Duke shuts natgas plant due to Florence floods, coal ash leak feared
Duke Energy Corp said it shut down a North Carolina natural gas plant due to flooding as the deluge of water continued in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which has killed more than 40 people.
Texan running 3-D printed guns company ordered to leave Taiwan
A Texan running a 3-D printed guns company who flew to Taiwan as police investigated an accusation he had sex with an underage girl was detained in Taipei on Friday and ordered to leave the island after his U.S. passport was annulled, officials said.
Senate panel wants Kavanaugh hearing terms worked out Friday
The Senate Judiciary Committee has given Christine Blasey Ford’s lawyers until the end of Friday to agree on terms for her to testify about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Politico reported, citing a Republ…
Factbox: Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court bid hinges on handful of senators
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court is before a Senate committee that is struggling to advance it after a woman alleged Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school in 1982.
Three infants, two adults stabbed at New York City daycare center
A female worker stabbed three babies, two of whom are less than a month old, at a home-based daycare center in New York City on Friday before slashing her own wrists and being taken into custody, police said.
Senate Republicans to propose Wednesday hearing for Kavanaugh, accuser: CNN
Senate Republicans are likely to propose moving a committee hearing on sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to Wednesday, CNN reported, citing two sources familiar with the negotiations.
Texan running 3-D printed guns company arrested in Taiwan: officials
A Texan running a 3-D printed guns company who flew to Taiwan as police investigated an accusation that he had sex with an underage girl was arrested in Taipei on Friday after U.S. authorities annulled his passport, officials said.
Breach causes Duke Energy natgas plant shut down in North Carolina
Duke Energy Corp said on Friday breaches in the cooling lake dam of its 625-megawatt natural gas L.V. Sutton plant in North Carolina due to flooding conditions in the Cape Fear river forced the utility to shut down the unit.
U.S. agency accuses Walmart of pregnancy discrimination in lawsuit
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Friday filed a lawsuit accusing Walmart Inc of forcing pregnant workers at a Wisconsin warehouse to go on unpaid leave and denying their requests to take on easier duties.
Cruz to take on Senate challenger O’Rourke in Texas-sized debate
Democratic U.S. Senate challenger Beto O’Rourke will come face-to-face with the man he has been chasing for months, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz, at a debate on Friday in one of the most closely watched congressional races in the country.
