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Tropical Storm Debby churns up the East Coast, and affects weather as far away as the Great Lakes
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Tropical Storm Debby pushed bad weather up the East Coast on Wednesday, colliding with other systems and bringing no respite to residents as far away as the Great Lak...
Aug 07, 2024
Tropical Storm Debby drenches Southeast with rain, high water as it drifts along the Atlantic coast
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Tropical Storm Debby drenched coastal cities in Georgia and South Carolina, stirred up tornadoes and submerged streets with waist-high floodwaters Tuesday in what is ...
Aug 06, 2024
Wall Street rallies to bounce back from its worst day in nearly 2 years, as Japanese stocks soar
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are bouncing back, and calm is returning to Wall Street after Japan's market soared earlier Tuesday to claw back much of the losses from its worst day since 1987.The S...
Aug 06, 2024
Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate, aiming to add Midwest muscle to ticket
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with her decision, after a breakneck selec...
Aug 06, 2024
The Latest: A downgraded Debby still threatens with heavy rain and flooding
Debby has been downgraded from a tropical storm but is lashing the coasts of the Carolinas with rain. Into the weekend, forecasters say parts of the East Coast can expect heavy downpours, flash floodi...
Aug 06, 2024
Robinson campaign challenges Stein ad as false and defamatory
RALEIGH (WPTF) – Attorneys for North Carolina lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson have issued a cease-and-desist letter to the campaign of his Democratic oppon...
Aug 05, 2024
Dow drops 1,000, and Japanese stocks suffer worst crash since 1987 as markets quake around the world
NEW YORK (AP) - A scary Monday that started with a plunge abroad reminiscent of 1987 ‘s crash has swept around the world and pummeled Wall Street with more steep losses, as f...
Aug 05, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a dead bear in Central Park as a prank
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once retrieved a bear that was killed by a motorist and left it in New York’s Central Park with a bicyc...
Aug 05, 2024
Senior economics aide Gene Sperling is leaving the White House to work on the Harris campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) - White House senior adviser Gene Sperling is leaving his administration position to work with Vice President Kamala Harris' election campaign as the Democrats step up efforts to chall...
Aug 05, 2024
Israel-Hamas War Latest: Hezbollah Says It Launched a Drone Attack on Northern Israel
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it launched a drone attack early Monday on northern Israel that the Israeli military said wounded two Israeli troops. The violence came amid fears of an all-...
Aug 05, 2024