Nation Oct 08 Long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln returns home to San Diego Bay The reunion followed an emotional rollercoaster for families who described crying and losing sleep after hearing reports of supply shortages and deteriorating mental health among the crew during the deployment that spent a record 265 days of uninterrupted time at…
Nation Sep 28 Prosecutor reopens probe into Cornell gang rape allegations after accuser files lawsuit A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into gang rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity in response to a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven students after being plied…
Nation Sep 28 Powerful nor'easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England Local officials in New Jersey and New York told residents that high tide late Monday could potentially bring more flooding.
Nation Sep 27 Powerful nor'easter floods Northeast, leaves over 130,000 without power as high tides threaten coast The slow-moving storm, which killed a New York City housing authority worker when a tree fell Saturday, was expected to linger through Sunday with heavy rain, strong winds and dangerous surf from New Jersey to New England.
Nation Sep 23 Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex crime in New York Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a TV production assistant in 2006, capping a yearslong legal odyssey that a judge said cemented the disgraced movie mogul’s reputation as “the literal face of the #MeToo…
Nation Aug 25 Evacuations ordered in rural Texas as wildfire mushrooms within hours Evacuations were being ordered Tuesday in rural Texas where a wildfire has ballooned in size, burning through ranchland and forcing schools to delay or cancel classes.
Nation Aug 24 Firefighters are trying to stop a fast-moving Nevada wildfire from spreading to homes in Reno A wildfire that exploded in size in Reno, Nevada, over the weekend has forced authorities to urge more than 90,000 residents to leave their neighborhoods.
Nation Aug 23 Human-caused wildfire approaches Reno, Nevada, forcing thousands of evacuations The Hawk Fire began Saturday and quickly grew to 20 square miles as it spread across the Peavine Peak area of the Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest, where rugged foothills are ringed by homes and businesses near the California state line.
Nation Jul 22 Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall on southern Louisiana with threatening winds Tropical Storm Bertha crawled into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, making landfall and packing strong winds far from its center after closing beaches from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi.
Nation Jul 21 Tropical Storm Bertha forecast to bring heavy rain, flooding along the Gulf Coast Bertha is the second tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Tropical Storm Arthur last month brought heavy rainfall to the southeastern U.S.