Irma weakens to Tropical Depression, moves into Georgia

Gov. Rick Scott , who spent the days before the storm hit beseeching the islands' residents to evacuate, said Monday that he is flying down to the Keys to survey the damage. The Goodland native bought the home in 1998 when it was a "dump", she said.... More..

Clemson stays in US News' Top 25 National Public University list
New worldwide university rankings out today have put some of Australia's top universities among the world's top institutions for graduate employability. Among regional schools in the South, Loyola University is...More..

Irma expected to weaken to tropical depression by Tuesday afternoon
Augustine Fire Chief Carlos Aviles. Orlove said "it's too early to speculate" how long that work will take "until we're able to get eyes on the ground after the storm clears". - As many as 5.7 million custome...More..

Ensure fair probe into boy's murder, Nitish tells Khattar
The court has, however, clarified that it wouyld examine safety measures adopted by all private schools and not just the Gurgaon-branch of Ryan International School. The school and its vicinity has been witness...More..

U.S. seeks to cut off oil to North Korea, blacklist Kim Jong
The U.S. circulated a draft of the resolution, reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, to all 15 members of the Security Council , and diplomats said they expect a vote on September 11. Since 2006, the Security C...More..

United States waters down North Korea sanctions draft before UN vote
He said South Korea respects the consensus reached by the worldwide community. The resolution was not as severe as the U.S. originally wanted - with no oil import ban or global asset freeze on the governm...More..

Putin, Moon see Trump as willing to defuse North Korea crisis
On Tuesday, Putin warned of a global catastrophe unless a diplomatic solution was reached over North Korea , rejecting USA calls for more sanctions as "useless", widening the split between major powers over ho...More..

Hazardous conditions expected from Hurricane Irma remnants
As of 8 a.m., Irma was a downgraded to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds at 70 miles per hour. A front will push into the area Sunday afternoon, stalling out through Monday . Mounce said if you...More..

Hurricane Irma climbs Florida coast, risky storm surges feared
Irma was churning toward the heavily populated Tampa Bay region, a zone seen as particularly susceptible to storm surges due to its geographical position and sloping land off the coast. Hurricane Irma has c...More..

Trump has great concern after Irma briefing, says Mike Pence
Events meant to mark the occasion across the Midlands were canceled though, due to Tropical Storm Irma. A personal and emotional thank you came from the vice president, who says he was in Washington D.C. Penc...More..

Some of Trump's lawyers wanted Kushner ousted in June
The head of Trump's legal team, John Dowd, said he didn't agree with Trump's other lawyers in their assessment of Kushner. In June of this year, when the lawyers reportedly came to the conclusion Kushner must l...More..

Irma now a tropical depression; Storms move northward
Irma is expected to drop 2 to 5 inches of rain across SC and northern portions of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. As of Monday morning, Irma has downgraded to a tropical storm. Hurricane force winds are exp...More..

Russian Federation says its oil supplies to North Korea are negligible
Earlier, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman dubbed North Korea's nuclear tests as unsafe provocation and said that Pyongyang has undermined the global non-proliferati...More..

Branson shows damage on his private island hit by 'full force'
By many measures, the plan was a success, with a 150 percent increase in standard of living over the next three decades in participating countries, according to the Marshall Center, and stronger ties with Europ...More..

Rahul Gandhi off to USA, his 2nd foreign trip in 20 days
Entrepreneur Sam Pitroda confirmed that Gandhi will not be giving lecture on Artificial Intelligence during his visit to the US. He is also expected to meet academics and researchers, and discuss emerging tec...More..

Merkel suggests Iranian-style nuclear deal for North Korea
The statement of the Foreign Ministry, carried by the official Korean Central News Agency , was issued as the United States and its allies are trying to have the U.N. The new text also spares North Korean le...More..

Bannon: Christie Lost Cabinet Over Billy Bush Tape Reaction
Over the weekend when the tape was revealed, Christie called Trump's comments " completely indefensible ", forever earning Trump's ire, Bannon said. He goes, 'Come on, it's not 100 percent, ' I go, 'It's absolu...More..

Minnesota names Conor Rhoda full-time starting QB
Croft has rushed for 96 yards on seven carries with a touchdown. The redshirt senior will now start his first game of the season this Saturday against Middle Tennessee State at TCF Bank Stadium. Fleck named t...More..

Cop takes money from hot dog vendor's wallet outside football game
When things got heated, Flores took out his phone and filmed as an officer seized Juan's wallet and helped himself to $60. UCPD said that the vendor's money was booked into evidence after the citation w...More..

Gov. Deal issues evacuation order for part of Bryan County, coastal Georgia
States of emergency have been declared for coastal areas of Georgia and the Carolinas ahead of Hurricane Irma. Members of the state's Emergency Response Team will begin reviewing plans and notifying response ...More..

Great white shark washes up on Manly Beach in Sydney's north
Mr Townsend said the young shark's return back to the ocean in the next few hours would give him his best shot at survival. 'White sharks don't do well long-term in captivity, ' he said. It's believed the lil...More..

Uncontacted Amazon tribe 'killed and chopped up by gold miners'
She added that the killings reportedly took place sometime in August, and the prosecutor for the case, Pablo Luz de Beltrand, confirmed that they took place in the Javari Valley. "If these reports are confirm...More..

Hurricane Jose forecast to loop back towards US
The storm is forecast to make a weird clockwise loop over the next few days before straightening out and heading toward the southeastern United States. Either way, we'll keep you posted! As Hurricane Irma te...More..

DOJ asks for case against Arpaio to be thrown out
According to court paperwork , the department said the pardon "removes any punitive consequences that would otherwise flow from defendant's non-final conviction and therefore renders the case moot". "You wou...More..

UNICEF Preparing To Help Hurricane-Hit Caribbean Countries
More than 5,500 people were evacuated from the Dominican Republic before the storm hit and initial reports said there had been no deaths on the island. The British territory was one of the hardest hit by Irma...More..