ND towns hopeful flood threat has eased after bridge opens, water forecast at dam loweredVALLEY CITY, N.D. — North Dakota towns battling floods felt more hope Tuesday after officials said a bridge would reopen into one stricken town and the flood threat eased at a dam protecting another town. Officials: 5 Texas children die after driver answering cell slides car into rain-swollen ditchHOUSTON — Five Houston children died Saturday after their sedan slid into a rain-swollen ditch when the driver lost control while trying to answer a cell phone, authorities said. Fire official says 5 Houston children feared dead after high water sweeps away their carHOUSTON — Five Houston children were feared dead after the car they were riding in was swept away by high water Saturday evening, a fire official said. |