5 major headlines to start the week

Before you begin your week have a look back at the top stories of the weekend.

September 16, 2018, 5:52 PM

Florence took aim at the Carolinas, causing "historic and unprecedented" flooding.

The woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of trying to rape her in high school identified herself in a Washington Post article.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been charged with killing four women along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The strongest storm recorded on earth this year hit the Philippines and is heading toward China.

And a man is dead after a shark attack off the coast of Cape Cod.

Before you begin your week, have a look back at some of the top stories of the weekend.

PHOTO: A member of the US Coast Guard walks down Mill Creek Road checking houses after tropical storm Florence hit Newport N.C., Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018.
A member of the US Coast Guard walks down Mill Creek Road checking houses after tropical storm Florence hit Newport N.C., Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. A day after blowing ashore with 90 mph winds, Florence practically parked itself over land all day long and poured on the rain.
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Florence weakened into a tropical depression, but caused intense rain and flooding in North and South Carolina

The storm has been blamed for over a dozen deaths as of Sunday evening, and hundreds have been rescued.

Law enforcement officers gather near the scene where the body of a woman was found near Interstate 35 north of Laredo, Texas on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018.
AP

Woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of assault says she feared he 'might inadvertently kill me': Report

Christine Blasey Ford alleges that Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed and covered her mouth when she tried to scream. Kavanaugh has denied the allegation.

Rescue workers clear a road of debris and toppled electric posts caused by strong winds due to super Typhoon Mangkhut as they try to reach Baggao town, north of Manila, Philippines, Sept. 15, 2018.
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A border patrol agent has been charged with killing 4 women in southern Texas

Juan David Ortiz was arrested on Saturday after attempting to abduct a fifth woman.

PHOTO: Two people look out at the shore after a reported shark attack at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass., Sept. 15, 2018.
Two people look out at the shore after a reported shark attack at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass., Sept. 15, 2018. A man boogie boarding off the Cape Cod beach was attacked by a shark on Saturday and died later at a hospital, becoming the state's first shark attack fatality in more than 80 years.
Susan Haigh/AP

Typhoon Mangkhut made landfall in the Philippines on Saturday

Authorities say that dozens are dead, mostly because of landslides.

A man was bitten by what is 'believed to be shark' on Saturday off the coast of Wellfleet, Massachusetts

Arthur Medici, 26, who was taken off the beach in a stretcher, later died at a hospital.