Category 4 hurricane Florence maintains strength east of North Carolina: NHC
Florence, a Category 4 hurricane, has maintained its strength over the past several hours but is expected to be an extremely dangerous major hurricane through Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Monday.
Pacific island chain asks Trump to declare emergency as typhoon strikes
The governor of the Northern Mariana Islands has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to declare a state of emergency as a typhoon struck the U.S. Western Pacific territories overnight and caused blackouts and damaged buildings.
Yellowstone hit by global warming, increased visitation: report
Hotter, drier conditions have led to more severe wildfires in Yellowstone National Park, while growing numbers of visitors have harmed everything from prized hydrothermal features to its famed grizzly bears, the park said in a report on Monday.
Carolina residents rush for gas as powerful hurricane advances
Residents of North and South Carolina began evacuating coastal areas on Monday, after Hurricane Florence intensified into a category four storm, stripping supermarket shelves and stocking up on fuel for their cars.
As Hurricane Florence nears Carolinas, 1 million told to evacuate
Hurricane Florence, the most powerful storm to menace the Carolina coast in nearly three decades, intensified into a Category 4 hurricane on Monday, prompting evacuations of more than 1 million people to higher ground.
Republicans urge more tax cuts as elections near
With congressional elections looming, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday proposed more deficit-expanding tax cuts, an effort seen by some tax experts as unlikely to become law and geared chiefly toward winning votes.
House Republicans propose more tax cuts as elections near
Federal individual income tax cuts approved in December on a temporary basis would become permanent under a package of bills unveiled on Monday by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives, although the outlook for passage was uncertain.
More than one million under evacuation as Hurricane Florence nears Carolinas
Florence, the most powerful storm to menace the U.S. mainland this year, intensified into a Category 4 hurricane as it howled closer to the Carolinas on Monday, prompting evacuations of more than 1 million people to higher ground.
Florence to become extremely dangerous hurricane by Thursday: NHC
Florence, a Category 4 hurricane, is growing in size and strength and is expected to strengthen into an extremely dangerous storm through Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday.
Boeing wins $2.9 billion U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
Boeing Co has been awarded a $2.9 billion modification to a U.S. defense contract for KC-46 aircraft, the Pentagon said in a statement on Monday.
