Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham, who is challenging Republican incumbent Thom Tillis, achieved 50 percent support among registered voters surveyed compared to Tillis’ 41 percent in the NBC News/Marist poll. And Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who is seeking a second term in office, outperformed Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, by a margin…
HONOLULU — Heavy rain and wind gusts battered Maui on Sunday as Hurricane Douglas swirled off the coast of Hawaii and officials urged residents to take shelter.Forecasters said the Category 1 hurricane would pass close to Oahu and potentially even make a direct hit on the island, which is home to the state's biggest city…
A protester in Alexandria with an Abolish DHS sign outside the home of acting DHS director Chad Wolf. (WTOP/Andrea Cambron) WTOP/Andrea Cambron A group of protesters outside the home of Chad Wolf in Alexandria. (WTOP/Andrea Cambron) WTOP/Andrea Cambron Protesters gathered at the home of acting DHS secretary Chad Wolf on Sunday. (WTOP/Andrea Cambron) WTOP/Andrea Cambron…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…