Two more people have died from vaping-related illnesses in the United States. On Tuesday, the Florida Department of Health posted an updated case count to include one death. On Wednesday, the Georgia Department of Public Health also reported one death. These two deaths bring the total number nationwide to 11. The person in Georgia had a history […]
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Hurricane Dorian flooded the streets of Charleston, South Carolina, on Thursday, spawned destructive tornadoes in two states and threatened a whole day of fierce weather. Dorian, a high-end Category 2 storm with sustained winds up to 105 mph, was centered over the ocean some 45 miles south-southeast of Myrtle Beach by 5 p.m. ET, looking like it […]
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West Texas shooter failed background check after being adjudicated ‘a mental defective,’ sources say
The West Texas man who killed seven people and wounded 25 in a shooting rampage failed a background check during an attempted firearm purchase in 2014 because he had earlier been adjudicated “a mental defective” and temporarily committed to an institution, three law enforcement sources told CNN on Wednesday. Seth Ator, 36, had been committed to an […]
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A vehicle fire shut down a lane on westbound Interstate 10 in Beaumont Monday, worsening already bad traffic as motorists return from the Labor Day weekend. The gridlock extended for about 25 miles all the way to Palm Springs by 1 p.m., according to Sigalert.com. The No. 1 lane at Pennsylvania Avenue was blocked due […]
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Naomi Osaka‘s U.S. Open title defense came to an abrupt (but perhaps not too surprising) end, two days after she co-authored the moment of the tournament. Belinda Bencic, the No. 13 seed from Switzerland, beat Osaka (7-5, 6-4) for the third time in three meetings this year to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Monday. […]
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Monsoonal moisture from Arizona brought a flash flood watch Monday for possible thunderstorms in mountains and deserts in San Diego County, a National Weather Service forecaster said. “Overnight, a large complex of thunderstorms from Arizona moved westward into San Diego County, and the moisture that came with those storms is going to be hanging around […]
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A man was found fatally shot inside a vehicle in a residential Riverside neighborhood, police said Monday. First responders found the man suffering from a gunshot wound in the driver’s seat of a mini van at about 9:45 p.m. Sunday in the 7400 block of El Sol Way in the Casa Blanca neighborhood. The victim, […]
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A student pilot has averted a tragedy by landing a plane single-handed after his instructor passed out at the controls. Australian Max Sylvester took control of the two-seater Cessna and was guided in to land by air traffic control Saturday. “Do you know how to operate the airplane?” an unidentified air traffic controller asked Sylvester, […]
