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Storm surge expert Carl Drews says Typhoon Haiyan took "the worst path" and hit "the worst place" in the Philippines.

A government spokesman tells the BBC that terrorists had hoped to blow up oil pipelines and attack some cities. Yemen remains at the center of concerns about possible terrorist attacks. Those concerns have led to the temporary closings of some U.S. diplomatic posts.

Seven other people, including the suspect, were wounded at a church outside of Nashville on Sunday. Police later said they will charge Emanuel Kidega Samson, 25, with murder and attempted murder.

The nation is marking 17 years since the 9-11 terrorist attacks that killed thousands of Americans, and changed the course of U.S. history.

Police say they have apprehended a suspect after shooting him in the leg, and it's not clear what his motivations were. Six other people were injured in the attack about 100 miles from the capital.

About a dozen children with complex medical needs have been kicked out of school over a funding dispute. The children reside at Children's Habilitation…

Though the U.S. poverty rate has dropped to the pre-recession level, Illinois has not yet reached that target.

The dramatic explosion of Popocatépetl, about 40 miles south of Mexico City, sent columns of ash and debris shooting into the sky.

Preston died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. She acted in various TV shows but rose to fame after her role in the 1988 Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito comedy, Twins.

The La Niña weather pattern is likely to develop, boosting snowfall in the Great Lakes and northern Rockies and lowering snowfall in the Mid-Atlantic.