Pentagon investigating cyber breach of some travel records
The Pentagon is investigating a cyber breach of some of its travel records that led to personal information being exposed, the military said on Friday.
Over 1 million U.S. customers without power after Michael
More than 1 million homes and businesses on the U.S. East Coast were without power on Friday after Hurricane Michael and its remnants moved from Florida to Virginia, according to local power companies.
Rescuers fear more dead in Hurricane Michael’s path of destruction
Rescue crews confronted with shattered roads, fallen trees and miles of ruins struggled on Friday to get to Florida Panhandle communities hardest hit by Hurricane Michael, saying they expected the death toll of 14 to rise.
New Jersey sports betting activity nearly doubles in September
Sports betting activity in New Jersey nearly doubled in the month of September, growing to $183.9 million compared with $95.6 million the prior month, on a wave of new internet wagers and the start of football season, according to figures released on F…
Devastated Mexico Beach will be back, but different: mayor
Mexico Beach, the seafront Florida resort town shattered by Hurricane Michael, will be rebuilt “100 percent”, its mayor said on Friday.
Factbox: Over 1.1 million customers without power on U.S. East Coast after Michael
More than 1.1 million homes and businesses on the U.S. East Coast were without power on Friday after Hurricane Michael and its remnants marched from Florida to Virginia, according to local power companies.
U.S. Mega Millions jackpot reaches $548 million, its third largest
It is the stuff that dreams are made of: A little computer printout with numbers on it. And on Friday night, one of them could be worth more than half a billion dollars.
Rescuers scour debris for dead after Florida hurricane
Rescue crews worked their way through fallen trees and heaps of rubble on Friday in the Florida Panhandle towns hit the hardest by Hurricane Michael, looking for people trapped or killed by a storm blamed for at least 14 deaths.
U.S. intelligence watchdog says it will encourage whistleblowers to come forward
The U.S. National Security Agency’s top oversight official, Robert Storch, is working to repair the spy agency’s reputation with whistleblowers in an effort to encourage staff to report wrongdoing internally, rather than go public.
‘Praise God!’: Parents of U.S. pastor rejoice at Turkish court’s release of son
The parents of a U.S. pastor facing terrorism charges in Turkey rejoiced on Friday as they learned after an all-night prayer vigil that a court ordered the release of their son.
