News of the day from across the nation

1 Severe storms: New Orleans residents woke to flooded streets Sunday as strong storms with heavy rain moved through the region. Flooding also caused the Mississippi Highway Patrol to close part of Highway 49 in Stone County on Sunday, and dozens of residents in the area were forced from their homes by high water. The drenching rain may also have contributed to the derailment of a freight train Saturday near Lumberton, Miss. A Norfolk Southern representative said three of the cars were carrying steel and 25 were empty. No hazardous materials were involved, and no injuries were reported.

2 Women killed: Authorities identified two women who were found beaten to death after a man showed cell phone photos of the bodies to police during a traffic stop in Michigan. The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office said the victims — Kaylee Ann Brock, 26, of Holt and Julie Ann Mooney, 32, of Williamston — were found Friday in separate locations near Lansing. A 26-year-old Delta Township man is expected to be arraigned this week in their deaths. Police began searching for the suspect after an ex-girlfriend reported that he was violating a protection order. She’s not among the victims.

3 Pilot arrested: A pilot for an American Airlines subsidiary has been arrested in the 2015 shooting deaths of three people in Kentucky, the state attorney general said. Christian Martin was arrested Saturday at the Louisville airport, a day after he was indicted by a grand jury in the deaths of Calvin and Pamela Phillips of Pembroke and their neighbor, Edward Dansereau, Attorney General Andy Beshear said. American Airlines said it is cooperating in the probe. The airline said Martin has been a pilot for subsidiary PSA Airlines since January 2018. Martin’s jail mugshot shows him wearing a pilot’s...