Houston residents flee Harvey floodwaters for safety at convention center
The sprawling convention center in central Houston is among almost three dozen Red Cross shelters in Texas prepared to house up to 28,000 people driven from their homes by the state`s most powerful hurricane in more than 50 years.
Aug 28, 2017, 10:04 AM IST
An unlikely hurricane hero takes over chaotic Texas storm shelter
The truth was that no one - at least, officially - had been running the shelter at Live Oak Elementary school. The city of Rockport, a coastal community about 30 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, had opened it before the storm hit Friday.
Aug 28, 2017, 09:51 AM IST
US President Donald Trump to visit hurricane-hit Texas on Tuesday
"I will be going to Texas as soon as that trip can be made without causing disruption. The focus must be life and safety," CNN quoted the President as saying in a tweet on Sunday
Aug 28, 2017, 08:48 AM IST
Crews rescue hundreds from homes and cars as Harvey floods Houston
US President Donald Trump, facing the first big natural disaster of his term, said on Sunday he would visit the area as soon as he could do so without causing more disruption.
Aug 27, 2017, 22:32 PM IST
Harvey claims second fatality as floodwaters rise in Texas
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said it was forced to evacuate about 4,500 inmates from three state prisons near the Brazos River because of rising water.
Aug 27, 2017, 18:17 PM IST
Storm Harvey threatens Texas with 'catastrophic' floods, one dead
Harvey slammed into Texas, the heart of the US oil and gas industry, late Friday as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 miles per hour, making it the strongest storm to strike the state since 1961.
Aug 27, 2017, 09:35 AM IST
Hurricane Harvey may add to debt woes of US flood insurance program
The only source of flood insurance for most Americans, it will be in place for homeowners and businesses in Harvey`s path along the central Texas coast.
Aug 26, 2017, 23:16 PM IST
Hurricane Harvey to add to debt woes of US flood insurance program
The destruction that heavy rain and floods from Hurricane Harvey could inflict on Texas would add to the pile of debt owed by a federal flood insurance program that is due to expire in September, advocacy groups said.
Aug 26, 2017, 23:14 PM IST
Harvey bears down on Texas as Category 4 hurricane
The storm was expected to hit land near Corpus Christi, Texas, around 9 p.m. CDT (0200 GMT) then stall and dump over 3 feet (90 cm) of rain in areas of the Texas coast and parts of Louisiana as it lingers for days.
Aug 26, 2017, 06:23 AM IST
Disaster' looms as Hurricane Harvey bears down on Texas
Hundreds of thousands of people on the US Gulf Coast were urged to flee the path of Hurricane Harvey Friday as Texas and Louisiana braced for "catastrophic" flooding from the powerful category two storm barreling in to shore.
Aug 25, 2017, 22:17 PM IST
17 people locked inside rig at Texas gas station: Police
The incident comes more than three weeks after 10 people died and several others were rescued from a sweltering rig in San Antonio.
Aug 14, 2017, 13:10 PM IST
Eight found dead in Texas truck in suspected human trafficking case
Another 30 people, many in critical condition and suffering from heat stoke and exhaustion, were with the bodies in the trailer, which lacked air conditioning or a water supply, San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said.
Jul 23, 2017, 23:13 PM IST
United States representatives condemn terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims
Several Congressmen from Texas, Florida, Arkansas and California issued a statement criticising the attacks, and paid condolences to the families of the deceased and injured.
Jul 12, 2017, 09:20 AM IST
Mother busy texting on Facebook while baby drowned
Although she said she became "distracted" by another child, Facebook Messenger and a television playing loudly, the investigators revealed that Stuckey was messaging two people on Facebook for at least 18 minutes while the infant was left unattended on June 13.
Jun 23, 2017, 12:09 PM IST
Kevin Kisner shuts out big names to win at Colonial
Kisner, a six times runner-up on the PGA Tour, boldly slammed his uphill putt into the middle of the cup for his second career win.
This genius from Jaipur will develop fighter choppers for US Army, get Rs 1.2 crore as pay
Monark Sharma began his career as a junior research scientist at NASA in the mass communication wing in 2013. He joined the US Army in May 2016.
May 09, 2017, 13:44 PM IST
Two dead, including suspect in Dallas-area college shooting: Police
A gunman who opened fire on Wednesday on a college campus in the Dallas suburb of Irving, Texas, apparently killed one victim and committed suicide, local police said.
May 03, 2017, 23:54 PM IST
Eight dead as storm hits several states in US
As many as eight persons were killed after a line of deadly storms caused flooding in Texas, Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi.
May 01, 2017, 08:57 AM IST
Texas judge orders mosque fire suspect held on separate charge
A man detained after federal prosecutors said he was involved in a fire in January that destroyed a Texas mosque has been ordered held on a charge unrelated to the arson, court records showed.
Mar 11, 2017, 10:25 AM IST
Kansas community tries to heal from shooting; bar to reopen
In the middle of a crowded bar, Adam Purinton yelled at two Indian men to "get out of my country," witnesses said, then opened fire in an attack that killed one of the men and wounded the other, as well as a third man who tried to help.
Feb 25, 2017, 22:24 PM IST
