Bahamas hurricane survivors tell of children swept away; looting seen
Richard Johnson said his six-year-old brother Adrian was just too small to withstand Hurricane Dorian. The boy was blown into churning storm surge and is among thousands of people missing, many children, after the worst hurricane to hit the Bahamas.
Crew told of ‘harrowing’ California boat fire that killed 34: NTSB
The crew of a dive ship that caught fire and sank off the California coast told a “harrowing story” of their failed attempts to save 34 people trapped below deck in a bunk room already engulfed in flames, investigators said on Thursday.
Farm loan delinquencies surge in U.S. election battleground Wisconsin
Farm loan delinquencies rose to a record high in June at Wisconsin’s community banks, data showed on Thursday, a sign President Donald Trump’s trade conflicts with China and other countries are hitting farmers hard in a state that could be crucial for …
No convictions in California trial over ‘Ghost Ship’ warehouse fire
A California jury on Thursday acquitted one of two men charged with manslaughter in an Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people in 2016 and failed to reach a verdict on similar charges against the second defendant.
Top California scientist was on dive ship, presumed dead: governor
A senior environmental scientist and her husband were on the dive boat that caught fire and sank off the coast, California’s governor said on Thursday, and are presumed to be among the 34 people killed in one of the state’s worst maritime disasters.
Hurricane Dorian skirts U.S. coast, soaking the Carolinas
The howling west flank of Hurricane Dorian soaked the Carolinas on Thursday, flooding coastal towns, whipping up tornadoes and cutting power to hundreds of thousands of people a couple of days after it reduced parts of the Bahamas to rubble.
California jury acquits one man of manslaughter in warehouse fire
A California jury on Thursday acquitted one of two defendants charged with manslaughter in an Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people but failed to reach a verdict on charges against a second man, defense attorney Curtis Briggs said.
U.S. Interior Department illegally used fees to keep national parks open during shutdown: GAO
The Trump administration illegally used national park fees to keep parks open during the 35-day government shutdown in December and January, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office said on Thursday.
Amazon’s Ring camera raises civil liberties concerns: U.S. senator
U.S. Democratic Senator Edward Markey raised concerns on Thursday that law enforcement use of Amazon.com Inc’s Ring doorbell camera in investigations could disproportionately affect people of color and encourage racial profiling.
8chan owner vows changes in House testimony over links to mass shootings
8chan, the online message board linked to several recent mass shootings, plans to restrict parts of the website during a “state of emergency,” the site’s owner Jim Watkins told a U.S. House panel in a written statement.
