Florence: Death toll rises, N.C. roads closed as more rain falls
Hurricane Florence has come and gone, but it will take time for the coastal Carolinas to recover from severe flooding and damage that has killed 18. Florence arrived early Friday as a Category 1 storm....
View ArticleDallas police fire officer charged with fatally shooting man in his apartment
Amber Guyger, the police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting of a man inside his Dallas apartment, has been fired from the department, according to a statement Dallas Police Chief Ulysha...
View ArticleAustin Water Lifts Boil-Water Notice
Austin Water officials have lifted a boil-water notice for all its customers that’s been in place since Monday. They say the water is now safe to drink straight from the tap. It was the first time a...
View ArticleCyber Monday tops $7.9B for biggest online shopping day in U.S. history
Consumers spent nearly $8 billion on Cyber Monday this year, making it the largest shopping day in U.S. history. Consumers were projected to spend $7.9 billion by the end of Cyber Monday, up 19.7...
View ArticleFreak fall weather could reduce U.S. potato supplies
Potatoes could be in short supply during the coming year after several fall weather events hindered harvests in key areas. Temperatures dropped well below freezing for several days in Idaho, the...
View ArticleUSDA announces another $470 million in purchases for food banks
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a plan to purchase more food from struggling farmers and distribute it to food banks — some $470 million this time. The purchases, announced this week,...
View ArticleTrump announces delivery of stimulus funding for Native Americans
President Donald Trump said the federal government on Tuesday began distributing funds allocated to Native American tribes as part of the $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill signed in March. He made...
View ArticleHulu moves up ‘Taste the Nation’ premieres in observance of Juneteenth
Hulu has moved up the premiere dates for Love, Victor and Taste the Nation to June 17 and June 18, respectively, in observance of Juneteenth. Both shows were set to hit the streaming service on June...
View ArticleReport: Existing home sales hit 14-year high in 2020
Existing home sales in 2020 increased 5.6% from 2019, the largest increase since the Great Recession, and the median home sales price went up nearly 13%, the National Association of Realtors reported...
View ArticleCalifornia opens civil rights probe into Los Angeles sheriff’s office
California District Attorney Xavier Becerra announced Friday he’s opening a civil rights investigation into the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in response to allegations of excessive force and...
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