An American is among two NATO service members killed in the latest Taliban attack in Afghanistan. The car bomb in Kabul on Thursday killed 12 people and wounded 42 others. It’s part of a string of attacks launched by the Taliban this week, even as the group is reportedly nearing a peace deal with the United States. Charlie D’Agata reports. Source
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200,000 homes and businesses without power in South Carolina after Dorian
Hurricane Dorian gave coastal South Carolina a beating on Thursday. On Friday morning, Charleston is beginning to survey the damage. Dorian’s eye passed within 55 miles of the city, bringing heavy rain and wind gusts of more than 70 mph. Jamie Yuccas reports. Source
North Carolina’s Outer Banks prepare for a potential direct hit from Hurricane Dorian
North Carolina’s Outer Banks are dangerously exposed to Hurricane Dorian’s wind and the potential for a storm surge, and residents are bracing for a possible direct hit. The storm has already caused tornados, including one caught on a doorbell camera. Omar Villafranca reports. Source
“Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” hosts talk about telling jokes in Trump era
The hosts of the popular weekend NPR show sat down with Major Garrett for this week’s episode of “The Takeout” podcast Source
Hurricane Dorian’s core oh-so-close to North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Storm, now a Category 1, was hitting some of them with hurricane-force gusts as its eye passed just east of Cape Lookout Source
Hurricane Dorian’s core hugging North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Storm, now a Category 1, was hitting some of them with hurricane-force gusts as its eye passed just east of Cape Lookout Source
Drew Brees defends making video backed by anti-LGBTQ group
Longtime star New Orleans Saints quarterback says he didn’t know about Focus on the Family’s stands when he made the video promoting Take Your Bible to School Day Source
Stephon Clark’s two young sons to get $2.4 million from Sacramento
Unarmed black man was shot dead by cops in grandparents’ backyard, prompting widespread protests; parents’ and grandparents’ claims in $20 million suit still pending Source
Dorian’s core brushing North Carolina coast
Storm, now a Category 1, was hitting the eastern part of the state with near hurricane-force gusts and landfall was still possible over the next few hours Source
Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has died at 95
Mugabe was a revolutionary hero who turned the new African country of Zimbabwe into his personal fiefdom and a virtual one-party state during his 37-year reign Source