Powerful Hurricane Irma bears down on Caribbean islands
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history bore down on the islands of the northeast Caribbean late Tuesday,Read More
Powerful Category 4 Hurricane Irma aims at Caribbean islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials across the northeastern Caribbean canceled airline flights, shuttered schools and urged people to hunker down indoors as HurricaneRead More
Police: Driver crashes into crowd at block party, injuring 8
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say a woman who tried to drive around a block party in Philadelphia and crashed into a crowd, injuring eight peopleRead More
South Korea moves to boost weaponry amid threats from North
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in took office four months ago with plans to reach out to North Korea in aRead More
S. Koreans worry North Korean nukes will damage US alliance
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Donald Trump took to Twitter following North Korea’s strongest-ever nuclear test explosion to criticize both Koreas and China. ButRead More
Death toll from Harvey rises to at least 60
DALLAS (AP) — Officials now blame at least 60 deaths on Harvey, the storm that dumped several feet of rain on southeast Texas in aRead More
Harvey victims leave shelters but face dire housing needs
HOUSTON (AP) — While the number of evacuees seeking refuge in Houston’s emergency shelters dwindled 10 days after Harvey struck, many people who had leftRead More
Fallout from Utah nurse arrest: Policy changes, apologies
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials at a Utah hospital where a nurse was arrested after refusing to allow police to draw blood from anRead More
Houston residents mark Labor Day sorting through storm ruins
HOUSTON (AP) — Some Gulf Coast residents ripped up soggy carpeting, cut out sheet rock from walls marked by the height floodwaters had reached andRead More
Hurricane Irma strengthens to a Category 4 storm
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Irma has strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it approaches the northeast Caribbean. The storm’s center is 450 miles (725Read More