Hurricane Harvey

Trump heads to flooded Texas

President Trump is making an all-out push to show responsiveness to the massive storm.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One for a trip to Texas, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Aug. 29, 2017. Trump will visit Corpus Christi on the Texas Gulf Coast Tuesday before traveling to Austin, the state capital, as Tropical Storm Harvey regains strength and hurtles toward Louisiana. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

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Robert Salgado, center, sleep with relatives Jesse Alexander Leija, right, and Leliana Salgado on the floor at the George R. Brown Convention Center that has been set up as a shelter for evacuees escaping the floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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epa06170261 A handout photo made available by the Texas Military Department shows soldiers with the Texas Army National Guard make their way through an area affected by Hurricane Harvey, Monday, August 28, 2017. The areas in and around Houston and south Texas are experiencing record floods after more than 24 inches of rain after Harvey made landfall in the south coast of Texas as a category 4 hurricane, the most powerful to affect the US since 2004. Harvey has weakened and been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to cause heavy rain for several days. EPA/STAFF SGT. TIM PUITT /TEXAS MILITARY DEPARTMENT HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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People sleep on the floor at the George R. Brown Convention Center that has been set up as a shelter for evacuees escaping the floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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epaselect epa06169553 Sam Speights pauses to pet a kitten as he removes some possessions from his home in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Rockport, Texas, USA, 28 August 2017. Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the south coast of Texas as a major hurricane category 4, and was the worst storm to hit the city of Rockport in 47 years. The last time a major hurricane of this size to hit the United States was in 2005. EPA/DARREN ABATE

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HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 28: Evacuees are helped to dry land after their homes were inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

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Houston megachurch to house people ?once shelters reach capacity,? Joel Osteen says

Televangelist Joel Osteen says his Houston megachurch has ?never? closed its doors to people seeking shelter as Harvey swamps the city.

Harvey breaks record for most rainfall from a tropical system

Crews overwhelmed by thousands of rescue calls have had little time to search for other potential victims as rain continues to fall in Texas.

Family of 6 presumed dead after van sinks in Harvey floods

As a van full of family members tried to escape Harvey, violent floodwaters engulfed the vehicle.

Cape Cod Coast Guard personnel help out in 24 Houston-area rescues

Two helicopters, an aircraft, and 18 crewmembers from the First Coast Guard District on Cape Cod are participating in rescue efforts.

How one photo became a symbol of Harvey

The image of a Houston SWAT officer carrying a mother and her baby to safety stands out.

What?s Trump?s think tank? Try internet message boards

Understanding the ecosystem of pro-Trump media is critical to any understanding of the Trump presidency itself.

Democrats? lock on Mass. politics means party?s young stars are locked out

In the age of Trump, when Democratic passions burn hot, there?s little turnover among those in higher office.

?All options are on the table? after North Korea missile test, Trump says

?Threatening and destabilizing actions only increase the North Korean regime?s isolation in the region and among all nations of the world,? Trump said.

Some call it junk food, these chefs call it inspiration

Local chefs have elevated junk food like Doritos, Slim Jims, Fruit Loops, and Twinkies to edible art.

Bill Belichick says he has watched every NFL preseason game so far

The Patriots coach showed again that he leaves no stone unturned as the regular season approaches

Patriots reportedly trade for linebacker Marquis Flowers

The Patriots sent a seventh-round draft pick to the Bengals for the fourth-year player.

He?s a convicted bank robber, his face is covered in tattoos, and he?s on the lam

Authorities are trying to locate Eric Judkins, and his face probably won?t escape notice.

You can see the seal population in Chatham from space

The number of seals currently residing in the waters off Mass. is probably as high as 50,000, according to an estimate.

2 woman dressed as nuns try to rob Pennsylvania bank, police say

Authorities say the women walked into a bank and one brandished a handgun, demanding money from a teller.

Terry Iandiorio, Ropes & Gray lawyer noted for pro bono work, dies at 46

Before Mr. Iandiorio became a corporate attorney, his life took him to disparate parts of the world.

No, Powerball winner Mavis Wanczyk isn?t contacting you

Authorities are advising people to report fake social media accounts claiming to be the Powerball winner.

All the ways Taylor Swift is throwing shade in her new music video

Here?s a look at the subtle ? and not-so-subtle ? imagery in Swift?s new video for ?Look What You Made Me Do,? and what it means.

How many blondes does it take to confuse a US president?

Apparently, not very many.

Worcester police seeking video in case of girl strangled, thrown off bridge

The 7-year-old was taken from the residence by a family friend without the permission of her parents, police said.

5-year-old girl fatally shot in Scarborough, Maine

The girl was at a relative?s home when she was shot Monday night, officials said.

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Boston mayoral candidate Tito Jackson in his living room.

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Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington in August 1977.

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Tyson Clark of Somerville performed as a Boston Ballet II company member for the first time this month at the Hatch Shell on Boston?s Esplanade.

Somerville teen makes a balletic leap

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Report: ESPN radio host with Boston ties returning to air after arrest

It looks like Ryen Russillo is coming off the bench.

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Boston Police investigate a car vs. pedestrian accident on Commonwealth Avenue near Harry Agganis Way in Boston on Thursday, December 3, 2015. The victim was transported with life threatening officials. (Scott Eisen for The Boston Globe)

Blacks remain focus of Boston police investigations, searches

Sixty-nine percent of the observations, interrogations, and searches in 2016 involved a black person.

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Former Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio (above) campaigned with President Trump before the 2016 election.

President Trump defends decision to pardon Joe Arpaio

Trump said Arpaio had done a ?great job for the people of Arizona? and argued that he?d been treated ?unbelievable unfairly? by the Obama administration.