Hurricane Ophelia pummels North Carolina coast

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Ophelia pummeled the North Carolina coast with heavy rains and gusting winds on Wednesday in a slow-moving assault that was expected to last for two days and trigger dangerous flooding.
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