HOLDEN BEACH, N.C. (Reuters) - Mass evacuations were ordered along the U.S. Atlantic Coast as Hurricane Florence, a Category 4 storm and the most powerful to menace the region in nearly three decades, barreled toward the region on Tuesday. Hurricane Florence is seen from the International Space Station as it churns in the Atlantic Ocean…
A Category 4 hurricane with winds of up to 140 mph is set to bear down on the US's East Coast this week, bringing a risk of devastating floods. Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall somewhere in North Carolina, South Carolina, or the Mid-Atlantic states on Thursday evening or Friday morning, according to the…
Six more women are accusing CBS chairman and CEO Les Moonves of sexual assault and harassment, according to a New Yorker investigation published Sunday—a month after a previous report by the publication outlined accusations of harassment, intimidation, and abuse by another group of six women. Dozens of other complaints detailed widespread sexual misconduct at the…
Sign up for the latest Russia investigation updates here» Lawyers for President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort have resumed talks with the special counsel Robert Mueller's team about a possible plea deal ahead of Manafort's second trial in Washington, DC. Bloomberg reported that the discussions centered around which charges Manafort would potentially plead…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon isn't shy about apportioning blame for a worse-than-possible economic recovery, saying it would have been twice as strong but for a collection of bad policies. "It was nine years, 20% growth; it should have been nine years, 40% growth," Dimon said in a late July interview with Business Insider. "What…
Verizon may still aspire to build its Oath digital ad unit into a titan to rival Facebook and Google, but it looks like it’s going to be without well-regarded leader Tim Armstrong. On Friday, reports said that the Oath CEO could depart the company as soon as next month. Armstrong, the former head of U.S.…
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A wildfire burned unchecked early on Friday in northern California, threatening homes and shutting down an interstate highway where motorists had to race from their vehicles. A helicopter drops water on a forest fire in Shasta County in California, U.S., September 5, 2018 in this picture obtained on September 6, 2018…
President Donald Trump jokingly said in a speech that if he ever gets impeached, it would be because his supporters "didn't go out to vote." Trump began on Thursday night by embellishing some of his economic achievements as he spoke at a campaign rally in Billings, Montana. "You look at the numbers at every category,…
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gordon weakened after making landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi border and lashing the U.S. Gulf Coast with high winds and heavy rain early on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Gordon is about 20 miles (30 km) northwest of Hattiesburg, Mississippi and was packing winds of…
Malls are being hollowed out. Shops are closing by the thousands. Retailers are going bankrupt. But it may be too early to declare the death of retail. Americans have started shopping more — in stores. From the garden section at Walmart to the diamond counters at Tiffany & Company, old-school retailers are experiencing some of…
