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Hurricane Dorian grows into a monster Category 5 storm

States of emergency declared in Florida, North Carolina and parts of Georgia ahead of Hurricane Dorian's arrival Hurricane Dorian fast facts: As of 8 a.m. ET Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said Dorian had grown to a Category 5 storm,…

10 injured in shooting after football game in Alabama

At least 10 teenagers were injured when a shooting broke out after a high school football game in Mobile, Alabama, on Friday night, authorities said. Nine of the victims suffered gunshot wounds. Deangelo Parnell, 17, was arrested and charged on…

Hurricane Dorian may spare Florida from a direct hit

Florida braces for Hurricane Dorian: "Time is running out" Hurricane Dorian fast facts: New forecasts say Dorian may spare Florida from a direct hit and make landfall over South Carolina on Wednesday or Thursday. State of emergencies are in effect…

Hackers breached iPhones for years, Google says

Hackers planted spyware on iPhone users' devices over a two-year period by exploiting a vulnerability in the technology's operating systems, Google said Friday. The bad actors targeted a group of infected websites that, when visited by iPhone users, attacked the…

Juul being investigated for role in teen vaping

E-cigarette giant Juul Labs is facing mounting scrutiny from state law enforcement officials, with the attorneys general in Illinois and the District of Columbia investigating how the company's blockbuster vaping device became so popular with underage teens, The Associated Press…

Simone Biles' brother charged with triple murder

The brother of U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles is facing multiple murder charges in Cleveland, Ohio. Police say Tevin Biles-Thomas is under arrest for a shooting at a house party on New Year's Eve that killed three people and wounded…

Trump's personal assistant abruptly resigns

President Trump's personal assistant and director of Oval Office operations Madeleine Westerhout abruptly resigned Thursday. During the president's vacation at his club in Bedminster, New Jersey earlier this month, Westerhout attended an off-the-record dinner with reporters at the Grain and…

Kennedy Space Center bracing for Hurricane Dorian

NASA civil servants and contractors at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are bracing for high winds and rain from Hurricane Dorian. Ahead of the storm, they are securing rocket stages, spacecraft assembly areas and even hauling a 6.7-million-pound mobile…

6.3 magnitude earthquake hits off Oregon coast

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Thursday off the Oregon coast, but did not generate a tsunami or cause any damage or injuries, authorities said. The epicenter of the quake, which hit just after 8 a.m., was located about 150 miles…

Student arrested after allegedly planning shooting

Police in North Carolina arrested a High Point University student after discovering guns and ammunition in his dorm room just a week into the fall semester. According to prosecutors, 19-year-old freshman Paul Steber had been studying mass shootings for nearly a…

Dorian expected to become "extremely dangerous hurricane"

Dorian expected to grow into Category 4 stormHurricane Dorian gained strength in the Atlantic Wednesday night, and millions of people in Florida were warned to be ready for its impact. "Strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Dorian…

Is there a "gay gene"? Major new study says no

There's no such thing as a single "gay gene" that drives a person's sexual behavior, concludes the largest genetic study ever conducted on the issue. Instead, a person's attraction to those of the same sex is shaped by a complex…

U.S. economy slowed slightly in second quarter

The U.S. economy grew at a rate of 2% in the second quarter, substantially slower than the first quarter and a tick weaker than the government's initial estimate for the period. Declining business investment was the main driver for the…

Energy industry may get looser methane oversight from Trump

Oil and gas companies may face far looser oversight of emissions of potent climate-changing methane gas under a proposal expected from the Trump administration as soon as Thursday, oil industry and environmental groups said. The government's plan would ease requirements…

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