Mass Evacuations Clog Highways in Florida Ahead of Milton
Officials said the evacuation was likely the biggest the state has seen since Hurricane Irma in 2017, and warned residents to leave early to avoid heavy traffic.
Richard Glossip, Death Row Inmate in Oklahoma, Has Unusual Ally: State’s Attorney General
Both sides told the Supreme Court that long-suppressed evidence about the state’s star witness undermined the case against the inmate, Richard Glossip.
Huge tailbacks as Florida braces for Hurricane Milton
Huge lines of traffic can be seen in Tampa, Florida, as residents try to flee ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. Elsewhere people have been boarding up homes and…
A Florida Poll That Should Change the Way You Look at the Election
A big Trump lead in the state paradoxically adds to evidence of a smaller Electoral College edge for him. And a choice by pollsters may cause them to miss state…
Poll Finds Harris Rising, and Florida Braces for Hurricane Milton
Plus, have we reached peak human life span?
FEMA Faces Severe Staffing Shortage As Hurricane Milton Approaches Florida
Fewer than 10 percent of the agency’s disaster workers are available to respond to Hurricane Milton and other calamities.
Hera to Launch in Florida on SpaceX Rocket: How to Watch
The Hera spacecraft, expected to take flight Monday morning, is part of a broader effort to bolster humanity’s planetary defense readiness.
Trump’s Plans Could Increase U.S. Debt While Raising Costs for Most Americans
A new analysis estimates that the former president’s proposals could grow deficits by as much as $15 trillion over a decade.
Hurricane Milton threatens more devastation in Florida after Helene
Floridians have been told to prepare for the US state’s largest evacuation effort for years as a new hurricane heads for the Gulf Coast, which is still reeling from another…
At a Tennessee Plastics Plant, Sorrow and Uncertainty in Helene’s Wake
More than a week after workers fled flooding outside their factory, much remains unclear, including how many died.