‘Serious event’: Tropical storm Cindy expected to reach Gulf Coast tonight

Tropical storm Cindy formed Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico, hovering south of Louisiana as it churned tides and spun bands of heavy, potentially flooding rain onto the central and eastern Gulf Coast. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey issued a state of emergency because of the...

Trump’s planned visit to the UK thrown into doubt after omission from Queen’s Speech

President Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain appears to have been postponed, as the announcement was omitted from the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday. In a speech written by the right-wing Conservative government, Queen Elizabeth II delivered the...