The flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey are beginning to drop across much of the Houston area, emergency officials said.

A curfew has been imposed in Houston where more than 13,000 people have been rescued after a catastrophic storm that is now the heaviest tropical downpour in US history.

Jake Coyle says Hollywood is hoping for a box office hit but the Bible epic has riled religious conservatives.

US government prosecutors have forced a Mexican drug trafficker to turn over his stake in a planned prequel to Mel Gibson’s 2004 blockbuster 'The Passion Of The Christ'.