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Sarah Huckabee Sanders memoir coming in 2020
NEW YORK - Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has a book deal. St. Martin's Press announced Thursday that her memoir, currently untitled, will come out in Fall 2020. Sanders wil...
Sep 07, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: Instant community response to Parkcrest fire is inspiring
LATE FRIDAY, THE GAWKERS were still showing up at Parkcrest Avenue wanting to get a look at the gutted remains of the elementary school destroyed by fire the night before.Some tried lying their way pa...
Sep 07, 2019 (Image Credit: Mel Rothenburger)
This time it's Boris Johnson's younger brother jumping ship
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bad week got even worse Thursday when younger brother Jo walked away from his government post over their differing stances on Brexit. It was clearly a d...
Sep 07, 2019
Johnson seeks UK election bid as political foes push back
LONDON - Boxed in by opponents and abandoned politically even by his own brother, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson struggled Thursday to keep his Brexit plans on track, and he accused lawmakers of...
Sep 07, 2019
Dorian grazes Carolina coast, aims for Outer Banks
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Hurricane Dorian sideswiped the Carolinas with shrieking winds, tornadoes and sideways rain Thursday as it closed in for a possible direct hit on the dangerously exposed Outer Banks...
Sep 07, 2019
Ukraine: Plane with Russian prisoners takes off
MOSCOW - A plane carrying Russian prisoners freed by Ukraine has taken off for Moscow as part of a prisoner exchange by the two countries, a spokeswoman for Ukraine's security service said Saturday. T...
Sep 07, 2019
Threats, abuse move from online to real world, McKenna now requires security
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she was recently walking outside a movie theatre with her children when a car slowly pulled to a stop beside them. The driver rolled down his windo...
Sep 07, 2019
Turkey threatens to open gates for Syria refugees to go West
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's president on Thursday threatened to "open the gates" and allow a flood of Syrian refugees to leave Turkey for Western countries unless a so-called "safe zone" is established ...
Sep 07, 2019
Stranded North Carolinians take stock of Dorian's damage
ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. - As the sky cleared and floodwaters receded Saturday, residents of North Carolina's Outer Banks began to assess the damage wrought by Hurricane Dorian. Steve Harris has lived on ...
Sep 07, 2019
In the news today, Sept. 5
Four stories in the news for Thursday, Sept. 5 --- CANADA'S BIANCA ANDREESCU HEADS TO U.S. OPEN SEMIFINALS Bianca Andreescu became the first teenager to reach the U.S. Open semifinals in a d...
Sep 07, 2019
