By Brandon Drenon At least nine people have died over the weekend, as torrential downpours drenched parts of the south-eastern US, submerging roads and houses. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said eight people had died in his state and suggested at a news
By Jennifer Gray, Brandon Miller and Taylor Ward, New York declared a state of emergency early Thursday morning as the Northeast region was slammed by torrential rain from the remnants of Ida, causing heavy flooding and reports of numerous water rescues. In New York City, a travel ban was implemented until 5 a.m., according to
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By Madeline Holcombe, Hurricane Ida slammed Louisiana with devastating force Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane, leaving at least one person dead and more than 1 million customers without power as it flooded homes, ripped off roofs and trapped residents in dangerous rising waters. While the scope of the damage won’t be clear until day breaks
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By Devan Cole, Betsy Klein and Jeff Zeleny President Joe Biden spoke with two of his predecessors ahead of his Wednesday announcement that he will withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, drawing an end to America’s longest war. The separate phone conversations between the President and former Presidents Barack Obama and George W.
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN The frigid temperatures, snow and ice that have devastated parts of the country are having an impact on Covid-19 vaccinations, delaying deliveries and appointments for shots. “It’s been slowed down in some places going to a grinding halt,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said in an interview
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By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN There is no fine time for a devastating barrage of winter storms, but it’s hard to imagine the weather icing over much of the United States coming at a less opportune moment. The country is not only in a pandemic that shut down all manner of activity and left tens
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As millions of people across the United States continue to weather a deadly winter storm without power, forecasts predict ice and low temperatures could be ahead for some of the worst-hit states. “Swaths of half an inch of ice will be possible” over the next three days for areas from Texas
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A winter storm that has pummeled much of the United States will move through the Northeast on Tuesday, leaving a trail of destruction across some states unaccustomed to such harsh weather. The low-pressure system has had a deadly impact: At least 15 people have died in weather-related vehicle accidents since the
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By Hollie Silverman and Joe Sutton, CNN Nearly 170 million people are under winter weather advisories Monday, with icy roads, power outages, and dangerously low temperatures threatening to snarl traffic and paralyze cities from coast to coast. In the nation’s heartland, at least 11 people have died in weather-related vehicle accidents since cold temperatures took
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