Cynthia Nixon casts herself as latest Democratic insurgent in NY governor race
In the final days of actress Cynthia Nixon’s insurgent campaign against incumbent New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, she and her supporters have taken to repeating three names as if an incantation: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Andrew Gillum and Ayanna …
Tropical storm Florence to turn into hurricane, heads toward U.S. East Coast
Tropical storm Florence is expected to turn into a hurricane later Sunday as it churned across the mid-Atlantic with winds of 70 miles (113 kilometers) per hour toward the U.S. East Coast, where it is expected to make landfall mid-week.
Dallas police identify officer in shooting of unarmed man in his own apartment
Dallas police identified an officer late Saturday who is accused of shooting a man to death after she mistakenly entered his apartment, thinking it was her own.
Florence could become hurricane strike on U.S. East Coast: NHC
Tropical Storm Florence was expected to strengthen back into a hurricane by Saturday night and then rapidly intensify on Sunday as it headed for a possible landfall on the U.S. East Coast next week.
Florence expected to become hurricane on way to U.S. East Coast
Tropical Storm Florence was expected to strengthen back into a hurricane by Saturday night, with forecasters warning the storm will bring life-threatening rip currents to the U.S. East Coast before possibly making landfall next week.
Florence expected to become hurricane on way to eastern U.S. coast
Tropical Storm Florence was expected to strengthen back into a hurricane on Sunday, and forecasters warned that the storm could still make landfall somewhere along the U.S. eastern seaboard late next week.
Crews fight to outflank raging Northern California wildfire
Firefighters battled on Saturday to outflank a wildfire that has forced the closure of an interstate highway in Northern California as the blaze swept through explosively dry mountain timber in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest for a fourth day.
Tropical storm Helene forms near Cape Verde: U.S. NHC
Tropical storm Helene has formed in the Atlantic early Saturday and is expected to become a hurricane early next week as it churns toward the United States, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Police brutality gets spotlight at Toronto film festival
“The Hate U Give” held its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, shedding a light on how police brutality affects the lives of black communities.
Apple Inc bans Alex Jones app for ‘objectionable content’
Apple Inc said on Friday that it had banned from its App Store the Infowars app belonging to popular U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after finding that it had violated the company’s rules against “objectionable content”.




