Republican Florida governor candidate resigns from Congress: Ryan aide
U.S. Representative Ron DeSantis, a Republican running for governor of Florida, has resigned from Congress, an aide to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Monday.
‘Stolen’ Matisse can stay in London’s National Gallery: U.S. appeals court
The National Gallery in London persuaded a U.S. appeals court that three grandchildren of a muse for French artist Henri Matisse should not reclaim a 1908 painting they said was stolen.
Evacuations in North Carolina as hurricane Florence roars closer
North Carolina officials on Monday ordered residents to evacuate the state’s Outer Banks barrier islands beginning on Monday ahead of Hurricane Florence, the first major hurricane to threaten the eastern United States this year.
Florence strengthens into Category Four Hurricane: NHC
Florence has strengthened further into a Category Four hurricane in the Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Monday.
Grand jury to probe Dallas police officer shooting of neighbor: prosecutors
The Dallas County, Texas, district attorney said Monday she will convene a grand jury to probe a Dallas police officer’s deadly shooting of the officer’s neighbor last week.
Florence strengthens into major hurricane: NHC
Florence has strengthened into a major hurricane over the Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday.
Accused Russian agent Butina to seek release from U.S. jail
Accused Russian agent Maria Butina’s lawyers were set to ask a U.S. judge on Monday to release her pending trial after prosecutors backed off their allegation that she had offered sex in exchange for a job at a special interest organization.
As Hurricane Florence nears, North Carolina sets coastal evacuations
The advance of Hurricane Florence caused coastal North Carolina officials to call for mandatory evacuations on the Outer Banks barrier islands starting at noon (1600 GMT) on Monday.
Hurricane Florence to become major hurricane soon, forecasters say
Hurricane Florence strengthened early on Monday, packing maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (170 kph), and forecasters warned that it is “expected to become a major hurricane very soon” as it churns toward the U.S. East Coast.
House Republicans target more tax cuts as elections near
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to unveil another round of tax cuts this week, hoping to draw a sharp contrast between themselves and Democrats ahead of the Nov. 6 congressional elections.
