By R.J. RICO, DAVE COLLINS and GERALD HERBERT Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Isaias strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it barreled toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday, prompting orders for tourists to abandon beaches for safer spots inland, sending locals scurrying for gas and ...
By R.J. RICO and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Isaias strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season late Wednesday as it surged towards the U.S. Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center said. Forecasters warned that it was on track to make landfall between the Mississippi ...
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts rocketed into orbit Thursday on a space station mission that will stretch until spring, among them a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he's away. SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins and her crew ...
By JESSE BEDAYN and BILL BARROW Associated Press HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — Eric Flores, a former federal prosecutor and Army National Guard infantry captain, was one of the Republican Party's prized recruits in this year's midterm elections. With help from a redrawn congressional map in ...
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH AP Education Writer Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money for a new campus in Miami focused on societal challenges. The Pittsburgh-based private research university said the ...
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA lawyers claimed UEFA is harassing Gianni Infantino, in a court filing urging a Florida judge to deny the European soccer body's request for evidence discovery about a World Cup private investor plan that has rocked the sport. The ...
