A series of strong thunderstorms and dazzling lightning strikes grounded dozens of flights Thursday, left nearly 150,000 north Texans without power and made for a chaotic morning rush-hour commute through flooded streets without working traffic light

Police say two wanted men caused a horrific crash in Philadelphia where a vehicle jumped a curb and slammed into a crowd, killing four people, including an infant two days short of her first birthday.

The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn., says he's a man of God, not a lobbyist. But state ethics officials say he's both.