Oct 22 In a year of uncertainty, voters’ fears of not being counted prompt record early turnout By Daniel Bush Political strategists from both major parties believe Trump’s criticism of mail-in voting is driving an increase in early in-person voting in states where voting is underway. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 3:54 Biden, Trump return to swing states after competing TV town halls By Lisa Desjardins President Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden campaigned in battleground states Friday, with Biden traveling to Michigan and Trump to Florida. The appearances come after the two participated in televised town hall events Thursday night. On different broadcast networks, they… Continue watching
Oct 07 Texas high court blocks Houston plan to offer mail ballots By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that 2 million Houston voters cannot receive unsolicited mail ballot applications from local elections officials who are dramatically expanding ways to vote in November in the nation's third-largest county, a key battleground in Texas. Continue reading
Sep 22 Beta weakens to tropical depression, stalls over Texas coast By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Beta made landfall late Monday as a tropical storm just north of Port O’Connor, Texas, and has the distinction of being the first time a storm named for a Greek letter made landfall in the continental United States. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 4:06 ‘Give us some type of help,’ beg Louisianans hit by hurricane and pandemic By Adam Raney, Sam Lane Hurricane Laura has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it is still dropping heavy rains and spawning tornadoes as it moves east. Hundreds of thousands of people along the Gulf Coast remain without power, and it may be days,… Continue watching
Aug 28 Remnants of Hurricane Laura move east, leaving a disaster in Louisiana By Melinda Deslatte, Stacey Plaisance, Gerald Herbert, Associated Press Flooding and more tornadoes were possible Friday as the leftovers of the once fearsome Category 4 hurricane, now a tropical depression, move eastward. Already, an apparent tornado tore through a church and homes in Arkansas. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 8:29 Gulf Coast escapes storm surge, but hurricane winds cause extensive damage Parts of Louisiana and Texas spent Thursday assessing damage from Hurricane Laura. Wreckage is spread for miles inland, more than 700,000 people have no power and at least four people have been killed. Outside the Louisiana city of Lake Charles,… Continue watching
Aug 27 Trump to visit storm-hit Louisiana and Texas By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he will visit the Gulf Coast this weekend to tour damage from one of the fiercest hurricanes to hit the United States. Continue reading
Aug 27 WATCH: Texas Gov. Abbott gives update on Hurricane Laura aftermath By Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to speak at 1:30 p.m. ET today. Watch the governor's remarks here. Continue reading
Aug 27 Laura still a hurricane 170 miles after landfall By Associated Press The powerful storm struck land near Cameron on the southwest Louisiana coast at about 1 a.m. Thursday. Nine hours later, it was about 10 miles north of Natchitoches, Louisiana, and had not yet weakened into a tropical storm. Continue reading