After making landfall in Cuba last night and slowing on its way to Florida, Hurricane Irma is back to a Category 5, and its outer bands are now reaching Miami-Dade County. Highway, airline, and marine maps show the sheer scale of Florida's mass evacuation—the largest ever
After leaving more than 60% of Puerto Rico without power, Hurricane Irma slows to a Category 4, and is on a path to reach the Florida Keys on Saturday and Miami on Sunday. "As soon as I went outside, I realized how panicked people were." Florida's
After killing eight on St. Martin and leaving Barbuda "barely habitable," Hurricane Irma is now hitting Puerto Rico, and will likely reach Florida on Sunday and may reach Georgia and South Carolina on Monday. Aerial photos of St. Martin show the massive destruction left in Irma's
Hurricane Irma, now the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic, made landfall early this morning in Antigua and Barbuda and has now reached St. Martin, where it destroyed four of the island's "most solid" buildings. Forecasts show the hurricane will reach Puerto Rico midday today
Following criticism of the Trumps’ Texas visit last Tuesday—hawking hats, wearing stilettos, not addressing or meeting with victims, claiming first-hand witnessing of damage—the president and first lady head to Houston for a do-over. The White House hedges on Trump’s promise to personally donate $1 million
"Why would you want to leave a place you love just because your possessions get ruined?" Houstonians displaced by floods return to their homes to see what's left. Refinery and chemical plant damage and shutdowns on the Texas coast have released millions of pounds of pollutants
Long after floodwaters recede, Houstonians may deal with health problems due to mold, the effects of which "we're only beginning to understand." The world is so big, and we are so small: Aerial photos of the Houston flooding. A brief selection of the stories of everyday
"The state of Texas is about to undergo one of the largest recovery housing missions the nation has ever seen." Texas health officials rush tetanus vaccines to Houston, and say so far there's been no evidence of water contamination from industrial facilities. With a new Texas
Now that chief news curator Gen. Kelly chooses what information Trump does and doesn't see, right-wing sites worry their agendas won't reach the president. Hurricane Harvey is strengthening, forecasted to reach Category 3, and expected to make landfall in Texas tonight or early tomorrow. Houston
Trump really could force a government shutdown over funding his wall. Here are all the scenarios, including their likeliness to occur. With the debt ceiling looming, if GOP leaders try to attach a new spending bill to a debt increase—and then there's a shutdown—it could spell
