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.
For families of some 9/11 victims, new DNA tools reopen old wounds
A breakthrough in DNA analysis is helping identify more victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York, but the scientific advance is of little consolation for families of those whose remains may have been buried in a Staten Island landfill.
Florence to become a major hurricane Monday morning: NHC
Florence is expected to become a major hurricane on Monday morning and to remain one through Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday.
Hurricane Florence strengthens, churns toward U.S. Southeast coast
Category 1 hurricane Florence gained strength on Sunday in the central Atlantic and is expected to turn into a major storm by Monday night as it churns over the open ocean and heads toward the U.S. East Coast, the U.S. hurricane agency said.
Dallas police officer charged with shooting death of neighbor
A Dallas police officer was charged on Sunday with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a neighbor, who authorities said was shot by the officer when she walked into an apartment she thought was her own and mistook the man living there for an intruder…
