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Houston area residents struggle without power and water as excruciating heat continues
Half a million Houston-area homes and businesses may not have their power restored until next week amid sweltering summer heat, even as many in the region struggle to access fresh food, air conditioning and safe drinking water.
Houston area residents struggle without power and water as excruciating heat continues
Half a million Houston-area homes and businesses may not have their power restored until next week amid sweltering summer heat, even as many in the region struggle to access fresh food, air conditioning and safe drinking water.
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall as life-threatening Category 4 storm
Hurricane Beryl is roaring through the Windward Islands as an extremely dangerous Category 4, delivering violent winds, intense rainfall and life-threatening storm surge after making landfall Monday.
Georgia father whose murder conviction in his son’s 2014 hot-car death was overturned is released from prison
Justin Ross Harris, a Georgia father whose murder conviction for the hot-car death of his 22-month-old son was overturned by the state’s Supreme Court in 2022, has been released from prison, according to prison records.
Spirit Airlines passenger says cabin prepared for a possible water landing after flight suffered an apparent mechanical issue
The cabin of a Spirit Airlines flight from Jamaica to Florida became a scene of panic and confusion Sunday when passengers were told to prepare for a possible water landing after the aircraft was turned around due to an apparent mechanical problem, a passenger told CNN.
Multiple fatalities after tornado rips through rural Iowa city, official says, as severe storms rake the Midwest
Multiple fatalities have been reported after several tornadoes tore across western Iowa on Tuesday afternoon, causing major damage to at least one small city, officials said, as robust storms rake across the Midwest.
Tornado-spawning storms left multiple people dead in Iowa and now threaten cities from Texas to Vermont
Some Iowa communities are waking up Wednesday to sift through the rubble of now-unrecognizable homes and mourn the deaths of neighbors who were killed by a series of tornado-spawning storms that tore through the Midwest Tuesday and now threaten a much broader swath of the US.
Colossal wildfires burn across Canada, driving thousands of people to evacuate with kids, pets and precious belongings
Colossal wildfires burning across Canada over the last week have driven thousands of people to evacuate with their kids, pets and precious belongings in tow – many uncertain when they may be able to return home.
At least 4 dead in Houston as destructive storms lash Texas and Louisiana with strong winds and flood threats
At least four people are dead in Houston after hurricane-force winds and torrential rains tore a damaging path through the city Thursday – part of a lashing storm system that is bringing life-threatening flooding and power outages to parts of the South.
Suspect in custody after break-in at home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, police say
A 29-year-old suspect is in custody after the official residence of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was broken into Sunday morning while she was home, police and her spokesperson said. Ephraim Matthew Hunter, of Los Angeles, faces a burglary charge in the incident, Los Angeles police said on X. He’s being held in lieu of a $100,000 bail, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department records that do not list his next court date.
