The homeland security secretary slammed a CNN report detailing how a rule she put in place slowed down FEMA's response to the tragedy.

Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. In an escalation of his trade war, President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened a 35% tariff on goods imported from Canada.

Trump, though, has also used past disaster response efforts to launch political attacks. While still a candidate trying to win back the presidency, Trump made his own visit to North Carolina after Helene last year and accused the Biden administration of blocking disaster aid to victims in Republican-heavy areas.

Insurance brokers say more people are asking whether they should buy flood insurance -- even if they don’t live in a high-risk areas.

Pat Green, a country artist who racked up multiple hits during the 2000s, has lost several family members in the deadly Texas floods. Green’s young brother John, his wife, Julia, and two of their children were swept away by the flood in Kerrville, KCEN-TV reported.

A week after catastrophic floods in Central Texas, key questions remain unanswered about how state and local officials prepared for and responded to the disaster.

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins interviews Augustus Doricko, CEO and founder of a cloud seeding company called Rainmaker, after he says he was targeted by conspiracy theorists online in the aftermath of the devastating floods in central Texas.

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Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from work. These are some of the victims.

Arnold Duke joins The Lead