Officials: 5 Texas children die after driver answering cell slides car into rain-swollen ditch

HOUSTON — 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 car

HOUSTON — 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.

Myanmar lifts alert as Cyclone Bijli veers away from western coast

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar lifted an alert Saturday after Cyclone Bijli veered away from the western coast of the country, which was battered almost a year ago by deadly Cyclone Nargis.

Spring snowstorm starts to weaken after closing stretch of Colo. I-70, stranding travelers

DENVER — A spring storm was weakening after dumping up to 3 feet of snow on the foothills west of Denver — stranding hundreds of people in shelters and forcing the closure of an 80-mile stretch of Interstate 70.

Cyclone Bijli crosses Bangladeshi coast, does little damage

Bangladesh sees little damage from Cyclone Bijli

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Cyclone Bijli briefly made landfall in Bangladesh early Saturday without causing any serious damage before heading toward neighboring Myanmar, officials said.

Hundreds stranded at Colo. shelters after spring snowstorm shuts down 80-mile stretch of I-70

DENVER — Hundreds of people were stranded at shelters Friday night after transportation officials shut down an 80-mile stretch of Interstate 70 between Vail and Golden because of wet, heavy snow and multiple accidents.