Hurricane Erin strengthened on Wednesday and tracked northward, remaining a Category 2 storm while running parallel to the US East Coast. Forecasters warned the sprawling system, extensive in size, ma ...

Hurricane Erin has battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes.

The massive hurricane was picking up speed, traveling north at 14 mph, and its center was located about 295 miles ...