Texas special session called to address flood warning failures and emergency response after Hill Country flooding caused more than 100 deaths.

The psychological toll of recovering the bodies of flood victims in Texas is drawing increased attention as the death toll grows.

More than 150 earthquakes and aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from 3.0 to 5.7 have been reported since Tuesday afternoon.

The blood samples from affected 14 families and the mutilated body parts recovered from the blast site were sent to Central Forensic Science Lab (CFSL) for DNA testing.

The death toll from Kenya’s latest anti-government protest has surged to 31, according to the state-funded human rights commission.

Search and rescue teams have using horses and cadaver dogs to locate people still missing from the catastrophic flooding in Texas. Local officials are facing questions about whether enough was done to warn residents about rising floodwaters.