A tornado watch has been issued for 5 million people in parts of east Texas, much of Louisiana, and southern Mississippi.

Louisiana authorities said this weekend they located a missing Tennessee teenage girl after they found her in a tent out in the woods.

Millions of people from across the South are under threat of damaging winds, strong tornadoes and hail Saturday as the region braces for more potential destructive storms.

The latest government data shows that cases of a fast-spreading stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States.

An 8-year-old girl is missing following a crash that killed her father on Christmas Eve in Texas, according to authorities.