Floodwaters kept rising Tuesday across much of Texas as storms dumped almost another foot of rain on the Houston area. Rescuers continued searching for 30 people who were still missing, including a group who disappeared after a vacation home was swept away
The police agreed to close oversight from an independent monitor, pledged to overhaul its use of force regulations, and said it would develop a recruitment policy to attract a more diverse force after the Justice Department found it had regularly used excessive force
Amtrak said Tuesday it would install inward-facing cameras on locomotive cabs after a train derailment earlier this month killed 8 people and wounded about 200 others. The National Transportation Safety Board has been recommending the cameras for years
The agenda for Google's I/O Conference, which kicks off Thursday at San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center, hints at a major update to Android and a push toward wearables, virtual reality and the internet of things
Taco Bell and Pizza Hut say they're getting rid of artificial colors and flavors, making them the latest big food companies scrambling to distance themselves from ingredients people might find unappetizing
The president called on the Senate Tuesday to work through their early summer vacation in order to keep the Patriot Act from expiring in a week, after senators left town ahead of Memorial Day without passing a bill to either reauthorize or reform the act
Police say a Yale University student jumped to his death from the ninth floor of an off-campus apartment building moments after stabbing a fellow student. The stabbing victim was in stable condition, police said
Auctioneer Sotheby's is selling a lock of hair from the head of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, resting in a gilt locket, with an estimated price of $15,400 to $18,450. Taking composers' hair as keepsakes was common in the 18th and 19th centuries
Flash-flood watches and warnings were issued across seven states early Tuesday as an unprecedented downpour of torrential rain triggered "extremely dangerous and potentially life-threatening" conditions in Houston
The trial has begun of Jason Rezaian, the Post's 39-year-old bureau chief in Tehran, on allegations of "espionage for the hostile government of the United States" and propaganda against the Islamic Republic
Charter Communications will spend $55.33 billion to acquire Time Warner Cable in a deal that would instantly create one of the largest pay-television and broadband operators in the U.S., after Comcast abandoned a deal amid regulatory opposition
Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” includes one of the great misheard lyrics from the last year: “All the lonely Starbucks lovers.” But apparently even the artist's mom got tripped up by the line
Production of the Tin Lizzie officially stopped in May of 1927
