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Swollen rivers near record levels as Florence looms

Monday, 17 September 2018, 08:31 Last update: about 9 years ago

With Wilmington cut off from the rest of North Carolina by still-rising floodwaters from Florence, officials plan to airlift food and water to a city of nearly 120,000 people as rescuers elsewhere...

Typhoon pounds south China after killing 64 in Philippines

Sunday, 16 September 2018, 18:22 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Typhoon Mangkhut barreled into southern China on Sunday, killing two people after lashing the Philippines with strong winds and heavy rain that left at least 64 dead and dozens more feared buried in a...

Florence death toll swells to 14 as rivers rise

Sunday, 16 September 2018, 17:56 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

As the death toll from Florence grew and hundreds of people were pulled from flooded homes, North Carolina braced for catastrophic, widespread river flooding that could be the next stage of a mounting...

Moon faces toughest challenge yet in 3rd summit with Kim

Saturday, 15 September 2018, 09:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The first inter-Korean summit of 2018, a sunny spectacle in late April, reduced war fears on the peninsula. The second, an emergency one in May, helped ensure a historic meeting between North Korean...

Nearly stalled, Florence besieges Carolinas with floodwaters

Saturday, 15 September 2018, 09:26 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Florence already has proven deadly with its nearly nonstop rain, surging seawater and howling winds, and the threat is days from ending as remnants of the once major hurricane slowly creep inland...

Driver targets crowd in southern France, injuring 2

Friday, 14 September 2018, 14:38 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Police in southern France are holding a man on suspicion of attempted murder after he steered his car toward a crowd, lightly injuring two people. A police spokeswoman said the man's car was...

Florence's onslaught could cue disaster in North Carolina

Friday, 14 September 2018, 08:23 Last update: about 9 years ago

Hurricane Florence already has inundated coastal streets with ocean water and left tens of thousands without power, and forecasters say conditions will only worsen as the hulking storm slogs...

Gunman kills 5, self in Southern California rampage

Thursday, 13 September 2018, 08:05 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A gunman killed five people, including his wife, before turning the gun on himself as a Kern County sheriff's deputy closed in Wednesday, authorities said. There was no immediate word on what...

EU lawmakers move against Hungary over rule of law

Wednesday, 12 September 2018, 13:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

European Union lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly in favor of launching action against the Hungarian government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban for allegedly undermining the bloc's democratic values...

Afghan official: Death toll in suicide bombing rises to 68

Wednesday, 12 September 2018, 08:21 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The death toll in a suicide bombing among a group of people protesting a local police commander in eastern Afghanistan has risen to 68, up from 32, provincial officials Wednesday. Attahullah...

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