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Gov. orders evacuations for Barrier Islands in Colleton, Beaufort and Jasper Counties

It appears no matter what course the big storm that is setting records for intensity takes, it will impact SC and the East Coast. Forecasters said tropical st...

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In fact, Irma said they never faced any major natural disaster in their long lives, including earthquakes and snowstorms. "Oh, yeah, sure, and she looked at m...

Texas Task Force 1 demobilizes from Harvey, members return home

A local firefighter returned this week after helping in the relief effort in Texas during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey as part of Ohio Task Force 1. "There...

ECTC Title IX coordinator: Current system works for college

Now in its 46th year, Title IX guarantees an education free from discrimination on the basis of gender, and it is DeVos' sworn duty to enforce it. She even prai...

Putin says he believes United States willing to defuse Korea tensions

The yen strengthened on Lee's remarks. A source said the North's threat has provoked Trump, while another source said Trump is also considering a "shoot down"...

Police Arrest Student In Scioto School Shooting

Police are responding to a report of an active shooting situation at a Columbus school. Police had warned people to stay away from the area near the Columbus ...

Shkreli's antics could result in bail revocation

In a letter to the judge overseeing the case, prosecutors claimed the Secret Service upped its resources in response to the threat because there's a "significan...

Man gives last generator to crying Lowe's customer

He's an angel from God is what he is", Brekke said. He approached Brekke and offered her the generator he was going to buy without even knowing why she was cr...

Stranger gives desperate Florida shopper store's last emergency generator

No worry for them". According to ABC affiliate WFTV-TV , Pam Brekke drove over 30 miles from her home in Florida to find a generator. Something lovely happ...

Ryan downplays suggestions that he was outmaneuvered by Schumer and Pelosi

Well, that's because Trump made another deal with Schumer and Pelosi: to work together to eliminate the debt ceiling altogether. "8 Dems control - will rarely...

China conducts military drills for 'surprise attack' over sea near North Korea

South Korea has pushed for moves to cut off Pyongyang's key supplies of fuel oil, but Russian Federation dismissed such a call, while China has also reluct...

China lauds Pakistan for its efforts against terrorism

Khawaja Asif asserted that the war against terrorism could neither be fought nor won without Pakistan s help. "Announcing his visit, Geng Shuang, the spokespe...

Madrid seeks to block Catalonia independence bid

The so-called referendum bill was included at the last minute in the agenda of Wednesday's plenary meeting of the regional parliament, and is likely to be passe...

Three Trump properties in Florida close for Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma is forecast to hit southern Florida as a Category 4 storm with 145 miles per hour winds, promising an extreme, "life-threatening" storm surge th...

'Tremendous Success': Russian Deir Ez-Zor Strike 'Decapitated Daesh' - Senator

Al-Shimali (also known as Tarad Muhammad al-Jarba) is believed to have helped six of the 2015 Paris suicide bombers to travel to Syria and back for training. ...

Albertans holed up in Puerto Rico as Hurricane Irma slams Caribbean

State maintenance worker Juan Tosado said he was without power for three months after Hurricane Hugo killed dozens of people in Puerto Rico in 1989. I couldn'...

S. Koreans in China told to avoid arguments

The comments come days after Secretary of Defense James Mattis told reporters outside the White House Sunday that any threat to the US, its territories, or al...

International Concern Grows Over Rohingya Exodus From Myanmar

The monks are a powerful political force in Myanmar , given their influence on the population, and Ms Suu Kyi clearly feels she needs them on her side. The B...

Florida nuclear plants are shutting down ahead of Irma's wrath

At that time, they were told to stand down at the airport, because, luckily, the hurricane weakened. City officials in Miami have also said that as many a...

US Demands UN Vote On North Korea Sanctions Despite Russian, Chinese Resistance

The United States told the United Nations Security Council late Friday that it plans to call a meeting Monday to vote on a draft resolution establishing more sa...

President Trump enjoins Kuwait, Arab nations to fight their shared enemies

Qatar, which hosts a USA military base critical to the effort to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, has long denied funding extremists. "I think it's s...

Cat 1 Hurricane Katia making landfall in Mexico

The hurricane center said that Katia's maximum sustained winds are now down to near 40 miles per hour (65 kph) and that it is expected to drift east of the ...

Climate change and hurricanes: Is Irma a sign of things to come?

It could make landfall in the U.S.as a Category 5 hurricane - and just weeks after Hurricane Harvey devastated southeast Texas. So, without examining ...

Emmanuel Macron Calls For Solidarity as He Vows to Lead EU Rebuild

But he is running into German resistance despite conciliatory public signals from Chancellor Angela Merkel . Macron will meet Greek Prime Minister Alexis ...

Powerful Mexico Earthquake Kills at Least 32

It had a depth of 35 kilometres. In Mexico City , people ran out of buildings after hearing quake warning sirens go off just before midnight (0500 GMT Frid...

China remains persistent in denuclearizing Korean Peninsula: Xi

Peter Roskam (R-IL), Ami Bera (D-CA), Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Mike Kelly (R-PA). Hopefully we're not going to have to use it on North Korea. Trump has urg...

Disney to Close Florida Theme Parks for Hurricane Irma

Disney's Animal Kingdom: The park will close at 7 p.m. Saturday and be closed Sunday and Monday. Epcot , Magic Kingdom and Disney Springs will each clos...

Governor orders evacuations of SC barrier islands as Irma approaches

Other islands included are Edisto Beach, Fripp Island, Daufuskie Island, Harbor Island, Hunting Island, Knowles Island and Tulifinny Island. The governor said...

Former Canadian religious envoy condemns Suu Kyi's silence on fleeing Muslims

The Rohingya have been subject to communal violence by extremist Buddhists for years, forcing large groups of Muslims to take perilous journeys and seek ref...

Richard Branson rides out Hurricane Irma in wine cellar

Sir Richard wrote on his blog before the storm hit: "We are expecting to get the full force of the hurricane in around five hours' time, when we will retreat ...

TS Katia becomes 3rd named storm now in Atlantic

Tropical-storm-force winds in excess of 39 mph are possible within 48 hours. Hurricane Katia continued moving Thursday morning in the southwestern Gulf of Mexi...

Turkey criticizes German 'populism' after Merkel shift on European Union membership

Schulz also took an anti-Turkey stance during the debate, stating that: "If I become German chancellor, if the people of this country give me a mandate, then I ...

Putin warns of 'catastrophe' in North Korea impasse

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday warned of a global catastrophe unless a diplomatic solution is reached over North Korea, but rejected United States c...

North Korea Oil Embargo Could Add Fuel to the Fire

Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Monday accused North Korean leader Kim Jong Un of "begging for war" with a series of nuclear bomb and ...

Lee County opens emergency operations center ahead of storm

The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety in Tampa will be closed Thursday and Friday, Sept. 7 and 8. Counties that have or plan to declare states ...