The first dramatic impacts were already unfolding after dark, with roads transformed into rivers from New Jersey to Maryland while raging surf crashed ashore in Rhode Island.
Porter Sanders, 24, who runs a YouTube account named FishingWithPorter, posted a video last week in which he made a surprise catch while gliding through Salt River.
A mystery businessman has become a near-constant presence alongside Kimberly Guilfoyle as she pushes multibillion-dollar US energy deals across Europe.
The Brazilian football team has sparked outrage after video surfaced appearing to show several players laughing at a Welcome to Country ceremony held in their honour in North Queensland on Thursday.
ICU nurse Hannah Camplin, 36, had enjoyed a healthy pregnancy and straightforward birth before the her death in a Perth hospital two weeks ago on September 9.
Jay Slater's disappearance sparked a manhunt across Tenerife but also a torrent of conspiracy theories and trolls who made unevidenced claims about what had happened to him.