Some 27 children are missing from a girls' summer camp on the banks of the river, say officials in Kerr County.
Political scientists have a term for the tactic, that has been used by some leaders including Nixon, to persuade adversaries that they are temperamentally capable of anything, to extract concessions. But can it work in the long term?
This week marks the birth centenary of Guru Dutt, one of Bollywood's most iconic directors.
Benjamin Netanyahu says Hamas is seeking changes to a proposal for a ceasefire deal that Israel has accepted.
State TV showed footage of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei being cheered at a mosque ahead of a Shia festival.
At least 32 people have been killed, including 14 children, officials said, after flash floods hit Kerr County.