Ian became a tropical storm Friday. Forecasters say it may strengthen into a hurricane with the potential to hit Florida in coming days.
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‘I’m seeing homes in the ocean’: Fiona makes devastating landfall in Atlantic Canada
Fiona, now a post-tropical cyclone, made landfall in Atlantic Canada early Saturday with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain.
Hurricane Fiona hurtles through Bermuda; Atlantic Canada braces for ‘historic storm’
The Canadian Hurricane Centre called Hurricane Fiona a “historic storm for eastern Canada” and a “potential landmark weather event.”
Hurricane Fiona kicks up massive waves of about 50 feet as Bermuda, Canada brace for impacts
President Joe Biden on Thursday said he is committing the full force of the federal government to help Puerto Rico recover from Fiona.
At least 8 hospitalized after Chicago apartment building explosion
Images and a video posted on social media by the Chicago Fire Department show extensive damage to the top floor of a four-story building.
‘Angry sea’: Huge storm floods roads, homes in Alaska as governor declares disaster
On Saturday, photos showed Alaska roads covered with floodwater and the tide reaching homes.
9 people shot, 2 fatally, at Chicago’s Washington Park after ‘personal altercation’
Investigators determined the shooting was the result of “some type of personal altercation between two groups,” Deputy Chief Fred Melean said.
Man charged with murder after 2 Georgia deputies fatally shot while serving arrest warrant
Deputies Marshall Ervin Jr. and Jonathan Koleski were attempting to serve a warrant at a residence when they were attacked, authorities say.
California avoids rolling blackouts amid record-breaking heat wave; State issues another ‘flex alert’
As a historic heat wave hits the West, shattering records and straining California’s electricity grid, thousands were left without power Wednesday.
Report finds decades-old plaque with image of Ku Klux Klan member at West Point
The report includes an image of the plaque, which depicts a hooded figure holding what appears to be a rifle with the words “Ku Klux Klan” underneath.