North Carolina Governor Pledges Aid to Flooded Historic Town

In North Carolina, where flooding along rivers has eased enough for some residents to start returning to their homes, the governor has pledged help rebuild one of the hard-hit historic towns.   Governor Pat McCrory on Thursday made an aerial tour of Princeville, one of the country's oldest towns charted by African-Americans.   The town, overrun by floodwaters created by Hurricane Matthew, was also inundated in 1999 during Hurricane Floyd.   The governor said National...

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