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The specter of Hurricane Rita loomed large. In 2005, millions of people tried to flee Houston — and spent hours trapped on hot, deadly roads.

People in Houston share their stories as they deal with the flooding from Hurricane Harvey. A furniture store owner has opened his doors to residents seeking food and shelter.

Houston residents now stranded at the convention center have harrowing stories of escaping rising waters in a city largely swallowed by floodwaters.

The 32-year-old playboy is on the lam over the hit-and-run death of a Thai policeman in 2012. Now Interpol has issued a "red notice" for his arrest and extradition, according to The Associated Press.

A "plume of gas" rolled ashore in England on Sunday. By the time it dissipated, 150 people were being treated for burning eyes and vomiting. But one day later, answers are still hard to find.

Hurricane Harvey has inflicted much human misery since Friday, and now its aftermath is causing economic harm. Experts say the flooding may end up damaging oil refineries and boosting gas prices.

North Korea continues to defy a U.N. Security Council ban on missile launches with its second test in four days. Japanese officials say a missile soared over their territory before hitting the ocean.

The president said he waited to visit until he could do so "without causing disruption." He sidestepped Houston and instead stopped in Corpus Christi, where Harvey made landfall, and then in Austin.

Ailsa Chang talks to Bishop Pablo Virgilio David about the Philippine government's war on drugs, which has killed thousands of people since it began last year.

The 2017 world air guitar finals were held last week in Finland. Matt Burns, who picked "Airistotle" as his nom de rock, won again this year. He was the 2016 champion.