Flooding on the horizon for South Carolina, a week after Florence
Residents in Georgetown County, South Carolina, where five rivers flow into the ocean, will prepare on Friday for a deluge of water in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which has killed more than 40 people.
Democrats’ enthusiasm to blunt Trump soars for congressional election: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Carol Donovan became convinced 2018 could be a good year for Democrats in Dallas County, Texas, when so many enthusiasts jammed into the party’s annual fish fry fundraiser last October that they ran out of catfish.
Five shot, including a girl, 8, in Syracuse, New York: police
Five people were shot, including an eight-year-old girl, in Syracuse, New York on Thursday, the city’s police chief said.
At Las Vegas rally, Trump backs Kavanaugh, treads carefully around accusations
U.S. President Donald Trump gave a full-throated endorsement to his embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday and tip-toed carefully around the sexual assault accusations that are facing him.
Seven people shot in Syracuse, New York: reports
Up to seven people, including children, were shot in Syracuse, New York on Thursday, the firefighters union said on social media.
Much of North Carolina still flooded following Florence
The major coastal city of Wilmington, North Carolina remained cut off by floodwaters from Hurricane Florence on Thursday and more than 200 roads across the state were closed or blocked as residents struggled to recover from the epic storm.
Rap mogul Marion ‘Suge’ Knight pleads to manslaughter days before murder trial
Rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight pleaded no contest in a Los Angeles court on Thursday to a charge of manslaughter for a 2015 hit-and-run killing, accepting a 28-year prison sentence under a deal with prosecutors days before his murder trial was to begin…
Over 84,000 without power in North Carolina after Florence
More than 84,000 homes and businesses in North Carolina were still without power on Thursday in the wake of Hurricane Florence which hit the state’s coast on Sept. 14, according to local power companies.
Man charged with trying to steal passenger jet at Orlando airport
A 22-year-old student was charged on Thursday with trying to steal a passenger jet at an Orlando airport, where he jumped a fence and boarded the aircraft but was quickly detained, officials said.
Arizona head-on crash kills eight, including four illegal immigrants
A sport utility vehicle carrying seven suspected illegal immigrants was hit head-on by another car on an Arizona highway, killing eight people, state police said on Thursday.
