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King began his career in the '50s with The Drifters, but it was the '61 hit "Stand by Me" that sealed his musical legacy. He spoke with Terry Gross in '88 about his career and his childhood in Harlem.

The winds and water have displaced an estimated 30,000 people, and reports say 7,000 are now sheltering at the George Brown Convention Center in Houston.

Harvey has dumped more than 43 inches of rain in southern Houston since Friday, and forecasts predict more is on the way for the region and parts of southwestern Louisiana.

The U.S.-based environmental activist group says it will not send ships because Japan has improved technology to avoid the vessels and has toughened its anti-terrorism laws.

Two weeks before Hurricane Harvey struck, monsoon rains swamped Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Aid groups are struggling to deal with both disasters.

Reports say two of President Trump's associates were trying to put together a deal to build a Trump Tower in Moscow months after Trump announced he was running for president.

There were no new cases of Yellow Fever reported in Brazil last month, a change from earlier this year when the country reported more than 700 cases.

The devastating floods in Texas have led to a need for massive aid, including from charities and nonprofit groups. Most say what they need is money, not things. And they hope donors will be around for what could be a years-long recovery.

John Livious and his family settled in Houston after being evacuated from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. For him, watching the flooding from Harvey is "unbearable, because it's like déjà vu."

A new report provides a state-by-state catalog of laws regarding child marriage. The goal: spur policymakers to put in place more "meaningful safeguards."