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.
Major California highway reopens but wildfire burns on
An interstate highway closed for five days in Northern California by a massive wildfire was partly reopened on Monday, but the conflagration remained largely out of control as crews fought to protect a string of small foothill communities.
Dallas grand jury to examine police officer’s fatal shooting of neighbor
A Texas grand jury could potentially charge a Dallas police officer with murder in the shooting death of a neighbor whose apartment the officer said she mistook for her own, a prosecutor said on Monday, as the victim’s family demanded more answers.
U.S. judge orders accused Russian agent Butina kept in jail
A U.S. judge on Monday firmly rejected a bid by accused Russian agent Maria Butina to be released from jail pending trial, calling her a “very real” flight risk, and granted a prosecution request for a gag order in the high-profile case.
As Florence bears down on U.S. coast, one million told to flee
South Carolina on Monday ordered an estimated 1 million people to evacuate its coast as the state and neighboring North Carolina brace for a hit from Hurricane Florence, the most powerful storm to take aim at the U.S. mainland this year.
