Eliud Kipchoge’s record time in the Berlin marathon has ignited talk in the athletics world of whether the finishing time can dip under two hours sooner rather than later read more

Alexandra Black, 22, of New Palestine, Indiana, was killed Sunday after being attacked by the lion in an enclosure that was being cleaned at the Conservators Center, news outlets reported, citing a statement from the Caswell County Sheriff’s Office. read more

wWen Hawley was honoured for receiving her master’s degree in occupational therapy from Clarkson University over the weekend, Griffin, a service dog, was once again at her side — with an honorary diploma of his own. read more

Users were quick to take to Twitter to ask Instagram what was going on. “What is happening,” one Spanish journalist asked. A photographer in North Carolina, however, called the distortions “amazing.” read more

More than a dozen rivers across North Carolina were at major flood stage on Monday or threatening to rise to critical levels. read more

After days of misery following tropical storm Florence some good vibes were felt in a North Carolina shelter on Saturday as one of its residents sang to lift everyone’s spirits. (HT Correspondent)read more

As the storm plodded agonizingly slow across the Carolinas on Saturday, emergency officials warned of even more catastrophic flooding in the days to come read more

More than 60 centimeters of rain had fallen in places, and the drenching went on and on, with forecasters saying there could be an additional 45 centimeters by the end of the weekend. read more

Forecasters said catastrophic freshwater flooding is expected well inland over the next few days as Florence crawls across the Carolinas. read more

The storm surge from Hurricane Florence will probably be 7 to 11 feet (more than 2 to 3 meters) above ground in parts of North Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center. Other areas can expect the surge to be taller than the average person - nearly 6 feet (2 meters) or higher. Storm surge expert Hal Needham, director of Marine Weather and Climate in Miami says the hurricane’s strong winds will likely blow ocean water into bays. Days of torrential rain are expected to fall at the same time, and that water will have nowhere to go, leading to the possibility of disastrous floods. (HT Correspondent)read more

Hurricane Florence, forecast to be the most dangerous storms in decades, is expected to make landfall on the US east coast on Thursday. read more

Highways clogged with people fleeing North and South Carolina early Wednesday as monstrous Category 4 Hurricane Florence rumbled toward the eastern US as the biggest storm there in decades read more

Epic Games launched Fortnite for Android last month. The company said that over 23 million players entered Fortnite’s Android beta while 15 million players installed the APK. read more

Gogineni Nagarjuna, from Andhra Pradesh, jumped off a rock close to the bottom of the falls in North Carolina. He was pulled under by the strong pool currents. read more

The television news anchor and a photojournalist colleague were killed in North Carolina while covering the very fringes of the large system whose core made landfall hundreds of miles (kilometers) away on the northern Gulf Coast. read more