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The storm is dumping heavy rain on the Carolinas. As it moves north, Isaias, now a tropical storm, is expected to hit the Mid-Atlantic with heavy rain, flooding and the occasional tornado.

Floridians return to their homes on the northern Gulf Coast to survey the wreckage of Hurricane Dennis. Five people were killed in Florida and Georgia. The storm caused more than $2 billion in insured damage. Forecasters say Dennis, which is now a tropical depression, can still generate flooding and tornadoes.

In a new memoir, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey revisits her own memories of the Gulf Coast region, and details how members of her family worked to rebuild their lives after the storm. She asks how the identity of the Gulf will be remembered — and how the region's stories will be told.

Milton battered the state with high winds, storm surge and torrential rains. At least a dozen deaths have been attributed to the storm, and millions of homes and businesses are without power.

Forecasters are warning of a historic storm expected to hit this weekend, with snow and ice from Texas to the Carolinas and up the East Coast. The winter system could bring more than a foot of snow.

A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday. Mayor Eric Adams has confirmed that 6 people are reported dead, including a family of tourists from Spain, with 3 children.

As the rainwater dumped by Matthew flows downriver, towns are being overwhelmed by devastating floods. "You're dealing with just massive amounts of water," one reporter says.

A new study by the Pew Research Center shows the share of middle-income households is shrinking. That's because more households are moving into the upper class, while others are sinking lower.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Ellis Hunt, chairman of the Florida Citrus Commission, about preparations for Hurricane Dorian.

A "bomb cyclone" is forecast to bring heavy snow, high winds and life-threatening flooding to the Pacific Northwest in the next few days.