10 Days After Hurricane Florence, Fresh Chaos In S. Carolina
By JEFFREY COLLINS , Associated Press YAUHANNAH, S.C. (AP) — More than a week ago, pastor Willie Lowrimore and some of his congregants stacked sandbags around their South Carolina church to protect it from the fury of Hurricane Florence. They moved the pews to higher ground and watched anxiously for days as the nearly black,…
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Leaders Honor Mandela at UN; His Widow Calls Them to Act
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — World leaders looked to Nelson Mandela's legacy of championing peace, human rights and global cooperation but acknowledged the world is far from achieving his ideals as the U.N. General Assembly's annual top-level meeting began Monday. At a peace summit honoring the late South African leader, nations from around the world adopted…
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Dallas Police Officer Accused in Neighbor’s Death Fired
DALLAS, TX (AP) — A white police officer accused of fatally shooting her black neighbor inside his own apartment was fired Monday for "adverse conduct," the Dallas Police Department said in a statement. Police Chief U. Renee Hall dismissed Officer Amber Guyger during a hearing Monday, according to the statement posted on Twitter . Guyger has been…
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The Latest: Trump Says 2nd North Korea Summit ‘Quite Soon’
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump at the U.N. General Assembly (all times local): 9:10 a.m. President Donald Trump says a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is likely to take place "quite soon." Speaking at the United Nations, Trump says the relationship with the country whose leader…
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Florence: Evacuations Continue as North Carolina Rivers Rise
By GARY D. ROBERTSON, MARTHA WAGGONER and ALAN SUDERMAN , Associated Press BLADENBORO, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Florence is by no means done with the Carolinas, where some rivers are still rising and thousands of people were told to plan to leave their homes on Monday before rivers reach their crest. About 6,000 to 8,000…
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