Millions in Florida evacuate as Hurricane Irma pounds Cuba, heads north
HAVANA Hurricane Irma lashed Cuba as it roared toward Florida on Friday after hitting the eastern Caribbean with its devastatingly high winds, killing 21 people and leaving catastrophic destruction in its wake. | Video
California university system sues Trump over roll back of 'dreamers' program
A former top security official who helped put in place a program protecting people brought to the United States illegally as children, is suing the Trump White House as head of the University of California system over plans to roll back the policy.
Martin Shkreli seeks to overturn part of his conviction
NEW YORK Former drug company executive Martin Shkreli on Friday asked a judge to throw out part of his criminal conviction, a day after prosecutors sought to have him jailed until his sentencing.
Oregon college shooter wrote of kinship with mass killers in manifesto
A gunman who fatally shot nine people at an Oregon college in 2015 wrote of his demonic views and how he shared a bond with other mass killers, documents released by authorities showed on Friday.
'Dreamers' left confused about fine points of immigration program's end
NEW YORK Days after President Donald Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Mayara Pena still has a lot of unanswered questions. One of them is about her cars.
FBI probing Utah cop who arrested nurse for refusing to draw blood
The FBI said on Friday it is examining whether federal laws were violated by a Utah police detective who is shown on video assaulting and arresting a nurse after she refused to allow taking a blood sample from an unconscious patient.
Hammered by Andrew, Florida town's rebuilding tested by Irma
HOMESTEAD, Fla. This sprawling suburb on Florida's southern tip was nearly wiped flat by one hurricane 25 years ago. Now its residents hope they have rebuilt strong enough to withstand another.
Virginia halts use of voting machines considered vulnerable to hacking
WASHINGTON Virginia on Friday agreed to stop using paperless touchscreen voting machines that had been flagged by cyber security experts as potentially vulnerable to hackers and lacking sufficient vote auditing capabilities.
Four die in North Carolina medical helicopter crash: reports
A medical helicopter crashed in eastern North Carolina on Friday, killing four people, police and local media said. | Video
Miami hospitals prepare for surge in births during Hurricane Irma
While many Miami hospitals are shutting down as Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida, some are offering shelter to their pregnant patients, bracing for the increase in births that often accompanies these large storms.
