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Trump tells Hurricane Florence survivor to 'have a good time'
President Trump once again told survivors of a killer hurricane to "have a good time," offering the ill-timed comment Wednesday, during a tour of storm-ravaged North Carolina. "Got it? Have...
North Carolina faces a hog-feces nightmare
The rain from Hurricane Florence may be over, but North Carolina residents are facing a nightmare — exploding hog poo lagoons. North Carolina is home to roughly 4,000 of these...
Trump mocked for puzzling statistic on flooding in Carolinas
One the eve of his trip to the Carolinas to survey the damage from Hurricane Florence, President Trump appeared in a video in which he described the storm as “one...
Mental health patients drown in Florence floodwaters after cops fail to free them
A police van transporting two shackled mental health patients was overcome by floodwaters in South Carolina on Tuesday night — leaving both detainees dead after cops failed to set them...
'Flood Rat' takes subway station by storm
In flood or famine, rats are once again showing they're better than humans at navigating the subways. In the wake of pizza rat comes flood rat, who found a port...
Hurricane Florence has killed nearly 2M chickens
Nearly 2 million chickens drowned in Hurricane Florence's historic flooding, one of the country's major poultry producers said. Sanderson Farms announced Monday that at least 1.7 million of their birds...
Florence makes her presence felt with flooded subways
Apple faced the wrath of Hurricane Florence’s remnants Tuesday with heavy downpours flooding several subway stations — while down the Atlantic coast several states continued to reel from the deadly...
Anderson Cooper debunks Trump Jr.'s fake hurricane coverage claim
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper threw cold water on Donald Trump Jr.'s claim that Cooper staged a shot of himself standing in waist-deep Hurricane Florence floodwaters to make President Trump look...
NYC in for a super soaker thanks to Florence remnants
Forget the umbrella, you may need to break out an ark Tuesday, as the remnants of Florence will loop around and hit the New York area with up to 4...
Meet the man who saved 64 dogs and cats from Florence
The threat of Hurricane Florence did not stop trucker Tony Alsup from becoming Noah's Ark on wheels. Alsup, a 51-year-old from Tennessee, drove an old school bus to four towns in South Carolina on...
Trump plans visit to hurricane-ravaged Carolinas
President Trump is planning to visit the Carolinas on Wednesday to survey the destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Florence, officials said. Details of Trump’s itinerary while in the...
Trump delays plans to test national emergency alert system
Team Trump has delayed plans to send a message to the nation’s cellphones testing a previously unused presidential alert system that aims to warn the public about national emergencies, officials...
Fire ants form creepy floating 'islands' to survive Hurricane Florence
Fire ants are literally riding out Hurricane Florence, astonishing new video footage shows. Colonies of the creepily industrious insects are shown linking together to form boat-like floating islands — to...
Baby ripped from his mom's arms is the latest Florence fatality
A 1-year-old boy ripped from his mother’s arms by fierce floodwaters in North Carolina became one of Florence’s latest victims Monday -- as the devastating storm’s death toll may now...
Infant boy among latest killed by Hurricane Florence
The death toll from Florence climbed to 17 after a 3-month-old boy was killed when a tree fell on a mobile home in North Carolina, striking him in the head,...
Dogs rescued in Florence up for adoption in Long Island
Puppies rescued from Florence’s wrath are up for adoption on Long Island. Volunteers with the North Shore Animal League in Port Washington drove a truck down South last week to...
Family's tweet for help leads to rescue during Hurricane Florence
Thanks to a tweet that went viral, three generations of a North Carolina family have been rescued from hurricane waters. Breeanna Perry told KDVR she was watching TV on Thursday...
Florence remains deadly in wake of 'historic and unprecedented' flooding
Hundreds of people in the Carolinas were trapped by Florence’s catastrophic flooding Sunday, as the devastating storm’s death toll rose to 16. Roads, including parts of Highway 74 and Interstate...
Kitten named 'Survivor' rescued with owner from Hurricane Florence
He’s the littlest Survivor of Hurricane Florence. A kitten who rode his owner’s shoulder out of the storm on Friday has captured hearts across the nation as North Carolina continues...