September 11th, 17 years later
NEW YORK (AP) - Americans are commemorating the Sept. 11 terror attacks with somber tributes, volunteer projects and a new monument to victims. Thousands of victims' relatives, survivors, rescuers and others are expected at Tuesday's ceremony at the World Trade Center. President Trump and first lady Melania plan to join an observance at the 9/11…
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Case Against Officer Who Killed Neighbor To Go To Grand Jury
By RYAN TARINELLI and KEN MILLER, Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The case against a white Dallas police officer who shot and killed a black neighbor will be presented to a grand jury, which could decide on more serious charges than manslaughter, the district attorney said Monday as an affidavit provided a fuller description of the…
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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…
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Texas Officer Faces Manslaughter Charge in Neighbor’s Death
DALLAS, TX (AP) — A white Dallas police officer who says she mistook her black neighbor's apartment for her own when she fatally shot him was arrested on a manslaughter charge. Officer Amber Guyger was booked into the Kaufman County Jail after being taken into custody Sunday, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in…
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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…
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