NOAA (TALLAHASSEE, FL) — Hurricane Milton, which re-strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane Tuesday afternoon, is taking aim at Florida’s west coast. Landfall is expected late Wednesday night as a Category 3 hurricane. Milton is closing in as Floridians are still recovering from the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene. Tampa […]
Jesus Olarte/Anadolu via Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — As Danny Pownall looked through the piles of debris on the street in front of one of his rental properties in Redington Shores, Florida, he pointed out suitcases, beds and even a workout ball. “Their lives just got flipped upside down, literally, […]
Miguel Sotomayor/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A first-of-its-kind survey has found that 3.3% of U.S. high school students identified as transgender in 2023, with another 2.2% identified as questioning. The first nationally representative survey from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also highlights the multiple health disparities faced by […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — It has been more than 100 years since Florida’s Tampa Bay area – a region especially vulnerable to storm surge and flooding – faced a direct hit by a hurricane. But Hurricane Milton is now heading straight for Florida’s Gulf Coast, with landfall and […]
Jason Marz/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Andrew Lester, the man charged in the April 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl after the teenager mistakenly went to the wrong house, got a new trial date on Tuesday, pending the outcome of a mental health evaluation, ABC’s Kansas City affiliate KMBC reported. […]
seng kui Lim / 500px /Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mohamed Bahi, who resigned Monday from his job in Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, was arrested Tuesday for obstructing the investigation into the mayor and his campaign. Bahi, 40, is charged with witness tampering and destroying evidence. Bahi had served as […]
Alex Kent/Getty Images Mohamed Bahi, who resigned Monday from his job in the Adams administration, was arrested Tuesday for obstructing the investigation into the mayor and his campaign. Bahi is charged with witness tampering and destroying evidence. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © […]
Morton Plant North Bay Hospital/Google Maps Street View (NEW YORK) — Dozens of health care facilities in Florida are suspending services and/or preparing to evacuate as Hurricane Milton approaches. On Sunday, Pinellas County – located on the west central Florida coast and including Clearwater and St. Petersburg – issued mandatory […]
NOAA (TALLAHASSEE, FL) — Hurricane Milton strengthened to a Category 4 storm Monday morning as it takes aim at Florida’s west coast. Landfall is expected as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. Milton is closing in as Floridians are still recovering from the devastation unleashed by […]
Karine Aigner for the Washington Post Magazine (NEW YORK) — Meeting an exotic animal at a public attraction can fill us with wonder, but critics say that this can also be dangerous. Dana Garber said she had just such an encounter at the Endangered Ark Foundation in Hugo, Oklahoma, in […]
