USA-&-Canada
Florence rolls ashore in Carolinas, tears buildings apart
Wilmington, Sep 14 (AP/UNB) — Hurricane Florence lumbered ashore in North Carolina with howling 90 mph winds and terrifying storm surge early Friday, ripping apart buildings and knocking out power to a half-million homes and businesses as it settled in for what could be a long and extraordinarily destructive drenching.
'It looked like Armageddon:' Deadly gas blasts destroy homes
Lawrence, Sep 14 (AP/UNB) — A series of gas explosions an official described as "Armageddon" killed a teenager, injured at least 10 other people and ignited fires in at least 39 homes in three communities north of Boston on Thursday, forcing entire neighborhoods to evacuate as crews scrambled to fight the flames and shut off the gas.
Senate approves 1st spending bill to avert partial shutdown
Washington, Sep 13 (AP/UNB) — As a potentially catastrophic hurricane heads for the Carolinas, Congress is moving to avert a legislative disaster that could lead to a partial government shutdown just weeks before the November midterm elections.
Gunman kills 5, self in Southern California
Bakersfield, Sep 13 (AP/UNB) — Authorities say a gunman in California has killed five people, including his wife, before turning the gun on himself as a sheriff's deputy closed in.
Storm's uncertain track sows fear; 10 million in crosshairs
Myrtle Beach, Sep 13 (AP/UNB) — Hurricane Florence put a corridor of more than 10 million people in the crosshairs Wednesday as the monster storm closed in on the Carolinas, uncertainty over its projected path spreading worry across a widening swath of the Southeast.
Peru court gives ex-rebel leader life sentence for car bomb
Lima, Sep 12 (AP/UNB) — A Peruvian court convicted and gave a second life sentence to imprisoned Shining Path leader Abimael Guzman on Tuesday for a 1992 car bombing in the capital that killed 25 people and injured 155.
Canadian trade negotiators to brief PM Trudeau in person
Washington, Sep 12 (AP/UNB) — Canadian negotiators are traveling to brief Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in person on the state of negotiations with the United States on a deal that would allow Canada to remain in a North American trade bloc.
Trump: Storm response in Puerto Rico 'incredibly successful'
Washington, Sep 12 (AP/UNB) — With a powerful hurricane bearing down on the Southeast coast, President Donald Trump on Tuesday turned attention back to the federal government's response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico a year ago, deeming it "incredibly successful" even though a recent federal report found that nearly 3,000 people died.
Brazil's da Silva names successor, but will voters follow?
Rio De Janeiro, Sep 12 (AP/UNB) — In a letter from his jail cell, former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called on tens of millions of supporters to vote for the man he named to lead his Workers' Party ticket in October's presidential election.
UN says more worldwide going hungry, blames climate change
Rome, Sep 12 (AP/UNB) — The number of hungry people in the world is growing again, in large part due to climate change that is wreaking havoc on crop production in much of the developing world, the United Nations said Tuesday