Gov. Roy Cooper says death toll of 11 in North Carolina is expected to rise from Hurricane Helene
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper says death toll of 11 in North Carolina is expected to rise from Hurricane Helene.
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BuzzFeedThis Tweet From A Meteorologist About Hurricane Milton Is Scaring The Crap Out Of Everyone
"Meteorologists are running out of adjectives to describe how powerful Hurricane Milton is getting."
- The Weather Network
Florida in the thick of it as dangerous Hurricane Milton makes landfall
Hurricane Milton begun to unleash some rainfall, tornado, wind and storm surge impacts on Florida, with it just making landfall as a major Category 3 storm on Wednesday evening
- The Daily Beast
Opinion: MAGA Shrugs Off Their Role in Making Hurricane Milton Worse
MAGA took no responsibility for the mega size of Hurricane Milton and the damage it threatens to inflict on Florida—but maybe it should have.The historical storm was supercharged by record water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico, a phenomenon worsened by the climate change that Donald Trump and his acolytes are determined to do nothing about.In fact, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis went so far as to sign legislation in May that excises any reference to climate change from state law.Read more at The D
- Miami Herald
Wednesday, Oct 9 update from the National Hurricane Center: Latest on Category 4 Hurricane Milton
Here’s the latest on Category 4 Hurricane Milton
- The Weather Network
Will winter redeem its reputation? A sneak peek at winter 2024-25
After a historically mild winter last year, here's what we can potentially expect for this upcoming winter season in Canada
- The Weather Network
Hurricane remnants can bring dangerous weather deep into Canada
Tropical systems aren’t just a hazard along the coast
- The Canadian Press
Water gushes through palm trees and sand dunes after rare rain in the Sahara Desert
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its most drought-stricken regions with more water than many had seen in decades.
- People
Police Clearing Homeless Encampment Find Suitcase with Body of Woman Missing for a Year
Shannon Reeder, 37, was last seen in November 2023, per police
- Canadian Press Videos
Clearwater couple say they will 'wait it out' in their home as Milton nears
Debi and Trevor Jones of Clearwater prepared their boat in Treasure Island, Florida as Hurricane Milton remained a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on the populous Tampa Bay region. (AP video: Mike Stewart)
- CNN
The challenges Floridians are facing while trying to evacuate
As Floridians make plans to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton, they’re facing clogged highways, gas shortages and empty grocery shelves.
- BBC
Nigeria town celebrates after hunting down ‘killer hippo’
People in Yauri town say they can now go to their farms or out on to the river to fish without fear.
- People
A Former La. Mayor Was Killed Alongside Daughter. A Secret Video Shows Him Admitting He Sexually Abused Her (Exclusive)
Joe Cornelius Sr. was a beloved figure in Minden, La. His own daughter, Keisha Miles, and her children knew a different man behind closed doors
- CBC
5 teen boys sought in sexual assault of girl near Canada's Wonderland
Investigators in York Region are looking for five teen boys who are suspected of sexually assaulting a girl in Vaughan.Officers were called to the area of Norwood Avenue and Jane Street, near Canada's Wonderland theme park, around 1 a.m. Sunday for a report of a sexual assault, York police said in a news release Tuesday.Police say a female youth was approached by a group of "at least" five teenage boys she didn't know at that time.The boys brought the victim to another location where they allege
- CBC
GTA woman arrested for fraud has history of fraud charges, court records show
A woman arrested as a result of a Toronto police fraud investigation has a lengthy history of fraud charges in Canada and the United States, CBC Toronto has learned.Toronto police said in a news release last month that the force had arrested Jodi-Ann Bonnick, a 33-year-old from Kleinburg, Ont., and charged her with more than two dozen criminal offences, including making false statements to procure money, fraud over $5,000 and possession of proceeds obtained by crime.Toronto police had previously
- People
Fugitive Father Missing with His 3 Kids Since 2021 Filmed Hiking in Remote New Zealand Wilderness: Reports
Tom Phillips was seen with his children on Monday, Oct. 7, according to the New Zealand Police
- People
Girl, 5 Months Old, Was Killed During 'Horrific Weekend' of Abuse, and Parents Waited 4 Days to Get Help: Sheriff
A baby girl identified only as Ja'nae was brain dead when she arrived at a Texas hospital on Sept. 29, authorities said
- People
Boy Called Police Saying Little Brother Had Been Dead in Home for a Year. Now, His Mother Is Going to Prison
Gloria Williams pleaded guilty last week to two charges connected with her son's murder
- The Canadian Press
A retired Houston officer gets 60 years in a couple's drug raid deaths that revealed corruption
HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder of a married couple during a drug raid that revealed systemic corruption in the department’s narcotics unit and prompted criticism of the law enforcement agency and its tactics.
- Bradenton Herald
Helene, now Milton delivering devastating storm surge. Will Florida ever build for it?
The power of surge: ‘It will destroy you. It will break the piles, the columns that the house was built on.’
- People
Husband Accused of Strangling Jessica Barnes Had Secret Child, Sexual Relationships with Couple’s Roommates: Police
Jessica Barnes' remains were found last month, and subsequently, her husband Brandon Barnes and their roommates Kendall Mims and Victoria Tippett were arrested