Suzanne Gamboa

Families attended a court hearing for Pete Arredondo and Adrian Gonzales, charged in connection with the failure to confront a gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers.

The parties have different takes on the economy and reproductive freedom in their appeals to Latinas, whose numbers grew faster than other groups in recent years.

Family members say some of their loved ones didn't get word that they could leave, but the plant, Impact Plastics, denies it threatened to fire anyone who left.

While some families confirmed the deaths of their loved ones, others were still waiting for news of the missing, who were swept away by Hurricane Helene floodwaters.

Surviving employees alleged Impact Plastics told them to be at work and released them too late to escape floodwaters; the company has said it did not threaten to fire anyone.

Bertha Mendoza, 56, had just celebrated her birthday a week before she was swept away in Hurricane Helene floodwaters as she and others were trying to get to safety.

An NBC News investigation and timeline reveals how events quickly and dramatically unfolded amid a "one-in-5,000-year flood."

The Atlantic reported that Trump made the remark about slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén in a discussion with staff members about the cost of her funeral, two sources said.

In a scathing editorial over the remark at the Trump rally, Puerto Rico's largest newspaper exhorted the millions who live on the mainland to vote for Harris, slamming Trump for his "contempt" and "disdain."

Democrat Rudy Salas vies to be the first Latino in Congress from the Central Valley, while Republican Rep. Mike Garcia aims to retain his northern Los Angeles seat.