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A brightly hued rainfall map provide the background as Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Executive Director Lee Smithson, warns of a serious threat of flooding along the Gulf Coast from heavy rain bands predicted to f... . Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Executive Director Lee Smithson, warns of a serious threat of flooding along the Gulf Coast from heavy rain bands predicted to fall out from Tropical Storm Cindy, Tuesday afternoon, J... .
Either Republican Karen Handel will claim a seat that has been in her party's hands since 1979 or Democrat Jon Ossoff will manage an upset that will rattle Washington ahead of the 2018 mid-term elections. As much of the district was drenched by rain and under flash flood warnings, election officials reported few issues at the polls amid steady turnout by early afternoon.
Good morning! Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be in Albany today. Monday's storms knocked out the power to a few thousand Capital Region residents; more rain is possible today, but the humidity's breaking so you won't catch me complaining.
World coffee stocks will fall next season to their lowest in six years - and for even longer in major exporting countries - sapped by record demand at a time of only marginally rising output. The US Department of Agriculture, in its first global coffee estimates for 2017-18, forecast stocks closing the season at 34.0m bags, a drop of 1.1m bags year on year, and the lowest since the end of 2011-12.
Before the storm that arrived Friday as a Category 4 hurricane is gone, some parts of Houston and its suburbs could get as much as 50 inches of rain. Before the storm that arrived Friday as a Category 4 hurricane is gone, some parts of Houston and its suburbs could get as much as 50 inches of rain.
Tropical storms have caused the worst floods in the Houston area over the last four decades, including a national record 42 inches of rain brought on by Claudette in 1979. See the wettest tropical storms to hit Texas since Claudette.
Nippon Yusen K.K., the Japanese shipping company that operates the container ship that collided with a U.S. Navy destroyer, says its 20-member crew all safe. Nippon Yusen K.K., the Japanese shipping company that operates the container ship that collided with a U.S. Navy destroyer, says its 20-member crew all safe.
The arrests of four people at a desert-aid camp for migrants Thursday could deter some from seeking help as a scorching heat wave approaches. Migrant arrests at Arizona aid camp raise worries of more deaths in the desert The arrests of four people at a desert-aid camp for migrants Thursday could deter some from seeking help as a scorching heat wave approaches.
A combination of gusty winds and the pilots' inability to maintain control may have precipitated a fatal plane crash in Banning, according to federal investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board Thursday night released its preliminary report on the June 2 crash of a Cessna 150 at Banning Municipal Airport, pointing to weather and handling errors as possible factors.
Ryan Roberts, Louisburg, wades through water that has flooded over a dock while making his way back to land. The lake is up several feet from this time last year.
Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division lands on Omaha Beach in Normandy from the U.S Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase June 6, 1944. Also known as Operation Overlord, the invasion on June 6, 1944, consisted of 150,000 Allied troops pushing onshore during the pre-dawn hours in less-than ideal weather.
The city has more than $1.2 million in state money to repair its water treatment plant so that area residents won't ever again lose service for more than a week as happened when it was swamped following Hurricane Matthew. The city has also received almost $700,000 from FEMA that can be used for repairs, and the city expects another $1.2 million in FEMA money to build a berm around the plant to protect it from future flooding.
Hurricane season began on June 1, and according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the season will be a busy one, with an above-average range of 5-9 hurricanes likely in the Atlantic. The United States could be especially vulnerable to hurricane landfalls this year, observers say, but not because of the enhanced activity that is expected.
That's according to a report from the global anti-poverty organization Oxfam, which specifically calls for Australia to stop propping up the coal industry - especially the $300 million in subsidies it's offered up for a proposed mine in Queensland. "Against the backdrop of an imperiled Great Barrier Reef and extreme weather disasters, Australia's carbon pollution is continuing to climb - the tragic consequence of more than a decade of climate policy paralysis and short-term political opportunism," Helen Szoke , CEO of Oxfam Australia, says.
CHICAGO, May 19 Talks on restarting U.S. beef exports to China are moving fast and final details should be in place by early June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, allowing American farmers to vie for business that has been lost by rival Brazil. As part of a trade deal, U.S. ranchers are set to face tests over the use of growth-promoting drugs to raise cattle destined for export to China and to log the animals' movements, according to the USDA.
Wisconsin Department of Justice officials say about 60 of 6,000 untested sexual assault evidence kits have been analyzed so far. The kits are sitting for a variety of reasons, including prosecutors deciding cases were too weak to pursue, cases were resolved without testing or victims wouldn't cooperate.
Another round of severe weather will move into Eastern New Mexico later today with the potential for damaging winds, hail up to 2 inches and the... The following individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from April 29 through May 5: a Jeremy Abers, 38, warrant a Michael Benavidez, 21, warrant a Linda Chacon, 43,... Because mosquitoes have built-in chemical analysis labs and a local scientist has been working in fuel cell technology, Quay County can now play a... Mesalands Community College graduates should not just shoot for the stars but shoot for a better career, a better future and better version of... A strong reception by local residents and attendance by visitors from across the nation has prompted the Tucumcari Columbus Club to plan a second New Mexico Music Showcase.
A group has announced plans to restore and rebuild 1,000 homes in eastern North Carolina damaged by Hurricane Matthew. The Fayetteville Observer reports that North Carolina Baptists on Mission, based in Cary, plans on completing this goal within two years.
According to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, as of Thursday morning, the National Weather Service in Jackson had confirmed 26 tornadoes from the April 30th severe weather outbreak. MEMA Executive Director, Lee Smithson sent a formal request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for joint preliminary damage assessments following the severe storms and tornado outbreak.