At least 20 people have been killed in a church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, according to a local police chief, CNN reports.
Two explosions were reported on Thursday at the flood-hit Arkema SA chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, and a sheriff's deputy was taken to a hospital after inhaling chemicals, the company said, according to Reuters.
Oil prices slid on Wednesday but gasoline spiked to its highest since mid-2015 as flooding and storm damage in the wake of Hurricane Harvey knocked out almost a quarter of U.S. refineries, crimping demand for crude but raising fears of fuel shortages, according to Reuters.