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A Texas middle school teacher is accused of having a sexual relationship with her seventh-grade student, revealing in texts that she “had feelings” for the girl, according to officials. Whitney Grunder Laidlaw, a Cor...

Until now, they have been using telephone and fax-like communication channels

The storm surge is expected to get worse at high tide.

A homeowner in North Carolina surveys the damage already done by Hurricane Florence.        

Officials warn Hurricane Florence could kill "a lot of people" as it nears the US East Coast.

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló pushed back against detractors of a report that found nearly 3,000 people died on the island because of Hurricane Maria. On Twitter Thursday morning, Trump claimed without any evidence ...

Prosecutors in El Salvador are investigating the alleged diversion of some $10 million in funds donated by Taiwan and purportedly used to pay for political campaigning by the governing party.

The storm-force winds are starting to lash North Carolina and officials are imploring residents to evacuate before the dangerous storm surges and flooding take over.

An eco-conscious New Jersey art teacher is giving her students a valuable lesson - by wearing the same dress for 100 school days, according to a report. Julia Mooney wants to teach her kids at William W. Allen Middle Sch...

An annual report on obesity in the U.S. finds seven states have a rate above 35 percent, while no state improved its obesity rates from a year ago.        

Switzerland's intelligence agency says Dutch authorities arrested and expelled two suspected Russian spies who allegedly tried to hack a Swiss laboratory that conducts tests for the U.N.-backed chemical weapons watchdog....

Jennifer Wetherington, a resident of Bridgeton, North Carolina, described the situation overnight.

Cameras outside the International Space Station captured the massive storm.

Forecasters say that “catastrophic” freshwater flooding is expected over portions of the Carolinas.        

A woman living near Myrtle Beach with her seven rescue dogs was expecting to ride out effects of Hurricane Florence at her home, until strangers raised thousands of dollars to get her out.        

A drug-addicted Missouri mom was busted this week for swiping pain medication from her terminally ill daughter -- and taking it herself, cops said. Carol Ballweg, 46, was the primary caregiver for her 20-year-old daughte...

Koh Phangan retreat will shut until December for 'restructuring' after allegations, revealed in the Guardian, against its leader The world's biggest tantric yoga school has said it will close down until the end of the ye...

Use of illegal drugs, including cocaine, marijuana, and opioids by pregnant womenincreased significantly between 2015 and 2017, the report found.        

Britain and the European Union are "closing in" on a withdrawal agreement, Brexit minister Dominic Raab said on Friday, before a meeting of European leaders in Salzburg next week.

Global body rejects pro-whaling countries bid to have decades-old ban on commercial hunting overturned at Brazil summit.

Jameesha Harris spoke to "GMA" about the family she rescued from a flooded home near New Bern, North Carolina.

Officials foundmarijuana in Botham Jean apartment, where he wasallegedly shot by anoff-duty policeofficer. But a lawyersays the search shows that police are attempting to discredit Jean.