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Despite ferocious winds, Hurricane Laura's rural path limited damage

Hurricane Laura is one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the US Gulf Coast, but its path avoided major cities such as Houston and New Orleans, causing less damage — to people and their towns — than initially feared.

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J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Initial Quality Study Ranks Hyundai Tucson and Veloster Tops in their Segments

The J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS) ranked Hyundai Tucson as the best com- pact SUV in initial quality today. The Hyundai Veloster also earned the top score in the compact sporty car vehicle segment.

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Democrats Must Ace The Agenda Test

In last week’s Democratic National Convention, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris passed the character test.

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Vote: It Is Up to All of Us

These are critical times in which we find ourselves. Besides living during this global pandemic, race relations are boiling over, immigrations issues continue to rip families apart, healthcare is not available for all, and issue after issue keeps mounting with more frustrations and less of viable solutions. America is in deep turmoil.

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Milwaukee Bucks boycott NBA playoff game, league postpones two other games

The Milwaukee Bucks decided to boycott their playoff game Wednesday with the Orlando Magic following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in the Bucks' home state of Wisconsin. .

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NBA postpones playoff games

NEW YORK -- The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association today announced that in light of the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision to not take the floor today for Game 5 against the Orlando Magic, today’s three games – Bucks vs. Magic, Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers - have been postponed. Game 5 of each series will be rescheduled.

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Illinois teen arrested in fatal shooting at Kenosha protest, police say

A 17-year-old Illinois resident connected to an overnight shooting during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was taken into custody Wednesday morning, according to police in Antioch, Illinois.

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Fauci says he was in surgery when task force discussed CDC testing guidelines

White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci said he was undergoing surgery and not part of the discussion during the August 20 task force meeting when updated US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines were discussed.

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CDC was pressured 'from the top down' to change coronavirus testing guidance, official says

A sudden change in federal guidelines on coronavirus testing came this week as a result of pressure from the upper ranks of the Trump administration, a federal health official close to the process tells CNN, and a key White House coronavirus task force member was not part of the meeting when the new guidelines were discussed.

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Laura is a Category 4 hurricane: What that actually means

Hurricane Laura will soon hit the southwest Louisiana and upper Texas coasts.

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Astros Foundation and Chevron Provide School Supplies to Children As Part of Wins for Kids Program

Once again, the Houston Astros organization continues to show how committed they are to the citizens of Houston and surrounding areas. The Astros Foundation has teamed up with Chevron to provide school supplies to 500 children from New Hope Housing and Star of Hope as part of their Wins for Kids program.

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Starting Over

Astros stay hot at home defeating the Angels to open 10-game homestand

One day after losing another heartbreaker in San Diego. The Houston Astros (16-13) bounced back to take game 1 of the four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels (9-21) at Minute Maid Park. Super phenom outfielder Kyle Tucker second inning 404-ft homerun got the Astros hit parade started and they never looked back after that.

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Pediatricians call for schools to end active shooter trainings that could traumatize students

A top pediatricians' group says realistic active shooter drills can unnecessarily traumatize children, and schools should stop running them.

Driver allegedly tries to run over two 12-year-old girls at Graham convenience store, police say

Two families, sharing a terrifying story tonight after they say their daughters were just trying to grab a snack from the local convenience store when they were assaulted by a 52 -year-old woman.

Mobile County has used lab involved in reported NFL false positive COVID tests

A report about COVID-19 tests results in the National Football League is attracting attention here in Mobile. The NFL first reported 77 false positive test results of players over the weekend.

'The West Wing' cast will reunite to benefit Michelle Obama's When We All Vote

Add "The West Wing" to the list of TV reunions in the age of coronavirus, but this time, they're coming together for a specific cause: To benefit Michelle Obama's voter-participation organization When We All Vote by staging an episode for the streaming service HBO Max.

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New York, Hawaii, New Jersey file new lawsuit challenging Postal Service changes

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday her office has filed a federal lawsuit challenging changes to US Postal Service operations ahead of the November election.

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Your Roomba just got a lot smarter

Your robot vacuum is getting a big upgrade. Roomba's parent company iRobot announced Tuesday it's giving its robots a "genius" software update.

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First day of classes at Susquehanna University

There was a feeling of excitement at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove as students started their first day of classes.

First day of school comes with a lot of 'firsts' as COVID-19 creates a new normal for students

For most students waking up Monday morning marked notable changes to everything from riding the bus to passing friends in the hallways to sitting inside classrooms.