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Tampa Bay hasn’t been hit directly by a major hurricane since 1921. Milton may be the one
Hurricane Milton remains a ferocious storm that could land a rare direct hit on the populous Tampa Bay region with towering storm surges and turn debris from Helene’s recent devastation into projectiles More »
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An unusual hurricane season goes from ultra quiet to record busy and spawns Helene and Milton
Explosively intensifying Hurricane Milton is the latest freaky system to come out of what veteran hurricane scientists call the weirdest storm season of their lives More »
Hezbollah leader says more Israelis will be displaced as the militants extend their rocket fire
Hezbollah's acting leader says that even more Israelis will be displaced as the militant group extends its rocket fire deeper into Israel More »
Israel's strikes are shifting the power balance in the Middle East, with US support
Israeli military strikes are targeting Iran’s armed proxies across a nearly 2,000-mile stretch of the Middle East and are threatening Iran itself More »
What polling shows about Black voters' views of Harris and Trump
Black registered voters have an overwhelmingly positive view of Vice President Kamala Harris More »
Biden sets a 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer
A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safe for all Americans More »
A former aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams is charged with destroying evidence as top deputy quits
A former New York City official was charged Tuesday with witness tampering and destroying evidence as a federal investigation led to Mayor Eric Adams’ bribery indictment More »
Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics
Two pioneers of artificial intelligence have won the Nobel Prize in physics More »
Jets fire coach Robert Saleh after a 2-3 start to the season, AP source says
A person familiar with the decision says the New York Jets have fired coach Robert Saleh after the team’s 2-3 start in his fourth season More »
States sue TikTok, claiming its platform is addictive and harms the mental health of children
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the popular short-form video app is harming youth mental health by designing its platform to be addictive to kids More »
