‘Monster’ Hurricane Florence to pummel U.S. Southeast for days
Hurricane Florence, on track to become the first Category 4 storm to make a direct hit on North Carolina in six decades, howled closer to shore on Tuesday, threatening to unleash deadly pounding surf, days of torrential rain and severe flooding.
Democrats pick state official Pappas to contest key New Hampshire House seat
The owner of a restaurant popular with presidential hopefuls won a nominating contest on Tuesday in a notoriously fickle congressional district in New Hampshire, seen as a key prize in November elections when control of Congress will be at stake.
Gunman opens fire at Los Angeles-area hospital; no injuries
A gunman opened fire on Tuesday at a Los Angeles-area hospital, causing police to evacuate two buildings and shut down surrounding streets before arresting a suspect, but there were no reports of injury.
U.S. forecasters say flooding possible this week along Texas coast
A tropical storm may form off the Texas Gulf Coast by Friday, bringing heavy rains to areas already drenched in the past few weeks, U.S. government and private forecasters said on Tuesday.
U.S. farmers scramble to harvest crops as hurricane looms
As powerful Hurricane Florence crept closer to the southeastern United States on Tuesday, farmers in North Carolina rushed to harvest corn and tobacco and stock up on pig rations, while the danger of deadly flooding threatened a state where millions of…
Trump cites ‘American defiance’ in 9/11 tribute to victims
President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised the men and women of United Flight 93 for saving countless lives when they struggled with hijackers on Sept. 11, 2001, and called the field where the plane went down a monument to “American defiance.”
Trump promises all-out response to Hurricane Florence
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the federal government would spare no expense in responding to the likely damage from Hurricane Florence, which is forecast to slam the Carolina coast later this week.
Smithfield Foods to shut world’s largest hog plant before Florence hits
Smithfield Foods [SFII.UL], a unit of China’s WH Group, will shut down the world’s largest hog slaughter plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina, on Thursday and Friday due to Hurricane Florence, a company spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Factbox: Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court bid in hands of a few senators
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is now in the hands of the U.S. Senate, where the likelihood of a party-line vote to confirm him was not much reduced last week by his multi-day confirmation hearing.
Supreme Court nominee emails reignite Democratic query on past testimony
A Democratic senator on Tuesday raised new questions about whether U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has accurately described his role in a controversial judicial nomination when he worked for then-President George W. Bush.
