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Authorities said Friday they believe smoke inhalation caused the deaths of 34 people aboard the Conception dive boat, raising new questions about exactly where the fire started and how it spread. The fire broke out early Monday morning during a Labor Day weekend diving expedition, trapping the victims who were sleeping. Five crew members who were above deck at the time were able to escape and said the fire was…

In a story of how residents came together to save one another amid dangerous conditions, Jensen Burrows and d’Sean Smith — as well as a dozen other jet skiers — rescued 100 people who were trapped in flooded homes in the Bahamas on Tuesday. “They did a phenomenal job, not just with us. What we saw when we came out is that they continued to go back in and over…

President Trump holds a doctored chart as he talks with reporters after receiving a briefing on Hurricane Dorian in the Oval Office of the White House, on Wednesday in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Trump holds a doctored chart as he talks with reporters after receiving a briefing on Hurricane Dorian in the Oval Office of the White House, on Wednesday in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP…

Addressing a mournful crowd, Don Barthelmess described the unique shared experiences of divers. The weightlessness of being underwater. Sliding into a damp and cold wetsuit at 6 in the morning. The sway of an underwater kelp forest. The longtime diver stood in front of several hundred people spread out on the grass at Santa Barbara’s waterfront Chase Palm Park at a vigil Friday evening for the 34 victims of the…

The government’s deepest fear now appears to be that the demands for greater political accountability and even universal suffrage heard on the streets in Hong Kong could spread like a contagion through the mainland. So far, there have been few signs of that. As the crisis has grown, the government has dispatched thousands of troops from the People’s Armed Police to Shenzhen, the mainland city adjacent to Hong Kong, but…

This week alone, Iran vowed to restart research and development on its nuclear program and signaled that it may start to enrich uranium faster. All this came just days after Tehran failed to launch a space rocket in direct defiance of the US and others worried about its missile program. There’s no question that Iran is acting more aggressively these days. But here’s the thing: nobody should be surprised by…

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Helicopters airlifted food and water to stranded residents of a North Carolina Outer Banks island Friday after it suffered “catastrophic flooding” as Hurricane Dorian swept up the coast, the governor said. Dorian, a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph, was quickly moving away from the Mid-Atlantic states Friday night and heading for Nova Scotia, the National Hurricane Center said. But the storm surge left behind inundated…

Santa Barbara, California — The owner of a dive boat that caught fire and sank near Santa Barbara this week, killing 34, spoke out about the disaster Friday and he’s defending the actions of his crew. Speaking for the first time, Glen Fritzler, the owner of the Conception, said that as the fire raged on the boat’s second level, his crew tried to save the passengers trapped below. He claims…

Indian Space Research Organization employees react as they learn that mission control lost communication with its unmanned landing module moments before it touched down on the moon’s south pole Saturday (local time.) Aijaz Rahi/AP hide caption toggle caption Aijaz Rahi/AP Indian Space Research Organization employees react as they learn that mission control lost communication with its unmanned landing module moments before it touched down on the moon’s south pole Saturday…

Image copyright Reuters An American Airlines mechanic has been charged with damaging an aircraft in July as he was allegedly “upset” over stalled union contract negotiations. The plane, with 150 people on board, was scheduled to fly from Miami to Nassau in the Bahamas on 17 July. But it aborted take-off after the pilots received an error message about the flight computer. Upon inspection, a piece of foam was found…

Fenit Nirappil Sarah Kaplan Mark Berman September 6 at 3:41 PM JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A weakened but still dangerous Hurricane Dorian bombarded North Carolina with pounding winds and drenching rain on Friday, causing severe storm surges and flooding in the Outer Banks. After devastating the Bahamas and strafing parts of the southeastern United States this week, Dorian made landfall Friday morning in North Carolina when its eye scraped across Cape…

“These are four car companies standing in the way of something the president wants to do,” Mr. Revesz said. “Now the enormous prosecutorial power of the federal government is brought to bear against them. This should make any large companies very nervous.” He said the Justice Department investigation was surprising because the agreement between California and the auto companies has not yet been signed or legally formalized. “It is extremely…

CLOSE Thirty-four people died after a diving boat caught fire off Santa Cruz Island in California. USA TODAY Victims in the tragic dive boat fire likely died of smoke inhalation, not burns, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Friday. All the passengers and one crew member had been sleeping in tight quarters beneath the deck, and all had signs of smoke inhalation. A preliminary examination shows they died before being burned….

A monitor in the House of Lords shows its approval of a bill blocking a no-deal Brexit Friday. House of Lords 2019 / Photography by Roger Harris hide caption toggle caption House of Lords 2019 / Photography by Roger Harris A monitor in the House of Lords shows its approval of a bill blocking a no-deal Brexit Friday. House of Lords 2019 / Photography by Roger Harris Britain’s House of…

An aerial view shows damage after Hurricane Dorian on Great Abaco Island, Bahamas. Jose Jimenez/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jose Jimenez/Getty Images An aerial view shows damage after Hurricane Dorian on Great Abaco Island, Bahamas. Jose Jimenez/Getty Images President Trump has promised to help the Bahamas recover from Hurricane Dorian, the devastating storm that has decimated parts of the island nation. The United States is not only concerned about…

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Video Howard Kurtz: A press corps obsessed with missteps vs. a president who won’t let go ‘MediaBuzz’ host Howard Kurtz weighs in on the media’s obsession with attacking President Trump’s every move, the latest over Trump’s map showing Hurricane Dorian impacting Alabama. There is something seemingly ludicrous in the media obsessing on a squiggle drawn on a map with a black Sharpie, especially with millions in the path of a…

Ahead of the 2020 elections, 15 Republican House members have announced plans to retire, including (from left) Republican Reps. Will Hurd of Texas, Martha Roby of Alabama, Pete Olson of Texas and Rob Woodall of Georgia. Bill Clark, Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bill Clark, Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images Ahead of the 2020 elections, 15 Republican House members have announced plans to retire, including (from…