RAYMONDVILLE, Texas — Hermine weakened Tuesday but continued dumping heavy rains on a northern crawl through Texas, barely holding on to tropical storm strength but leaving behind a path of widespread power outages and landslides in Mexico.

Earl weakens to a Category 1 hurricane on track for Northeast, top sustained winds near 85 mph

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Comfort Inn becomes hurricane hostel for those who choose to ride out Earl on Outer Banks

Comfort Inn a hurricane hostel in NC

BUXTON, N.C. — A two-story Comfort Inn has become a makeshift hurricane hostel on North Carolina’s Outer Banks for those who want to stay close to their homes but know they need better shelter from the onslaught of Earl.

Hurricane Earl bears down on East Coast, bringing island evacuations and rough holiday weather

Hurricane warning issued for NC coast; hurricane watch extended to Delaware as Earl approaches

Hurricane warning for NC coast as Earl approaches

Ferries taking people off North Carolina Outer Banks island ahead of Hurricane Earl

Ferries take people off NC island ahead of Earl

NC island ferries about to start running to evacuate ahead of powerful Hurricane Earl

NC island preparing to be evacuated ahead of Earl

Hurricane Earl weakens to a Category 3 storm; hurricane watch issued for Virginia coast

Hurricane Earl weakens to Cat 3 storm in Atlantic

Hurricane Earl bears down on East Coast, bringing evacuations and canceled holiday plans

Tourists quit NC islands as Earl nears East Coast

NC officials to order evacuation of Ocracoke Island as Hurricane Earl heads toward East Coast

NC orders barrier island evacuation ahead of Earl

Fun in the sun may be shelved as Hurricane Earl heads toward East Coast vacation spots

Earl could force US evacuations ahead of Labor Day

Months of perfect weather in northern New England draws tourists _ but not free-spending ones

Hurricane warning issued for the US Virgin Islands as Hurricane Earl approaches

Hurricane warning issued for US Virgin Islands

Hurricane Earl threatens north Caribbean, expected to gain force

Growing Hurricane Earl threatens north Caribbean

Magnitude-5.4 quake strikes Southern California, centered near Palm Springs

Magnitude-5.4 quake strikes Southern California

Tropical Storm Alex now a depression, heads for Gulf of Mexico; could become hurricane

Alex, first named Atlantic storm, heads for Gulf

Tropical Storm Alex heads for Gulf after drenching Belize, Mexico; could become hurricane

Tropical Storm Alex heads for the Gulf of Mexico

Thailand’s military designates besieged neighborhood in central Bangkok as ‘live fire zone’

Army: Part of central Bangkok is ‘live fire zone’

Weekslong Bangkok protests have mall owners, shopaholics seeing “red”

Bangkok protests devastate shopping paradise

Rescuers pray they won’t find any more bodies as deadly Tennessee floodwaters begin receding

Rescuers pray for no more victims in Tenn. floods

Fears of finding more victims mount as Tennessee floodwaters recede; storm death toll nears 30

More victims feared as Tenn. floodwaters recede

Authorities: 2 more bodies found in flooded Nashville, death toll rises to 10 in city

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Rescuers patrol flooded Nashville by Jet Ski as river crests; storm’s death toll rises to 26

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Rescuers using boats, canoes save Nashville residents from flooding river after deadly storms

Officials: At least 3 deaths linked to flash flooding in Kentucky, hundreds of roads blocked

At least 3 dead in Ky., hundreds of roads flooded

Tenn. officials brace for more flooding, more deaths in weather that’s killed at least 15

Tenn. officials brace for more flooding, deaths

White lace and promises: Ky. woman gives unused wedding dress to Miss. tornado survivor

Miss. tornado couple receives wedding dress, trip

Yankee hospitality: Americans open homes _ and wallets, and parks _ to stranded travelers

In US, welcome mat goes out for stranded travelers

Passengers stranded in NYC because of volcanic ash over Europe say lives are disrupted

Stuck in NY, life disrupted by volcanic ash event

FAA says Iceland’s volcanic ash cloud halting, delaying some flights from US to Europe

Volcanic ash cloud disrupting US flights to Europe

Cancun, Mexico’s spring break king, recovers from swine flu, drug violence’s blow to tourism

Mexico’s spring break king rebounds

CANCUN, Mexico — Mexico’s spring break king — Cancun — is rebounding quickly from last year’s triple blow to its tourism industry caused by the country’s swine flu epidemic, drug violence and a global economic crisis.

NH hotel reopens day after boiler room toxic-gas leak sickened 2 workers, 9 guests by the pool

NH hotel reopens day after gas leak sickened 11

Last tourists fly out of isolated Machu Picchu as Peru’s top destination looks at long closure

Tourists fly out as Machu Picchu begins isolation

Peru flies out 1,100 tourists from Machu Picchu, leaving only 140 still to be evacuated

Last 140 Machu Picchu tourists await evacuation

Peru rushes to evacuate last tourists from Machu Picchu while weather permits

Last tourists await evacuation from Machu Picchu

Peru hopes to fly out last tourists stranded near Machu Picchu on Friday if good weather holds

Peru hopes to get last tourists out Friday

Searchers hunt for more victims of Brazil island resort mudslide; toll rises to 22

Searchers hunt for more victims of Brazil mudslide

Fire in Calif. causes hundreds to evacuate Pasadena hotel full of Rose Parade revelers

Fire causes hundreds to evacuate Calif. hotel