroit Street in Los Angeles following a reported armed home invasion robbery in June 2026.
  • LAPD officers and patrol vehicles outside a residential property on North Detroit Street in Los Angeles following a reported armed home invasion robbery in June 2026.

Investigators said the suspects stole jewelry and cell phones before fleeing the area in an unknown vehicle.

Video from the scene showed LAPD officers investigating outside a modern residential property as daylight broke Saturday morning. Several patrol vehicles were parked nearby while officers canvassed the area.

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No arrests had been announced as of Saturday afternoon.

Anyone with information about the robbery is urged to contact the LAPD.

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Woman, man found shot to death in Pomona, suspect leads officers on erratic chase

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Woman, man found shot to death in Pomona, suspect leads officers on erratic chase

Loved ones are devastated after a woman and a man were found shot to death at a Pomona apartment complex and the woman’s boyfriend was arrested after leading officers on a dangerous pursuit.

On Friday, friends and family gathered outside the Pomona apartment complex where Veronica Lopez, 24, and Richard Brady, 48, were found fatally shot.

On June 18, Pomona police were called to the Monterey Station Apartments at 180 E. Monterey Ave. just before 3:30 p.m. on reports of a shooting.

Officers made their way up to a fourth-floor apartment hallway where they found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds.

  • Veronica Lopez, 24, is seen in a family photo.
  • Richard Brady, 48, is seen in a family photo.
  • Armed and dangerous Pomona pursuit
  • Armed and dangerous pursuit
  • Pomona double homicide arrest
  • Pomona double homcide
  • Pomona double homicide arrest
  • Loved ones gathered at a growing memorial outside the Pomona apartment complex where the victims and the suspect all lived on June 19, 2026. (KTLA)
  • A 48-year-old man was arrested in connection to a double homicide in Pomona after a lengthy and dangerous high-speed chase on June 18, 2026. (KNN News)
  • Veronica Lopez, 24, is seen in a family photo.
  • Veronica Lopez, 24, is seen in a family photo.
  • Pomona double homicide arrest

Despite life-saving measures, both were pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect and Veronica’s boyfriend, Robert Galtman, 48, had fled the scene in a Kia sedan.

Around 5 p.m., California Highway Patrol officers spotted his vehicle on the freeway and he led them on a high-speed, hour-long chase before officers successfully performed a PIT maneuver that disabled his vehicle. He surrendered and was taken into custody. 

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Friends and family members are devastated over the victims’ deaths and have so many unanswered questions.

“I don’t understand,” said Sheila Lopez, Veronica’s mother. “She didn’t deserve this.”

Sheila had spoken to her daughter just hours before the deadly shooting. She told her daughter she would call her later after work, but when she did, her daughter never answered the phone.

Her family later learned that Veronica had been shot and killed and that her boyfriend of several years, Galtman, was under arrest.  

Lopez’s family said that Veronica was in an abusive relationship and they believe she was trying to leave her boyfriend when she was killed. They had also previously urged her to leave.

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“I believe she was walking away,” Sheila told KTLA’s Lindsey Pena. “I think she should’ve just walked away. This is why this all happened.”

They also believe the other victim, Brady, was likely just trying to help her. Brady’s close friend and the mother of his child, Heather Cantu, agreed, saying helping others in a situation like that is something he would’ve done.

“I just think that if she was in an abusive relationship, that’s what he was doing,” Cantu said.

  • Richard Brady, 48, is seen in a family photo.
  • Richard Brady, 48, is seen in a family photo.

His brother told The Daily Bulletin that he was aware of Veronica’s abusive relationship.

“My brother helped her out of that situation,” he told the outlet. “They became friends. My brother stuck up for those who couldn’t stick up for themselves. Unfortunately, he walked into a situation out of his control.”

Cantu described him as a loving father to two children and a kind man and who will be greatly missed. 

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“We’ll all remember how happy he made everybody,” Cantu said. “He was a jokester. He was always happy and he always tried to make everybody else feel good.”

On Friday night, loved ones gathered at a growing memorial outside the Pomona apartment complex where the victims and the suspect all lived.

Sheila said Veronica was the youngest of her five daughters, who always lit up a room and brought joy to those around her.

  • Loved ones gathered at a growing memorial outside the Pomona apartment complex where the victims and the suspect all lived on June 19, 2026. (KTLA)
  • Loved ones gathered at a growing memorial outside the Pomona apartment complex where the victims and the suspect all lived on June 19, 2026. (KTLA)
  • Loved ones gathered at a growing memorial outside the Pomona apartment complex where the victims and the suspect all lived on June 19, 2026. (KTLA)
  • Sheila Lopez, (on right) Veronica Lopez's mother, speaks to KTLA in Pomona on June 19, 2026. (KTLA)

“She’s definitely someone to miss,” Sheila said. “She’s a great skateboarder. She loves to go to games and she loves her family.”

In a GoFundMe page, loved ones said Veronica “had a way of making everyone around her feel loved and valued. The pain of losing her is unimaginable, and our hearts are broken.”

Galtman remains in custody on $3.1 million bail.

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A GoFundMe page to help Veronica’s family with funeral expenses can be found here.

A GoFundMe page to help Brady’s family with funeral expenses can be found here.

The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with additional information is asked to call the Pomona Police Department’s Detective Bureau at 909-620-2085.

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Victims sought after man allegedly points gun at passing cars in Santa Clarita Valley

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Victims sought after man allegedly points gun at passing cars in Santa Clarita Valley

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help finding witnesses after a man allegedly pointed a handgun at numerous passing cars in Castaic on June 18.

The man was allegedly seen pointing the gun at cars near Lake Hughes Road and Ridge Route Road between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The suspect was described as wearing a red shirt and black shorts.

Authorities provided a photo of the man seen running in the street while holding something in his left hand.

Anyone who may have witnessed the alleged assaults, is a victim of the incident or has information about the case is asked to call Detective Marinelli at (661) 260-4000 ext. 5618.

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