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.
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.
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.
Boeing shuts 787 plant in South Carolina as hurricane approaches
Boeing Co suspended operations on Tuesday at the South Carolina plant where it assembles 787 widebody jetliners following evacuation orders for coastal areas threatened by powerful Hurricane Florence, a company spokeswoman said.
Utah woman who helped abduct 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart to be released
A street preacher’s wife who helped abduct 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart in 2002 will walk out of a Utah prison next week after serving 15 years for her part in a kidnapping that focused national attention on the issue of crime against children.
‘Monster’ Hurricane Florence to pound U.S. Southeast for days
Powerful Hurricane Florence grew larger on Tuesday and is expected to bring days of rain, deadly flooding and power outages lasting weeks after it slams into the U.S. Southeast coast later this week.
Smithfield Foods to shut world’s largest hog plant in North Carolina ahead of storm
Smithfield Foods [SFII.UL], a unit of China’s WH Group, will temporarily shut down the world’s largest hog slaughter plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina, as early as Wednesday due to looming Hurricane Florence, a company employee and the head of the Nort…
Trump promises all-out hurricane response effort
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 hit the Carolina coast later this week.
As hurricane nears, U.S. farmers rush to clear crops but animals stay in storm’s path
As powerful Hurricane Florence advanced toward the southeastern United States, farmers in North Carolina rushed to harvest corn and tobacco and stock up on pig rations, while the danger of sustained rain and deadly flooding threatened a state where mil…
Suspect arrested after reported shooting at Los Angeles hospital
Police evacuated a Los Angeles-area hospital and arrested a suspect on Tuesday following reports of an active shooter in the building, but said no victims had been found following a room-by-room search.
