May 29 Hundreds rescued from floodwaters as Texas endures record rainfall By Joshua Barajas More than 200 people were rescued from their cars in Dallas early Friday after an overnight record rainfall triggered flash floods that trapped them in their cars. Continue reading
May 28 Watch 4:47 News Wrap: Former House Speaker Hastert indicted By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, former Illinois Rep. Dennis Hastert was charged with evading currency rules and lying to the FBI. He allegedly withdrew nearly a million dollars in cash in a way that the bank wouldn't have to report… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 5:43 Could more have been done to prepare for Texas floods? By PBS News Hour The streets of Houston are still flooded after an onslaught of severe storms, and the city is bracing for more rain in the coming days. Officials say six people have died in Houston from the flooding so far. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 2:14 More rain adds to Texas flooding, disrupts river rescue search By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 27 Watch: Which U.S. cities face the heaviest downpours? By Nsikan Akpan Guess which U.S. city was hit hardest by heavy rainfall over the last half century. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 5:42 News Wrap: Torrential rain and flooding pummel Texas By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 26 Severe weather leaves 17 dead in Texas and Oklahoma, more than a dozen missing By Colleen Shalby Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster for more than two dozen Texas counties in the wake of torrential flooding. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 6:53 News Wrap: Biden calls Iraq's PM after Carter comments By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Vice President Joe Biden called Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to try and to reassure the leader a day after the U.S. defense secretary blamed Iraqi forces for the loss at Ramadi. Also, for the… Continue watching
Dec 11 During a historic drought, storm batters California By Jordan Vesey Northern California is being hit with a massive storm that’s pounding the state with rain, snow and strong winds. The National Weather Service considers it the strongest storm the state has seen in five years and expects it to dump… Continue reading
Sep 09 More than 400 dead in historical flooding in India, Pakistan By Ariel Min The death toll from Kashmir's heaviest rainfall in 50 years rose to more than 400 on Tuesday. Six days of heavy rainfall that began on Sept. 3 has submerged more than 2,000 villages near the border of India-controlled Kashmir and… Continue reading