Rivers rose and flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and storms that killed at least 18 ...

Several Kentucky communities are expected to be isolated by floodwaters as rising rivers and streams cover roads around the region.

Torrential rain and flash flooding have pounded the central U.S., rapidly swelling waterways and prompting emergencies from Texas to Ohio.