Hurricane Dorian closes in on Florida coast after bashing Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian grew in size and picked up speed on Tuesday and forecasters said it would come “dangerously close” to Florida’s east coast in the next 36 hours after cutting a destructive path through the northern Bahamas that killed at least five peo…
No passengers survived raging blaze on California dive boat: officials
None of a dive boat’s 34 passengers survived a fast-moving fire that sunk it off California’s Santa Cruz Island, officials said on Tuesday, as recovery workers prepared to try to retrieve 14 bodies still believed to be on the vessel or in the ocean.
Florida rides Dorian’s ’emotional roller coaster’ after a week of warnings and waiting
Scott Renfroe was smoking cigarettes with his wife at the end of a dock in Titusville, Florida, on Tuesday morning, where he had come to see if Hurricane Dorian had brought the powerful wind gusts and rip currents that meteorologists have warned about …
Sisyphus on the beach: Dorian underlines coastal cities’ endless rebuilding task
Just months after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed a $16 million project to restore sandy beaches in Jacksonville, Florida, Hurricane Dorian is about to pound them again, illustrating the uphill battle that American coastal cities face in pro…
Tesla Autopilot engaged in 2018 California crash; driver’s hands off wheel: NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday that a Tesla Model S was in Autopilot mode and the driver’s hands were off the wheel when it struck a fire truck in Culver City, California, one of a series of crashes the board is investi…
Walmart to stop selling ammunition for handguns, assault-style weapons
Walmart Inc, the nation’s largest retailer, said on Tuesday it would stop selling ammunition for handguns and some assault-style rifles in all its stores across the United States, calling for national action on gun safety after a string of mass shootin…
U.S. judge says opioid litigation can proceed toward trial
A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected efforts by drugmakers, distributors and pharmacies to dismiss claims that they caused the nation’s opioid crisis, clearing the way for a scheduled landmark trial even as he pushes for a nationwide settlement.
Factbox: U.S. stocks to watch as Hurricane Dorian threatens East Coast
Shares of U.S. insurance companies rose on Tuesday while freight companies dipped as Hurricane Dorian was forecast to come “dangerously close” to Florida’s coast but not make a direct hit.
Walmart to stop selling short-barrel rifle ammunition
Walmart Inc said on Tuesday it would discontinue sales of some ammunition in stores across the United States, in response to the mass shootings in Texas last month that killed several people.
Trial of actor Cuba Gooding Jr gets October date in groping case
Judge Herbert Moses of the Manhattan Supreme Court set an Oct. 10 trial date on Tuesday for the actor Cuba Gooding Jr., who was charged with groping a woman at a Manhattan bar in June.
