Winds, rain intensify as Hurricane Florence pummels North Carolina
The outer edges of Hurricane Florence began lashing coastal North Carolina with heavy winds and flooding roads on Thursday hours before expected landfall that will bring walls of water and lingering downpours
Hurricane Florence seen maintaining strength as it approaches coast: NHC
Little change in strength is expected before the eye of Florence reaches the Carolina coast, with slow weakening expected after the center moves inland or meanders near the coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Indiana bishop cleared after sexual abuse investigation
A Pennsylvania prosecutor on Thursday cleared a Roman Catholic bishop who presides over an Indiana diocese of wrongdoing after questions arose about a relationship he had with a young man he counseled decades ago.
California gunman who killed five, including ex-wife, had recently divorced
A gunman who killed five people in Bakersfield, California, and then took his own life was recently divorced and may have forced his ex-wife to accompany him to a trucking business before shooting her and other victims, authorities said on Thursday.
Excessive force toward prisoner does not require sadism: U.S. appeals court
A federal appeals court said proof of sadism is not needed to hold prison officers liable for excessive force under the U.S. Constitution’s Eighth Amendment, as it revived an Oregon state prisoner’s civil damages lawsuit over his treatment.
Factbox: More than 19,000 without power in U.S. Southeast ahead of Florence
U.S. Southeast power companies said more than 19,000 homes and businesses in North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina were without on Thursday power as Hurricane Florence approaches the coast.
Attorney general vows to fight nationwide court injunctions
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday vowed to fight back against federal courts that issue injunctions barring the federal government from implementing regulations nationwide, and accused federal judges of engaging in “judicial activism.”
Wind, flooded roads herald approach of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina
The outer reaches of Hurricane Florence began lashing coastal North Carolina with heavy winds and flooded roads on Thursday ahead of an expected landfall that will bring walls of water and lingering downpours.
Florence to approach the Carolinas coast later Thursday: NHC
The center of Florence is expected to approach the coasts of North and South Carolina later on Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Trump disputes Puerto Rico storm death toll, draws outcry
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday disputed Puerto Rico’s official death toll of 3,000 from hurricanes last year and accused Democrats of inflating the figure that was reached in an independent academic study.
