APNewsBreak: Dam breach at Duke plant; coal ash could spill

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and ALAN SUDERMANAssociated PressWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) – Florence's floodwaters breached a dam holding back a large reservoir at a Wilmington power plant Friday, and coal ash from an adjacent dump could be flowing into the nearby Cape...

Trump drops civil tone, slams Kavanaugh accuser credibility

By ALAN FRAM, LISA MASCARO and CATHERINE LUCEYAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – Abandoning his previous restraint, President Donald Trump challenged the credibility of the woman accusing his Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault on Friday, declaring that if...

Daughter of The Late Godfather of Soul James Brown Dies

AUGUSTA, GA (WFXG) – Venisha Brown, one of the daughters of the late Godfather of Soul James Brown and the late Yvonne Fair (formerly of The Chantels) has died.Venisha Brown was 53 years old and died at the AU Health Medical Center in Augusta on Wednesday...

3 people injured in shooting in Wisconsin, shooter dead

A gunman opened fire injuring four people at an office building in suburban Madison on Wednesday. (Source: WISC/Keely Arthur) MIDDLETON, WI (SITE) – A gunman opened fire in an office building, injuring three people in the town of Middleton in Wisconsin on...

Florence's flooding claims 3.4 million poultry, 5,500 hogs

By MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated PressAbout 3.4 million chickens and turkeys and 5,500 hogs have been killed in flooding from Florence as rising North Carolina rivers swamped dozens of farm buildings where the animals were being raised for market, according to state...

Emmys: An epic proposal, but winners lacking in diversity

By JOCELYN NOVECKAP National Writer”The Proposal.” It was a 2009 movie starring Sandra Bullock, but now will forever be the informal title of the 2018 Emmys telecast, thanks to a memorable romantic gesture from Emmy-winning director Glenn Weiss – who...

Showdown hearing not yet set: Dems, GOP arguing on witnesses

By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCAROAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – Trading accusations, Democratic and Republican senators quarreled Tuesday over who will testify at what promises to be a dramatic and emotional hearing next Monday with Supreme Court nominee Brett...