Intensifying Hurricane Florence Could Strike US Southeast

By RUSS BYNUM , Associated Press Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Florence could strike a direct and dangerous blow anywhere from the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic region later this week, possibly as a fearsome category 4. A hurricane hunter plane found Florence strengthening quickly, reaching top winds of 85 mph (140 kph) Sunday evening after crossing the…

Moonves Becomes Latest Powerful Exec Felled in #MeToo Era

NEW YORK (AP) — The #MeToo movement fighting sexual misconduct had already claimed one of Hollywood’s top movie moguls in Harvey Weinstein. Now it has done the same for Leslie Moonves, one of the television industry’s most powerful executives. The CBS Corp. announced its chairman’s exit Sunday night, hours after The New Yorker magazine posted…

Voluntary Evacuation Issued For North Carolina Campus Ahead Of Hurricane Florence

ATLANTA (AP) — As Hurricane Florence heads toward the East Coast, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington is encouraging its students to leave campus this week for a safer location. The university said Sunday that it has issued a voluntary evacuation for students starting at noon Monday. Students are urged — but not required —…

Win or Lose, Kavanaugh Confirmation Fight Defines Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats don’t have the votes to block Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. But their rowdy, leave-nothing-on-the-table fight during four days of Senate confirmation hearings marked a new stage in the party’s resistance to President Donald Trump. The bedlam is unlikely to change any votes in the Senate, where Republicans hold a 51-49…