In response to a request from Texas emergency officials, North Carolina has deployed five swift water rescue teams to assist with search and rescue efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Authorities found a shivering 3-year-old clinging to the body of her drowned mother in a rain-swollen canal in Southeast Texas after the woman tried to carry her child to safety from Harveyβs floods.
Houstonβs population is growing quickly, but when Harvey hit last weekend there were far fewer homes and other properties in the area with flood insurance than just five years ago, according to an Associated Press investigation.
U.S. Sen. Edward Markey is calling for a ban on menthol cigarettes, arguing that tobacco companies disproportionately target African-Americans when they market and promote the cigarettes.
Charlotte, North Carolina tops the list for net migration by Millennials, according to a study by SmartAsset.Β
The NFL has canceled the Cowboys vs. Texans preseason football game that was slated for Thursday night, according to reports.
Houston, Texas and the surrounding areas continue to deal with historic flooding. Here are some photos showing what people are experiencing.
A woman was arrested for drunk driving after her 11-year-old son called 911 from inside the car.Β
Five days after Harvey first made landfall as the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in 13 years, the now-tropical storm is still pounding parts of Texas and Louisiana with rain.
President Trump may take a second tour of Texas this weekend.Β
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is assembling a panel of experts to discuss the matter of openly transgender individuals already serving in the U.S. military.
The American Red Cross is working around the clock along the Gulf Coast to help the thousands of people whose lives have been devastated by Tropical Storm Harvey.
Eager to show heβs on the job and taking action, President Donald Trump offered up in-person reassurances Tuesday to Texans who felt the wrath of Harvey, promising local residents: βWe are going to get you back and operating immediately.β
With more guests than cots, some people slept on chairs or the floor. People hung towels and wet clothes on the base of the ceiling supports. Police officers guarded several entrances. Outside, dozens of people still awake stood with their pets and traded cigarettes.
Crews overwhelmed by thousands of rescue calls during one of the heaviest downpours in U.S. history have had little time to search for other potential victims, but officials acknowledge the grim reality that fatalities linked to Harvey could soar once the devastating floodwaters recede from one of Americaβs most sprawling metropolitan centers.
Televangelist Joel Osteen says his Houston megachurch has βneverβ closed its doors to people seeking shelter as Harvey swamps the city.
In a first, North Korea on Tuesday fired a midrange ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload that flew over Japan and splashed into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said. The aggressive missile launch β likely the longest ever from North Korea β over the territory of a close U.S. ally sends a clear message of defiance as Washington and Seoul conduct war games nearby.
You may be feeling the impact of Hurricane Harvey at the gas pumps by Labor Day.
Floodwaters reached the rooflines of single-story homes Monday and people could be heard pleading for help from inside as Harvey poured rain on the Houston area for a fourth consecutive day after a chaotic weekend of rising water and rescues.
Police officers swarmed a public library in downtown Clovis on Monday after getting reports of a shooting inside.
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