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‘They Kept Coming’: Hundreds of Packages Pile Up Outside Woman’s Home

A year ago, misdirected Amazon returns began arriving at Karen Holton’s house in California. Eventually, she said, they were stacked so high that she could not easily use her door.

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Karen Holton said the boxes that arrived at her house in San Jose, Calif., were returns of car seat covers sold on Amazon by an independent seller called Liusandedian.

More Storms Are Expected in New Mexico, After Flooding Killed 3

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency for the village of Ruidoso, in an area that was scarred by wildfires last year.

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An image from a United States Geological Survey weather camera shows floodwaters rushing through the Rio Ruidoso in Ruidoso, N.M., on Tuesday afternoon.

Man Who Opened Fire on Texas Border Patrol Building Is Fatally Shot

The man opened fire on the building in McAllen, Texas, on Monday. A border patrol employee and two officers were injured, federal officials said.

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Investigators at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s McAllen Station in Texas after a gunman opened fire on Monday morning.

Hegseth Says U.S.N.S. Harvey Milk to Be Renamed After Oscar V. Peterson

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the decision was “taking the politics out of ship naming.” The vessel will be renamed for Oscar V. Peterson, a Medal of Honor recipient.

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The U.S.N.S. Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment ship, was named after one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States.
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