Slowing and strengthening, Hurricane Dorian worries Florida
Hurricane Dorian churned toward Florida with more powerful winds and drenching rains on Friday, wreaking havoc on people’s Labor Day weekend plans in one of America’s biggest vacation destinations.
Oklahoma hospital used dirty gastroscopes on almost 1,000 patients; no infections reported
An unnamed hospital in Oklahoma used contaminated gastroscopes in procedures performed on nearly a thousand patients in recent months, device maker Pentax Medical told U.S. regulators last month, putting the patients at risk of exposure to bacteria tha…
Trump says decision on Florida evacuation will likely be made Sunday
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the decision whether to order some residents of Florida to evacuate likely would be made on Sunday as the state braces for Hurricane Dorian.
BP evacuates non-essential staff from four Gulf of Mexico oil platforms
BP on Friday evacuated non-essential staff from its four operated offshore oil production platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, joining several other firms taking similar steps.
Chevron, BHP evacuate workers from Gulf of Mexico due to hurricane
Major offshore oil and gas producers on Friday were evacuating non-essential staff from production platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico due to the threat from Hurricane Dorian.
BHP to evacuate non-essential staff from Gulf of Mexico platforms on Saturday
Oil producer BHP Group said it plans to evacuate non-essential staff from two U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore platforms ahead of Hurricane Dorian on Saturday.
Charleston mass shooting victims can sue U.S. over gun purchase: court
Survivors of a 2015 mass shooting at a South Carolina church can sue the U.S. government over its alleged negligence in allowing Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used to kill nine African-Americans, a federal appeals court said on Friday.
Hurricane Dorian strengthens as Florida prepares for impact
Residents of Florida on Friday were boarding up windows and stocking up on food, water and gas as Hurricane Dorian gained strength and slowly churned toward the U.S. mainland.
Victims of Dylann Roof mass shooting can sue U.S. over his gun purchase: appeals court
A federal appeals court said on Friday that survivors of a 2015 mass shooting at a South Carolina church can sue the U.S. government over its alleged negligence in allowing Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used to kill nine African-Americans.
Lockdown lifted at Vermont capitol, no gunman found: official
A lockdown of Vermont state office buildings in Montpelier was lifted on Friday after a police search found no gunman or weapons, the governor’s office said in a statement.
