Surveillance video from a riverfront restaurant in Davenport, Iowa, captured the moment when a temporary barrier holding back the swollen Mississippi River broke, sending millions of gallons of floodwaters into downtown.
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Another victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy identified
Authorities have identified the remains of one of the victims of John Wayne Gacy, who was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the Chicago area in the 1970s.
Politics
VP: Brazil to seek zero deforestation by 2028, up from 2030
Brazil's government will accelerate its timeline by two to three years to completely eliminate illegal deforestation, Vice President Hamilton Mourão told foreign press reporters on Monday.
Nation
Drought-stricken California pounded by massive storm
A massive storm barreled toward Southern California on Monday after flooding highways, toppling trees, cutting power to about 380,000 utility customers and causing rock slides and mud flows in areas burned bare by wildfires across the northern half of the state.
Nation
'Unite the Right' rally's planners accused in civil trial
The violence at the white nationalist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville shocked the nation, with people beaten to the ground, lighted torches thrown at counterdemonstrators and a self-proclaimed Hitler admirer ramming his car into a crowd, killing a woman and injuring dozens more.
Business
Stocks gain ground on Wall Street ahead of tech earnings
Stocks gained ground in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday as investors look ahead to another busy week of earnings reports.
