Frank Morris
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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Two of the U.S.'s largest railroad companies, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, say they plan to merge, which would create the country's first coast-to-coast freight railroad.
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The search for additional victims from floods in Kerr County, Texas was suspended Sunday because of new storms. The death toll reached at least 132 people, with more than 160 listed as missing.
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Jane Ragsdale ran the Heart O' the Hills camp for girls in Kerr County. The camp was between sessions when the deluge hit. The only person killed there was Ragsdale.
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Jane Ragsdale was killed by the river she loved. She spent almost all her 70 summers attending, and then running camps on the Guadalupe River. She was a beloved community leader in Kerrville.
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President Trump is expected to visit Kerr County, Texas, on Friday to survey damage from last week's catastrophic flooding and to receive updates from local officials.
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President Trump said that he is standing up for skilled workers and farmers by slapping tariffs on imports, but farmers aren't happy.
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The USDA Rural Development is a lifeline to economically depressed rural towns where Trump is popular but the Trump Administration has damaged the agency.
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Twisters that tore through Union County, Missouri killed 6 people. One couple survived against incomprehensible odds in a trailer obliterated by the storm.
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Tornado death tolls don't tell the whole story. One couple survived against incomprehensible odds in a trailer obliterated by the storm to face a heart-breaking search for their lost dog.
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Recovery efforts are underway for residents and business owners in the Midwest and South that were hit by tornadoes and other dangerous weather over the weekend--that's expecially true in Missouri where six people lost their lives.