Biden says he plans to visit Texas and declare major disaster
The president said he'll sign the major disaster declaration Friday, which will unlock more FEMA resources for Texas.
The president said he'll sign the major disaster declaration Friday, which will unlock more FEMA resources for Texas.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is from New York, but the congresswoman is focusing on Texas this week after a storm left millions without power.
Hot-weather infrastructure and an isolated power grid have left the state unprepared for extreme weather.
The Republican senator returned home Thursday afternoon.
Nearly half of Texas residents don't have access to clean, running water.
Among the deceased animals was 58-year-old Violet, who was the sanctuary's oldest chimp.
An Austin hospital had to transport the most in-need patients to other facilities.
Families in Houston and all over Texas were doing anything to stay warm. Hospitals treated hundreds for exposure to the cold and for carbon monoxide poisoning as Texans fired up generators and stayed in their cars to keep warm.
Millions are without power as a large swath of the state is under yet another winter storm warning.
Conservative politicians are blaming renewable energy for Texas' catastrophic power failures. The state's electric grid operator and independent experts say otherwise.
"No one owes you [or] your family anything; nor is it the local government's responsibility to support you during trying times like this!" said the former mayor.
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More than 2.5 million Texas homes and businesses are still without power and at least 24 people have been killed so far as a second winter storm targets the East Coast.
Some of its stores also are opening later and closing earlier because of the dangerous ice storms wreaking havoc in the state.
Anger in Texas over power outages during record winter freeze continued to mount as millions in the energy capital of the U.S. remained shivering.
Volunteers are racing to save the state's sea turtles as thousands suffer from hypothermia.
Almost 3 million homes and businesses in Texas had no power as a new problem emerged: a wave of water restrictions resulting from the lack of electricity.
Power outages resulting from unusually heavy snow and ice temporarily threatened vaccine supplies in the Lone Star State.
Texas is the only state in the continental U.S. that has its own power grid. Unlike the Eastern and Western power grid networks, which serve the rest of the country, Texas' power grid is not subject to federal regulation.
Millions of people remained without power amid subfreezing temperatures, and authorities warned of treacherous travel conditions in many states.
Frigid temperatures kept their grip on Texas, where some four million homes and businesses had outages.
Up to 400 record cold temperatures are possible across the country through the middle of the week.
Thomas Creech has been in prison for half a century, convicted of five murders in three states and suspected of several more.
President Biden will address the nation on the election results and the transition of power, with his predecessor set to return to the White House.
Traps have been set up and thermal imaging cameras are being used in an effort to locate the fugitive monkeys, police said.
A military judge has ruled that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants are valid, a government official said Wednesday.
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Thomas Creech has been in prison for half a century, convicted of five murders in three states and suspected of several more.
President Biden will address the nation on the election results and the transition of power, with his predecessor set to return to the White House.
Traps have been set up and thermal imaging cameras are being used in an effort to locate the fugitive monkeys, police said.
A military judge has ruled that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants are valid, a government official said Wednesday.
Struggling families pay as much as 60 cents per dollar in fees when paying for school lunches electronically, according to CFPB report.
Struggling families pay as much as 60 cents per dollar in fees when paying for school lunches electronically, according to CFPB report.
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Some prominent business leaders praised Trump's victory, while some nonprofits called his win "a disaster."
Jamie Dimon will continue to lead JPMorgan Chase despite speculation he could be in the running for Treasury secretary.
Former President Donald Trump is projected to return to the White House after securing victories in several battleground states.
Following the 2024 presidential election results, President Biden has invited President-elect Donald Trump to discuss the transition of power.
President Biden will address the nation on the election results and the transition of power, with his predecessor set to return to the White House.
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"Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on it," says Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanse.
An environmental agency says black balls that washed up on Sydney beaches aren't tar, but a "complex composition" of "mixed waste."
Climate scientists working at the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service have announced that 2024 is "virtually certain" to be the warmest year on record.
A military judge has ruled that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants are valid, a government official said Wednesday.
Cuba was without power nationwide for the second time in just weeks, as Hurricane Rafael made landfall on Wednesday afternoon.
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From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Elon Musk is encouraging X users to report instances of voter fraud in a new group on the platform. Many of the posts are unsubstantiated or false.
Reddit's stock leaps nearly 40% after the social media company reported a quarterly profit amid strong user growth.
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A new report from the World Weather Attribution group has found that the 10 deadliest weather events of the last 20 years were intensified by manmade climate change. CBS News climate correspondent David Schecter has more.
Transportation is a lifeline, but experts say it's aging, underfunded and unable to withstand more frequent and intense extreme weather events. And if changes aren't made quickly, the EPA says the costs will be "steep," with hundreds of billions of dollars of damage every year.
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Thomas Creech has been in prison for half a century, convicted of five murders in three states and suspected of several more.
Cory Martin watched crime shows, including "Dexter" and "The First 48," for tips on how to get away with the killing, prosecutors said.
Dr. Thomas Kwan who was disgruntled about his inheritance disguised himself as a nurse to inject Patrick O'Hara with a flesh-eating poison.
A ship carried crates of bananas that concealed identically designed boxes containing the cocaine, police said.
Navy ships arrived to intercept the boat, which was carrying 102 packages filled with bricks of cocaine, authorities said.
With an Election Day docking, the cargo ship delivered 3 tons of supplies and equipment, including an unusual wooden satellite.
Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies — and will peak a week apart.
NASA confirmed its sun-observing spacecraft captured the moment when the comet Atlas broke into chunks this week as it passed close to the sun.
A Chinese spacecraft carrying a three-person crew, including the country's first female space engineer, has successfully docked with China's orbiting space station. The launch comes as Beijing works to expand its space exploration and put a person on the moon by 2030.
A new crew of three Chinese astronauts, including the country's only woman spaceflight engineer, entered the Tiangong space station following an early morning launch into orbit.
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