Torrential rain and flash flooding have pounded the central U.S., rapidly swelling waterways and prompting emergencies from Texas to Ohio.

The protests toward the administration's actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues are planned for the National Mall in Washington, D.C., state capitols and other ...

Peters' arrest was "the result of an ongoing investigation into allegations of domestic violence," Sherman police said in a news release. She will be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome ...