FEMA chief won’t lose job — The head of the federal disaster response agency used government vehicles without proper authorization, but will not lose his job over it, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Friday. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator William “Brock” Long had been under investigation by the Homeland Security Department’s watchdog over possibly misusing government vehicles to travel to his home in Hickory, North Carolina. Word leaked of the investigation just as Hurricane Florence was poised to make landfall earlier this month. Nielsen said in a statement Friday that there had been a longstanding practice to transport FEMA administrators in government vehicles to ensure they could remain connected during a crisis. Despite this practice, use of government vehicles for home-to-work travel was not officially authorized, and that practice was eliminated in April.

Florence’s floodwaters rising in Carolinas — With muddy river water still washing over entire communities on Friday, eight days after Hurricane Florence slammed into land with nearly 3 feet of rain, new evacuation orders forced residents to flee to higher ground amid a sprawling disaster that’s beginning to feel like it will never end. At least 43 people have died, included an elderly man whose body was found in a submerged pickup truck in South Carolina, and hundreds were forced from their homes as rivers kept swelling higher. Leaders in the Carolinas warned residents not to get complacent, warning additional horrors lie ahead before things get much better. “Although the winds are gone and the rain is not falling, the water is still there and the worst is still to come,” said South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. Speaking in Las Vegas, President Donald Trump said South Carolina is in for a “tough one” as flood waters keep rising.

Sheriff: Shooter had mental illness — The woman who killed three people and wounded others before shooting herself to death at a Maryland drugstore warehouse had been diagnosed with a mental illness and used a legally purchased gun in the rampage, a law enforcement official said Friday. Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler told news reporters Friday the suspect, 26-year-old Snochia Moseley of Baltimore County, had been diagnosed with a mental illness in 2016. “That’s as far as I’ll go with it,” he said, declining to give any more details about the illness. He said Moseley had become increasingly agitated in recent weeks, and relatives had been concerned for her well-being. Gahler said she used a handgun that she legally purchased in March to fire a total of 13 rounds Thursday morning and died after shooting herself in the head. Gahler identified the three people Moseley fatally shot as Sunday Aguda, a 45-year-old man from Baltimore County; Hayleen Reyes, a 41-year-old woman from Baltimore; and Brindra Giri, a 41-year-old woman from Baltimore County.

Army misses 2018 recruiting goal — For the first time since 2005, the U.S. Army missed its recruiting goal this year, falling short by about 6,500 soldiers, despite pouring an extra $200 million into bonuses and approving some additional waivers for bad conduct or health issues. Army leaders said they signed up about 70,000 new active duty recruits in the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30 — well below the 76,500 they needed. The Army National Guard and Army Reserves fell far short of their goals, by more than 12,000 and 5,000 respectively. The Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps met their recruiting goals for 2018. The Army’s shortfall, said Maj. Gen. Joe Calloway, was fueled by the strong American economy and increased competition from private sector employers who can pay more. The failure has triggered an overhaul in Army recruiting, including an increase in recruiters, expanded marketing and a new effort to reach out to young, potential recruits through popular online gaming.

3D printed gun proponent arrested — Cody Wilson, a leading proponent of 3D printed guns, has been arrested in Taiwan after being charged in Texas with sexually assaulting a 16-year old girl there, Taiwanese officials said Friday. U.S. Marshals will return Wilson to local authorities after he returns to the United States, the Austin Police Department said Friday. He had not been charged when he went to Taiwan, so he is not considered to have fled the country. Wilson, a self-described crypto-anarchist, could be blocked from owning a firearm for life if convicted, legal experts said. He faces a sentence of up to 20 years.

Tanzanian ferry capsizes — The death toll from the capsizing of a Tanzanian ferry on Lake Victoria had climbed to at least 131 people and could rise further, officials said Friday. Exactly how many people were onboard the ferry remains unclear. Some estimates put the number of passengers on the boat when it overturned Thursday at more than 300, according to Reuters. Officials say the ferry appears to have been overloaded; one official said the ferry’s capacity was 100 passengers.

Fugitive arrested — A Pennsylvania man who threatened to “put a bullet” in President Donald Trump’s head and then evaded the police for three months was arrested Friday in Ohio, authorities said. Shawn Richard Christy, 26, was captured in Mifflin Township, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Christy had evaded authorities by stealing supplies and living in wooded areas. The manhunt intensified this week after authorities found a truck they believed Christy had stolen, in Mansfield, Ohio. On June 19, a federal warrant was issued for Christy’s arrest after he wrote a Facebook post threatening Trump.