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The New York City area is experiencing major flooding as heavy rain slams New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. New York City is facing major flooding as heavy rain slams New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Flash flood warnings were issued on Friday in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island and Long Island. Some of the most severe flooding is in Brooklyn, which has had more than 7 inches of rain in the past 24 hours. A woman walks through rain and flood waters in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Sept. 29, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters A person walks away from his vehicle after it got stuck in high water on the Prospect Expressway during heavy rain and flooding on Sept. 29, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images MORE: 3 lifesaving tactics to use if in a car during a flash flood New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy have declared states of emergency. The rainfall rate exceeded 2 inches per hour in Brookl...

Las Vegas residents are drying out after two days of heavy rainfall that flooded streets, prompted various water rescues, shut down a portion of Interstate 15 south of the city and possibly resulted in at least one death LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas residents on Sunday were drying out after two days of heavy rainfall that flooded streets, prompted various water rescues, shut down a portion of Interstate 15 south of the city and possibly resulted in at least one death. A marginal risk for excessive rainfall was expected on Sunday before conditions were likely to dry out for the rest of the week, according to the National Weather Service. The heavy rainfall over the past couple of days resulted in 24 water rescues , including more than 30 vehicles stranded in water and about a dozen people rescue d from standing or moving water , according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. On Saturday morning Las Vegas Fire & Rescue found a body in northwest Las Vegas of an individual believed to have dr...

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board is expressing concern about the safety risks that heavy electric vehicles pose if they collide with lighter vehicles DETROIT -- The head of the National Transportation Safety Board expressed concern Wednesday about the safety risks that heavy electric vehicle s pose if they collide with lighter vehicle s. The official, Jennifer Homendy, raised the issue in a speech in Washington to the Transportation Research Board. She noted, by way of example, that an electric GMC Hummer weighs about 9,000 pounds (4,000 kilograms), with a battery pack that alone is 2,900 pounds (1,300 kilograms) — roughly the entire weight of a typical Honda Civic. “I’m concerned about the increased risk of severe injury and death for all road users from heavier curb weights and increasing size, power, and performance of vehicles on our roads, including electric vehicles,” Homendy said in remarks prepared for the group. The extra weight that EVs typically carry ...