Trump’s case for sending troops to help ICE involves precedent from Fugitive Slave Act – Los Angeles Times

‘A Minecraft Movie’ delivers Hollywood a much-needed box-office hit  Porterville Recorder

A truck struggled to drive through submerged roads in Porter, north of Houston, Texas, on Thursday, 2 May, as flooding swamped the southeast of the state. Officials issued a voluntary evacuation order for areas of Montgomery amid rising risks from the weather conditions. The National Weather Service in Houston issued a flash flood warning through Friday until 8am for locations including The Woodlands, Spring, and Tomball. They advised residents to move immediately to higher ground and to avoid walking or driving through floodwaters.

California fires: Firefighters battle to contain L.A. wildfires as thousands wait for evacuations to lift  NBC News