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At least 26 victims were killed in Mississippi and Alabama, including a father and baby and a schoolteacher

The mayor of a US town that was virtually wiped out in a killer storm has vowed to rebuild "bigger and better than ever before".

Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi overnight, killing at least 25 people there and another in Alabama, leveling dozens of buildings and spawning at least one devastating tornado. The White House announced on Sunday that Joe Biden had ordered federal aid be provided…

A rare, long-track tornado left a trail of devastation — tearing buildings and leaving thousands without power. The tornado spanned roughly 170 miles and lasted over an hour, a NWS meteorologist said.

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Powerful tornadoes tore through parts of the Deep South on Friday night, killing at least 23 people in Mississippi, obliterating dozens of buildings and leaving an especially devastating mark on a rural town whose mayor declared, "My city is gone." The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said in a Twitter post…

Purdue, Kansas, Alabama and Houston have all been bounced early.

SAN DIEGO — A half hour before San Diego State took the floor in Louisville for its Sweet 16 game Friday against top-ranked Alabama, Viejas Arena was church quiet.

A severe geomagnetic storm from a huge hole in the sun's corona caused a massive disturbance in Earth's magnetic field. The surprise event sparked auroras as far south as Alabama and northern California.