Houston residents mark Labor Day sorting through storm ruins
HOUSTON (AP) — Some Gulf Coast residents ripped up soggy carpeting, cut out sheet rock from walls marked by the height floodwaters had reached andRead More
Hurricane Irma strengthens to a Category 4 storm
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Irma has strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it approaches the northeast Caribbean. The storm’s center is 450 miles (725Read More
Small child’s body found encased in concrete in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police are investigating after the body of a small child was discovered encased in concrete inside a rental home in Wichita,Read More
US envoy tells UN: North Korean leader is ‘begging for war’
NEW YORK (AP) — U.N. Security Council members called for further sanctions against North Korea on Monday after a powerful nuclear test explosion added anotherRead More
Mayor says Houston ‘open for business’ despite huge hurdles
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s mayor insists that America’s fourth-largest city is “open for business,” but with areas under water, people not yet in their homes,Read More
South Korea simulates attack on North’s nuke site after test
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Following U.S. warnings to North Korea of a “massive military response,” South Korea on Monday fired missiles into the seaRead More
Houston braces for new flooding, chemical plant burns anew
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities launched a controlled burn Sunday at a chemical plant damaged by Harvey that had already seen several explosions, saying highly unstableRead More
Police: Pregnant woman, 2 young boys killed in house fire
HAMBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a pregnant woman and her two young children were killed in a fast-moving house fire in Pennsylvania. State policeRead More
Coroner: Temple student died of blunt trauma, strangulation
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A coroner says a combination of blunt trauma and strangulation killed a Temple University student found in northeastern Pennsylvania on property linkedRead More
Sheriff: Man who ran into Burning Man fire dies
BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on the man who died at the Burning Man festival (all times local): 12:30 p.m. A NevadaRead More