Sudden fire sinks California dive boat, 34 missing: U.S. Coast Guard
A pre-dawn fire sank a scuba diving boat on Monday off a Southern California island, authorities said, and a search was under way for 34 missing people while local media reported that many were feared dead.
Floridians evacuate and grumble as Hurricane Dorian slowly nears
At a retirement community in central Florida, elderly residents waited for a bus on Monday to take them to a shelter as one of the most monstrous Atlantic hurricanes on record crawled toward the state.
Hurricane Dorian batters Bahamas, edges closer to U.S. coast
Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas on Monday, peeling off roofs, snapping power lines and inundating homes with floodwater while creeping toward the U.S. coast, where more than a million people were ordered evacuated.
Five rescued, 34 missing in California boat fire -U.S. Coast Guard
A search was under way on Monday for 34 missing people in a pre-dawn fire that sank a commercial diving boat off a Southern California island, authorities said, and some local media outlets reported that some passengers were killed.
Facing criticism over deportations, U.S. to look again at some deferral requests
The Trump administration, facing criticism over deportations from lawmakers and civil rights groups, said on Monday it would reopen consideration of some deferral requests for compelling circumstances such as medical conditions.
White House to propose expedited death penalty for perpetrators of mass shootings
U.S. Attorney General William Barr has drafted legislation that would speed the death penalty for people who have committed mass murder, a White House official said on Monday.
Slow-moving Hurricane Dorian pounds Bahamas, menaces U.S. coast
Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas on Monday, peeling off roofs and snapping power lines as rising floodwaters threatened to engulf houses, and forecasters said the storm would creep closer to the U.S. coast, where more than a million people were or…
Dozens missing in California boat fire; 5 rescued -U.S. Coast Guard
At least 29 people were missing and five crew members were rescued after a fire erupted aboard a commercial boat off the coast of Southern California, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Monday, while local media outlets said some deaths were reported by a fi…
Deaths reported in California boat fire; no confirmation by U.S. Coast Guard
A fire aboard a boat off the coast of Southern California on Monday left several people dead, according to a local television news report, but the U.S. Coast Guard could not confirm any fatalities, saying five people were rescued of 34 on board.
Boat catches fire off California; rescue efforts underway: U.S. Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard said on Monday that it had launched “multiple rescue assets” to get more than 30 people off of a vessel that had caught fire near Santa Cruz Island off the coast of southern California.
