AP National News

A strong storm system is threatening to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi

At least one person has died after several tornadoes touched down in the Houston area, damaging homes and flipping vehicles

At least two people have died and six more are injured after several tornadoes touched down in Texas and Mississippi, damaging homes and flipping vehicles

A high speed passenger train has crashed into a fire truck, leaving at least three firefighters and multiple train passengers injured

A high speed passenger train has crashed into a fire truck, leaving at least three firefighters and 12 train passengers injured

Three firefighters and a dozen passengers have been injured in Florida after a fire truck drove around the crossing arms into the path of a high-speed passenger train after waiting for a freight train to pass

Three firefighters and a dozen passengers have been injured in Florida after a fire truck drove around the crossing arms into the path of a high-speed passenger train after waiting for a freight train to pass

Syria’s embassy in Lebanon has suspended consular services a day after two relatives of deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad were arrested at the Beirut airport with allegedly forged passports

The discount chain Big Lots has reached a deal that will keep hundreds of its stores open

Burial associations in Sweden are looking to acquire enough land for something they hope they’ll never have to do