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The Latest: Dangerous Hurricane Dorian arrives in Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian has strengthened to a category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds at 160 miles per hour.… Continue Reading

South Carolina declares emergency before Dorian

Gov. Henry McMaster has declared a state of emergency in South Carolina after the latest forecast for Hurricane Dorian increased the threat to the state.… Continue Reading

Jim Leavelle, lawman at Lee Harvey Oswald’s side, dies at 99

Leavelle died Thursday in Colorado… Continue Reading

Fierce Category 4 Dorian strengthens en route to Bahamas

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is warning Floridians not to let their guard down despite shifts in forecasts showing Hurricane Dorian… Continue Reading

RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan stable after prison stabbing

Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin is hospitalized in stable condition after being stabbed by a fellow inmate at a Southern California prison.… Continue Reading

Valerie Harper, TV’s Rhoda, has died at 80

In March 2013, she revealed that she had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. … Continue Reading

Twitter CEO Dorsey’s account sent racist tweets after hack

Some of the tweets were up for about 30 minutes before Twitter took them down.… Continue Reading

Condemned Tennessee inmate will be spared execution

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee inmate is leaving death row eight months before what would have been his execution date, after a judge approved an agreement Friday to convert his death sentence to life in prison. Abu-Ali Abdur’Rahman signed the agreement with prosecutors Wednesday, but Nashville Criminal Court Judge Monte Watkins did not announce…… Continue Reading

Muslim candidate for VA State Senate speaks out against ads he says attempt to tie him to terrorism

A Muslim Democrat running to represent Virginia’s 28th Senate District is speaking out against Facebook ads paid for by his Republican opponent … Continue Reading