• News Wrap: Prosecutors recommend resentencing for Menendez brothers

    News Wrap: Prosecutors recommend resentencing for Menendez brothers

    Oct 24, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    ... says that Hamas militants were hiding inside the school. In the Philippines, at least 24 people have died amid massive flooding and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Trami. It hit the northeastern province of Isabela shortly after midnight local time today. Flash floods drenched towns and villages. Soldiers passed out ...

  • At least 9 dead and others trapped by floods in Philippines

    At least 9 dead and others trapped by floods in Philippines

    Oct 23, 2024 04:29 PM EDT

    MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Torrential rain set off by an approaching tropical storm swamped the eastern Philippines with widespread flooding that killed at least nine people, trapped others on their roofs and sparked frantic appeals for help, officials said Wednesday. The government shut down public schools and government offices — except those ...

  • Cuba fights to recover from nationwide blackout and storm that killed six

    Cuba fights to recover from nationwide blackout and storm that killed six

    Oct 22, 2024 03:31 PM EDT

    HAVANA (AP) — A small town in far eastern Cuba was recovering Tuesday from flooding that killed at least six people after Hurricane Oscar crossed the island's eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain. Cuba's capital was partially illuminated Monday night after a large-scale ...

  • News Wrap: Hurricane Oscar batters Cuba as island deals with electrical grid failure

    News Wrap: Hurricane Oscar batters Cuba as island deals with electrical grid failure

    Oct 21, 2024 10:45 PM EDT

    ... rain fell on Roswell on Saturday, breaking a record setback in 1901. That sent water gushing down streets, trapping vehicles, and leaving entire homes submerged. Tropical storm Oscar battered eastern Cuba today as the entire island deals with an electrical grid failure that has left millions without power. Oscar made ...

  • Milton slams Florida's west coast, but Tampa spared from direct hit

    Milton slams Florida's west coast, but Tampa spared from direct hit

    Oct 10, 2024 05:45 PM EDT

    ... the damage as the day progresses,” DeSantis said. "We’ve got more to do, but we will absolutely get through this.” As dawn broke Thursday, storm-surge warnings were still posted for much of the east-central Florida coast and north into Georgia. Tropical storm warnings were in place along ...

  • Florida braced for brutal impact from Hurricane Milton

    Florida braced for brutal impact from Hurricane Milton

    Oct 09, 2024 10:55 PM EDT

    ... Bay area down to near the Sarasota area and then move quickly across the peninsula. We have already got very heavy rainfall. We have got tropical-storm-force winds moving on shore now. Storm surge is starting to occur. We have had numerous tornadoes across portions of the central and ...

  • St. Petersburg mayor discusses threat of catastrophic and historic storm surge from Milton

    St. Petersburg mayor discusses threat of catastrophic and historic storm surge from Milton

    Oct 09, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    ... Ken Welch: So, we have done active outreach to make sure folks are aware of that issue. And, again, this is a matter of the storm developing so quickly. It was a tropical storm just a few days ago, became a powerful Cat 5 in 24 hours. It takes seven ...

  • When hurricanes hit, flooded industrial sites and chemical releases are a silent, toxic threat

    When hurricanes hit, flooded industrial sites and chemical releases are a silent, toxic threat

    Oct 09, 2024 05:25 PM EDT

    ... Broad River at Asheville, North Carolina, rose about 12 feet in 12 hours during Helene and set a new flood stage record. When hurricanes and tropical storms are headed for the U.S., our interactive maps show where major polluters are located in the storm’s projected cone of impact ...

  • WATCH: White House holds briefing as Hurricane Milton nears landfall

    WATCH: White House holds briefing as Hurricane Milton nears landfall

    Oct 09, 2024 02:01 PM EDT

    ... of two. On Sunday and Monday, there were three hurricanes in October at the same time, which had never happened before, Klotzbach said. In just 46.5 hours, Hurricane Milton went from forming as a tropical storm with 40 mph winds to a top-of-the-charts Category 5 hurricane.

  • Florida braces for possible worst-case scenario with Hurricane Milton

    Florida braces for possible worst-case scenario with Hurricane Milton

    Oct 08, 2024 10:55 PM EDT

    ... for eight to 12 feet of inundation still well, well south of where the center crosses the coast. Geoff Bennett: Help us understand how this storm went from a damaging tropical storm to one of the strongest storms ever in the Atlantic. Michael Brennan: Well, it found those that perfect ...