News from Tropical Storm Florence: The first deaths connected to the storm were reported, including a mother and her infant child. As much as two feet of rain has already fallen in some places, combining with a wind-driven storm surge to cause catastrophic flooding. The storm was pounding the Carolinas with as much as three inches of rain an hour. We’ve dropped our paywall on our storm coverage and will continue to have live updates.

Source: New York Times September 14, 2018 22:13 UTC