12 dead in Alabama due to tropical storm, including 10 children

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Published
June 20, 2021

12 dead in Alabama due to tropical storm, including 10 children

Warnings for Tropical Depression Claudette have been issued in coastal South and North Carolina.
Published
June 20, 2021

Controversial new Alzheimer’s drug gives patients in Maine hope

The treatment developed by Biogen could slow its progression, but health professionals and researchers are divided on whether the FDA was right to approve it.
Published
June 19, 2021

Tropical Storm Claudette hits Louisiana, will spread flooding rain over Southeast

Rainfall amounts of 5 to 10 inches, with isolated 15-inch totals, are possible.
Published
June 18, 2021

Apathy greets Iran presidential vote dominated by hard-liner

Turnout has been estimated at just 44 percent, which would be the lowest since the revolution.
Published
June 18, 2021

Searchers comb river after 3 tubers die, 2 disappear at dam

Four were pulled from the water Thursday after they survived the plunge over a dam on Wednesday.
Published
June 18, 2021

A robot ship’s aborted effort to cross Atlantic shows difficulty of the experiment

With no captain or crew aboard, the AI Captain uses radar to peer into the horizon, artificial intelligence to understand what's around it and solar panels to power the journey.
Published
June 18, 2021

Tropical weather lashes Gulf Coast with brisk winds, rain

Coastal Louisiana and Mississippi are struck as a disorganized and unpredictable tropical weather system churns through the Gulf of Mexico.
Published
June 18, 2021

Fierce Capitol attacks on police seen in newly released videos

Videos released under court order provide a chilling new look at the chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Published
June 18, 2021

U.S. Catholic bishops move toward possible rebuke of Biden over abortion stance

Supporters said a strong rebuke of the president was needed because of his recent actions protecting and expanding abortion access, while opponents warned that such action would portray the bishops as a partisan force.
Published
June 18, 2021

U.S. border restrictions extended as Canada scrambles to vaccinate

There are growing calls in the U.S. to open the Canada-U.S. border for nonessential travel like tourism, but less than 20% of Canadians are fully vaccinated.