About 30 believed killed in suspected arson attack on Japan studio
About 30 people were feared dead in a suspected arson attack on an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday, an official for the Kyoto City Fire Department said.
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Man sentenced to nearly 25 years for arson of Texas mosque
AUSTIN, Texas A man convicted of a hate crime in setting fire to a mosque in Texas was sentenced to almost 25 years in prison on Wednesday, U.S. authorities said, adding he acted with hatred and malice.
Washington state's top court bans death penalty as biased, arbitrary
Washington became the 20th U.S. state to abolish capital punishment when its Supreme Court struck down the death penalty on Thursday, saying in a unanimous decision that its application was arbitrary and racially biased.
Supreme Court with Kavanaugh clears way for Tennessee execution
The U.S. Supreme Court with new Justice Brett Kavanaugh issued two decisions on Thursday that helped clear the way for Tennessee to execute an inmate convicted of murdering two men in 1983.
Warm Gulf waters spawned Hurricane Michael's intensity: scientists
When Hurricane Michael barreled into the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday with 155-mph (249-kph) sustained winds, it defied forecasts made just two days beforehand, its wind speeds doubling since Monday and coming in just short of the highest category of intensity.
Warm Gulf waters spawned Hurricane Michael's intensity -scientists
Oct 10 When Hurricane Michael barreled into the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday with 155-mph (249-kph) sustained winds, it defied forecasts made just two days beforehand, its wind speeds doubling since Monday and coming in just short of the highest category of intensity.
Hurricane Michael to deal fresh blow to storm-ravaged Carolinas
After making landfall in Florida on Wednesday, Hurricane Michael is forecast to sweep across the Carolinas, delivering a fresh blow to an area still trying to recover from the ravages of Hurricane Florence last month.
Hurricane Michael to deal fresh blow to storm-ravaged Carolinas
After making landfall in Florida on Wednesday, Hurricane Michael is forecast to sweep across the Carolinas, delivering a fresh blow to an area still trying to recover from the ravages of Hurricane Florence last month.
Storm Michael strengthens in Caribbean, threatens U.S. Gulf coast
Tropical Storm Michael battered parts of Mexico and Cuba with powerful winds and drenching rains on Sunday as it strengthened in the Caribbean on a path that could see it slam into the U.S. Gulf Coast later this week with hurricane force, officials said. | Video
Storm Michael expected to hit Florida as a hurricane midweek
Oct 8 Tropical Storm Michael is on track to hit the Florida Panhandle midweek as a Category 2 hurricane packing 100 miles per hour (161 km/h) or stronger winds, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said early Monday in an advisory.
Peggy Sue, namesake of Buddy Holly rock classic, dies in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas Peggy Sue Gerron, whose name has echoed in the annals of rock 'n' roll for six decades as the crush in the Buddy Holly classic song "Peggy Sue," has died at the age of 78 in Lubbock, Texas, where she and Holly went to high school, officials said.