A tropical depression formed Sunday off the East Coast and could hit the Outer Banks as a tropical storm by Tuesday, while a separate system threatens parts of the flood-ravaged Gulf Coast this week.
Strong winds and heavy rainfall were expected across the southeastern United States on Tuesday even as the center of Tropical Storm Colin was moving into the Atlantic Ocean.
Visiting on tidy porch stoops and dining at a thriving corner eatery, President Barack Obama paid tribute to New Orleans on Thursday as an extraordinary example of renewal and resilience 10 years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
