A coastal storm is bringing heavy rain, gusty winds and flooding to North Carolina and other parts of the southeast.

The organization Ocean Cleanup says it can have the Great Pacific Garbage Patch eliminated within the next five years at a cost of $4 billion. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the largest area of ocean plastic in the world, floats in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii.

A large pipeline fire forced evacuations in a Houston suburb Monday morning. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

An upper-level pattern change will bring a temperature switch-up across the country this week. The West will see temperatures fall well below average while the heat cranks up across the Central U.S.

The arrival of Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo, has driven huge numbers of visitors to a Thailand zoo, and this video will show you why.