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House panel plans action on gun background check bill next week

By David Morgan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will take up legislation next week that (More...)

Rising flood waters from Florence menace Carolinas – kills at least 32

By Ernest Scheyder and Patrick Rucker

WILMINGTON/FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Reuters) – Rising flood waters threatened communities across the Carolinas on Tuesday (More…)

Storm Florence’s drenching rains kill 23 in the Carolinas

By Ernest Scheyder and Patrick Rucker

WILMINGTON/FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Reuters) – Deeper flooding loomed in the hours and days ahead from (More…)

Amazon investigating claims of employees leaking data for bribes

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it was investigating suspected internal leaks of confidential information by its employees for (More…)

U.S. pushes back national wireless alert test to Oct. 3

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has delayed until next month plans to send a message to (More…)

At U.N., U.S. accuses Russia of ‘cheating’ on North Korea sanctions

By Michelle Nichols

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley accused Russia on Monday of (More…)

North Carolina devastated as floodwaters rise from deadly storm Florence, 17 killed

By Ernest Scheyder and Anna Mehler Paperny

WILMINGTON/WILSON, N.C. (Reuters) – Deadly storm Florence drenched North Carolina with more downpours (More…)

Mother and child plus two others killed as Florence swamps Carolinas

 

By Ernest Scheyder

WILMINGTON, N.C. (Reuters) – Hurricane Florence crashed into the Carolinas on Friday, knocking down trees, swamping (More…)

Russian warships hold drills in Bering Sea in huge military exercise

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian warships held drills in the Bering Sea which separates Russia from Alaska, part of Moscow’s biggest (More…)

Gas explosions drive thousands from homes in Boston suburbs

By Ted Siefer

ANDOVER, Mass. (Reuters) – Some 8,000 people were prevented from returning home in Boston suburbs on Friday (More…)

Hurricane Florence makes landfall, set to inundate Carolinas

By Ernest Scheyder

WILMINGTON, N.C. (Reuters) – Hurricane Florence, weakened but still dangerous, crashed into the Carolinas on Friday as (More…)