30 Dead in One County Alone in Rural North Carolina (Newser Morning 8)

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September 30, 2024     "Life without liberty is like a body without spirit." —Khalil Gibran   1 Streisand: I Knew Kristofferson 'Was Something Special' As tributes pour in for Kris Kristofferson, the singer-songwriter and actor who died over the weekend at the age of 88, one in particular stands out. Keep reading   2 30 Dead in One County Alone in Rural North Carolina The full scope of the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene on the southeastern US continues to emerge as floodwaters recede. Keep reading   From our sponsors 6 Reasons Why You Need to Change Your Bed Comforter Today You wouldn't believe #6... KEEP READING   At a Glance Families sleep on Beirut's corniche after fleeing the Israeli airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburb, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Keep reading   3 Good News for Stranded Astronauts: Your Ride Is Here The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday's arrival of a SpaceX capsule. Keep reading   4 Brothers Who Spent Decades in Jail Cleared of 1987 Murder Sandra Lison was murdered at the bar in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where she worked; her body was found near a trail in Oconto County's Machickanee Forest on August 4, 1987. Keep reading   5 'World's Unluckiest Penguins' Catch a Life-Saving Break Peter Fretwell at the British Antarctic Survey has called them "maybe the world's unluckiest" penguins, but they caught an unexpected break over the summer. Keep reading   6 Beverly Hills Cop Actor John Ashton Dead at 76 John Ashton—the actor who made it big playing the straight man to Eddie Murphy in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise—has died at age 76. Keep reading     7 Odd Bonus of Travel: It May Slow Aging An unexpected perk of travel? Keep reading   8 Japan's Getting a New Leader Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan's governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct. 27 after he is elected as prime minister on Tuesday. Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI Americans Win 10th Straight Presidents Cup in Montreal See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History On Sept. 30, 1955, actor James Dean was killed at age 24 in a two-car collision near Cholame, California. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2016: Donald Trump Says the Debate Was 'Rigged'   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved