The Latest: McConnell says Kavanaugh nomination moving ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh (all times local):
The Latest: Champion golfer died after suffering stab wounds
AMES, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on the killing of a champion golfer from Spain whose body was found on a golf course in central Iowa (all times local):
The Latest: SC governor to meet with US defense officials
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on flooding in areas affected by Florence (all times local):
7 injured by startled camel, the reason reviewed by USDA
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A federal agency is looking into an accident involving a startled camel that began bucking while a woman and two small children were riding it at a circus in Pittsburgh.
Elizabeth Smart: My kidnapping accomplice will be watched
NEW YORK (AP) — Elizabeth Smart says she's been assured that the woman who helped kidnap her when she was 14 and stood by as she was sexually assaulted will be watched when she's released from prison.
To protect pollinators, go easy on the fall garden cleanup
Time to rake up the yard, deadhead the perennials and till the vegetable garden? Not so fast.
Feds approve importation of pot drug for tremor study
SAN DIEGO (AP) — In a rare move, the U.S. government has approved the importation of marijuana extracts from Canada for a clinical trial, highlighting a new avenue for American researchers who have long had trouble obtaining the drug for medical studies.
Pipeline pressure before explosions was 12 times too high
BOSTON (AP) — The pressure in natural gas pipelines prior to a series of explosions and fires in Massachusetts last week was 12 times higher than it should have been.
5 ways Trump’s tariffs on $200B in China goods could be felt
BALTIMORE (AP) — By imposing taxes on an additional $200 billion in Chinese goods, President Donald Trump has intensified a battle of wills between the world's two largest economies — and the outcome is far from certain.
Deputy killed, second wounded in Northern California
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. (AP) — A Sacramento County sheriff's deputy was killed and another wounded in a shootout that started with an argument at a Pep Boys store, authorities said.
Showdown between Kavanaugh, accuser scheduled for next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are forging ahead with plans for a Senate hearing they had hoped to avoid on a woman's claims that Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when both were high schoolers, hoping to salvage his endangered Supreme Court nomination with a risky, nationally televised showdown between the judge ...
DeVos’ rocky Senate confirmation hearing turned into theater
WASHINGTON (AP) — Betsy DeVos has endured yet another rocky confirmation hearing in the Senate to become education secretary — this time on a theater stage.
Jury shown shooting video repeatedly at Chicago cop’s trial
CHICAGO (AP) — The last moments of Laquan McDonald's life played over and over again for the jury. An officer pulls up, gets out of a squad car and opens fire as the black teenager walks away from police, a small knife in one hand. McDonald crumples to the ground. ...
Wilmington Isle: Food, water handouts set in isolated city
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — With one of North Carolina's largest cities still mostly cut off by floodwaters from Hurricane Florence, officials prepared to begin distributing food, water and tarps to Wilmington residents as yet more people were rescued from submerged inland neighborhoods.
WHAT’S HAPPENING: Water will haunt Carolinas after Florence
MIAMI (AP) — Like hurricanes Harvey and Katrina before it, Florence will be remembered for unleashing a staggering amount of water over a vast area. The flooding unfolded just as forecasters expected, but many residents in the Carolinas still seemed caught off guard as they were plucked off a vehicle's ...
North Carolina residents consider fleeing as rivers rise
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The river seethed a quarter-mile away, bulging from its banks, so the patrol cars circled the neighborhood three times.
S. Carolina town worries plan to save road will flood homes
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Year ago, floodwaters from hurricanes Floyd and Matthew came close to entering Joe Holmes' house in South Carolina, but he dodged those bullets. Now, with Florence, he doesn't feel so lucky.
Floodwaters of Florence put North Carolina dams under stress
Devastating flooding in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence has raised concerns about whether dams across the state, some of them already in poor condition, will be able to hold up under the strain.
New York Giants off to 0-2 start under new coach Pat Shurmur
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Different year. Different coach. Different general manager. Different players.
Actress Diane Neal wins appeal, gets on congressional ballot
KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — Actress Diane Neal will be on the November ballot as an independent congressional candidate in a sprawling upstate New York district after winning a court case over her petition signatures.
