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August 27, 2020

Hurricane Laura cuts power to over 800K Texas, Louisiana customers as storm barrels toward Arkansas

Thousands in southeastern Texas were without power early Thursday, as a catastrophic storm surges and extreme winds battered coastal areas under evacuation orders, and a weakening Hurricane Laura continues on its path through Louisiana.

August 27, 2020

Texas Gov. Abbott gives update on Hurricane Laura: There's going to be wind-damage to homes, buildings

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave an update on Hurricane Laura as it continues on its path north through Louisiana on "Fox & Friends" Thursday.

August 27, 2020

FBI ‘Top Ten’ fugitive nabbed after ‘honor killings’ of daughters

A Texas cab driver accused of murder who had been on the FBI’s “Top Ten” list of fugitives has been apprehended after being on the lam since 2008, according to reports.

August 27, 2020

Hurricane Laura makes landfall on northwest Gulf Coast as ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm

Hurricane Laura battered the Louisiana and Texas coasts as it made landfall Wednesday night.

August 26, 2020

Hurricane Laura seen bursting with lightning in NOAA's satellite imagery

Bursts of lightning appear dotting the storm clouds of Hurricane Laura in satellite imagery posted to Twitter by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Wednesday morning.

August 26, 2020

Hurricane Laura closes in: Tropical storm force winds reach Louisiana as rains, incoming tide converge

A shifting tide and incoming storm surge will send water levels rising quickly along the Gulf coast near where Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall overnight, the National Weather Service warned just before low tide Wednesday evening,

August 26, 2020

Texas teachers could see double-digit raises under program to retain top performers

Thousands of teachers in Texas will receive raises over the next five years as part of the state’s plan to retain high-performing educators.

August 26, 2020

FEMA head warns of 'unsurvivable surge' from Hurricane Laura, tells residents to 'get out'

Residents along or near the Texas and Louisiana coasts should heed all local evacuation orders, board up and get out before Hurricane Laura makes landfall, Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Pete Gaynor warned Wednesday.

August 26, 2020

Chinese diplomats aided military scholars in gathering intelligence: report

When the United States government ordered the closure of Houston's Chinese consulate in July, they also instructed the East Asian power player to remove military researchers after uncovering an intelligence-gathering operation to collect scientific research from American universities, U.S. officials say. 

August 26, 2020

Hurricane Laura, now Category 4, may bring 'unsurvivable' storm surge to Texas-Louisiana border

An intensifying Hurricane Laura grew stronger by the hour Wednesday over the Gulf of Mexico as forecasters said the system strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm, spawning a storm surge that's already swamped parts of the Gulf Coast.