Georgia blocks move to close voting sites in mostly black county
A Georgia elections board on Friday blocked a bid to close most polling places in a largely black county after critics called it a thinly-veiled attempt to undercut Stacey Abrams, who could become the country’s first female, African-American governor.
Bid to close voting sites in mostly black U.S. county fails
A county elections board in Georgia on Friday blocked an effort to close most polling places in a largely black county ahead of the November election, where a Democrat is vying to become the first U.S. African-American female governor, a county spoke…
Torrential rain, howling winds as Hurricane Lane nears Hawaii
Hurricane Lane spun slowly through the Pacific toward Hawaii on Friday, losing power as it was downgraded to a Category 2 storm but still triggering torrential downpours and catastrophic flooding on the Big Island.
Hurricane Lane lashes Hawaii with heavy rain, winds
Hurricane Lane, a powerful Category 3 storm, lashed Hawaii on Thursday with high winds and torrential rain, causing flash floods, landslides and raging surf as residents hunkered down to ride out the storm.
Fire contained at Tesla’s car production factory in California
A minor fire on the grounds of the Tesla Inc factory in California on Thursday evening was contained by the Fremont fire department, a Tesla spokesperson told Reuters.
Hurricane Lane menaces Hawaii even though storm has weakened
Hurricane Lane weakened to a Category 3 storm on Thursday but was already lashing Hawaii with high winds and torrential rains, touching off flash floods, landslides and raging surf as residents hunkered down to ride out the storm.
String of Hawaii disasters gave FEMA head start on Hurricane Lane
Federal emergency managers got an unusual head start preparing for Hurricane Lane, with key personnel and supplies deployed well ahead of the storm in response to a flurry of disaster threats to Hawaii in recent months, officials said on Thursday.
As Hurricane Lane’s wind weakens, Hawaii braces for the rains
In the town of Hanalei on Hawaii’s northern most island of Kauai, light rain was falling on Thursday, a foretaste of the torrential downpours expected this weekend as residents, businesses and tourists prepared for Hurricane Lane.
Drenching Hawaii, Hurricane Lane is downgraded to Category 3 storm
Hurricane Lane was downgraded to a Category 3 storm as it lashed Hawaii on Thursday with high winds and torrential rains, touching off flash floods, landslides and raging surf as residents hunkered down to ride out the storm.
Hurricane Lane now drenching Hawaii downgraded to Category 3 storm
Hurricane Lane, which has brought high winds and torrential rains to Hawaii, was downgraded to a Category 3 storm on Thursday afternoon, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center said.
