How Does Hurricane Harvey Compare With Katrina? Here’s What We Know

By SHAILA DEWAN and JOHN SCHWARTZ August 28, 2017 A late August hurricane menacing the Gulf Coast. Residents plucked from rooftops. A convention center repurposed as an emergency shelter. A test of a presidency. Although it is still unfolding,...

Live Briefing: More Rain and Rescues as Harvey Lashes Texas for Another Day

Live Briefing By THE NEW YORK TIMES August 28, 2017 • More than 450,000 people are likely to seek federal aid in recovering from Harvey, the hurricane that tore across the Gulf Coast of Texas over the weekend, Brock Long, the director of the...