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Shane Altzier sweeps out the mud from the utilities office in Rainelle, W.Va., one of the towns hardest hit by floods that tore through the state on Friday. More rain this week has slowed cleanup efforts.

West Virginians Turn To Federal Government For Help After Devastating Floods

In West Virginia, residents are beginning to clean up after record floods destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses and killed at least 23 people.

W. Va. Flooding Victims Return Home To Stinking Sludge

West Virginia residents continue the clean-up from record floods, while some have no homes to return to. Also, another round of storms on Monday hit some of the places that were already flooded.

Gambia's President Contests Election Results After Conceding Defeat

The people voted and the incumbent lost. He conceded, but then a week later, Gambia's president changed his mind. Now he's contesting the results, and regional leaders are suggesting they may use West African military forces to make him step down.

The "We Are Not This" slogan is posted at the entrances to Bull McCabe's Irish Pub in May 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. The sign is protesting a law that has been in place for a year now; the AP estimates it will cost the state some $3.7 billion in business over 12 years.

AP Calculates North Carolina's 'Bathroom Bill' Will Cost More Than $3.7 Billion

The Associated Press tallied up business lost because of the controversial law, based on interviews and public records. The AP says its estimate of $3.76 billion over 12 years is probably low.

Michigan Democrat Rep. Brenda Lawrence On The Tight Race For DNC Chair

Michigan Democrat Rep. Brenda Lawrence has endorsed Rep. Keith Ellison in the race for DNC chair. She discusses the race ahead of Saturday's vote.

King George III: Mad, villainous brute — or flawed, misunderstood man? A new, publicly available archive aims to give scholars and dabblers alike a chance to decide for themselves. This image was rendered in 1795, more than a decade after George nearly abdicated.

Vindication For The 'Mad King'? New Archive Gives George III A Second Chance

History hasn't been kind to the British royal who lost the Colonies. But a project that launched Saturday plans to digitize over 350,000 letters and papers that may humanize the much-maligned monarch.

American Helen Maroulis celebrates after beating Japan's Saori Yoshida for the gold during the women's wrestling freestyle 53 kg competition in Rio on Thursday. It was the first U.S. gold ever in women's freestyle wrestling.

Helen Maroulis Takes First U.S. Gold In Women's Freestyle Wrestling

Maroulis pulled off a major upset as she defeated her Japanese rival who had lost only twice in the past 14 years.

Alabama Sheriff Who Took Money Meant For Inmates' Meals Loses Primary

Todd Entrekin of Etowah County personally profited off hundreds of thousands of dollars intended to buy food for inmates. That was legal — but it didn't seem to sit well with voters.

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, right, speaks during a ceremony on Capitol Hill on June 27, 2018. On Thursday, Rosselló demanded the resignation of any member of PREPA's board who refused to cut the new CEO's $750,000 salary.

Leadership Of Puerto Rico's Electric Utility Crumbles Amid Power Struggle

Five board members — including the newly named CEO — resigned rather than submit to demands from the governor. The utility still has not restored power to all who lost it after Hurricane Maria.

Kosovo's prime minister, Albin Kurti, seen earlier this month in Pristina, saw his government lose power on a no-confidence vote Wednesday. But he and his ministers are likely to stay in office for a while yet, as the coronavirus crisis unfolds.

Kosovo Is In Turmoil After Coronavirus Controversy Helped Fell Its Government

Prime Minister Albin Kurti lost a no-confidence vote initiated by members of his own coalition Wednesday night. Now, the Balkan country is feeling for a way forward amid a global pandemic.

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