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A small-business owner trying to save his shop, a policeman determined to make it to work, an elderly couple and four great-grandchildren trapped in a van: The high waters in Houston have been fatal.

Alaska's former governor had alleged an editorial maliciously linked her to a 2011 mass shooting. But a federal judge said her evidence was "so weak" the case shouldn't proceed.

Officials have imposed a curfew and stiffened sentences for crimes in the disaster area. Burglarizing a home could mean life in prison. At least 14 people accused of looting have been arrested.

School was supposed to begin this week in Houston, but Harvey's devastating flooding has made that impossible. Here's how the school district is coping and working to move forward.

In the past few days, Southeast Texas' catastrophic medical operations center has faced challenges like it has never seen before in keeping the health care system functioning.

The Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern California hands out the Sentinel Awards to TV shows for outstanding accurate depictions of health, climate change and security issues.

Tang was famous for his vast circle of friends — beloved by everyone from British royalty to Hollywood stars to Fidel Castro. He launched the luxury fashion brand Shanghai Tang.

Congress is widely expected to approve billions in aid for flood-stricken areas, but it may take awhile to arrive.

High water from Hurricane Harvey knocked out electricity at Arkema Inc. and blocked efforts to secure the volatile compounds produced there.

The index measures wind speed like the traditional scale, one of its developers says, but also "the size of the storm and how fast it's moving forward."