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Hurricane Laura is pounding parts of Louisiana and Texas. It made landfall near Cameron, La., early Thursday morning. Hundreds of thousands of people evacuated the region before the storm hit.

With the Supreme Court's term opening, and the Kavanaugh confirmation drama ongoing, a look into the political and legal stakes of the week ahead.

Jeff Sessions is trying to reclaim his old Senate seat. His former boss, President Trump, is backing Sessions' Republican opponent, former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville.

In San Francisco sales of recreational marijuana were set to begin Saturday as planned.

In the waters off Santa Cruz, Calif., an otter that's been harassing surfers has been evading capture from state and federal wildlife officials and aquarium biologists for several weeks.

While the majority of the world's oceans are warming, the waters off the west coast of the Galapagos Islands are getting colder — creating a refuge from climate change for birds and marine animals.

Joss Stone is 16, blond and British, but critics say she sings like a southern soul veteran. For her first CD, The Soul Sessions, she recorded with American R&B players in Miami. Jim Fusilli offers a review.

On the first anniversary of President Trump's inauguration, the House and Senate are working into the weekend after government funding lapsed at midnight.

Italy's coast guard rescued more than 6,000 migrants from scores of boats in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya Tuesday. It was one of the largest rescues in a single day this year.

The legislature starts a special session today. And Portland faith leaders react to protests against police violence.