Deadline looms for accuser of Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
The woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, of sexual assault faced a Friday deadline to decide whether to testify before a Senate panel as Republican lawmakers and the accuser remained locked in a high-stak…
Suspect in Maryland shooting is ‘down’: NBC News
The suspect in an alleged shooting at a Rite Aid Corp facility near Aberdeen, Maryland, is “down” and the incident is over, NBC News said on Thursday, citing multiple unnamed law enforcement officials.
‘Multiple victims’ reported in shooting in Maryland suburb
Several people were shot on Thursday in Perryman, Maryland, and residents were asked to avoid the area, according to authorities.
Trump chips away at liberal U.S. appeals court majorities
Aided by fellow Republicans in the Senate, President Donald Trump is rapidly filling vacancies on U.S. appeals courts, moving some that had liberal majorities closer to conservative control in an ideological shift that could benefit his administration….
Flooding expected to worsen in Carolinas in Florence’s aftermath
Flooding from rain-swollen rivers was expected to worsen across the Carolinas on Thursday and the next couple of days in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which killed 36 people in three states, forecasters said.
U.S. judge rules for Colorado ‘intersex’ veteran denied passport
A federal court has ruled the U.S. State Department cannot deny a passport to a Navy veteran who is intersex and identifies as neither male nor female.
Flooding expected to worsen in Carolinas after Florence’s departure
Flooding from rain-swollen rivers was expected to worsen across the Carolinas on Thursday and the next couple of days in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which killed 36 people in three states, forecasters said.
Trump urges Republicans to ‘get tough’ on border wall spending
U.S. President Donald Trump pressed fellow Republicans in Congress on Thursday to “get tough” and push to fund his proposed border wall in the current spending bill, raising the specter of a government shutdown when funding lapses later this month.
Trump slams ‘ridiculous’ U.S. spending plan over border funds
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed the Republican-led Congress for not including money for his proposed border wall in its spending bill as lawmakers pushed their plan to fund the government before the fiscal year ends this month.
Over 121,000 without power in North Carolina after Florence
More than 121,000 homes and businesses in North Carolina were still without power on Thursday after Hurricane Florence hit the state’s coast on Sept. 14, according to local power companies.
