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More than 75,000 in Central Florida still without power after Hurricane Milton
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tens of thousands of Central Floridians were still waiting to have their power restored Saturday — two days after Hurricane Milton ripped through the region
Local utilities promised most customers would get their lights turned back on this weekend.
PowerOutage.us was reporting at 1:30 p.m. that 77,355 customers of various ...Read more
Milton's deadly jolt in St. Lucie. 'We were prepared for a hurricane, but not a tornado'
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Hours before Hurricane Milton slammed into the Gulf Coast Wednesday evening around Sarasota, Gary Gapkaloff decided to put up his aluminum storm shutters, despite living in Fort Pierce, more than 150 miles away on the opposite coast of Florida.
As he and a neighbor were about to cover one of the windows on his house in the...Read more
Popular vacation spot on Gulf reopens after Milton to residents, but beaches still closed
MIAMI — Holmes Beach, a popular Gulf vacation spot off Bradenton, reopened to residents and business owners Saturday at 8 a.m.
Holmes Beach Police Department said in a post on social media that you must have a reentry tag issued by the city or proof of residency showing you live in Holmes Beach to enter. Police said they are not allowing ...Read more
Zoo Atlanta's giant pandas leave for China
ATLANTA — Zoo Atlanta bid farewell to its four giant pandas who left on a FedEx plane to China Saturday morning.
The pandas’ departure marks the end of a 25-year deal with the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens and Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, where the pandas will begin the next chapter of their lives.
Three Zoo ...Read more
Hurricane Milton's forecast track was stunningly accurate. The next one may not be as exact
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A stunningly precise forecast of Hurricane Milton’s track gave Floridians a strong head start to prepare this past week. It marked the latest instance that a major hurricane has been mapped in precise detail — its path was accurately predicted a whole four days before it made landfall.
Milton’s first cone ...Read more
Florida's hurricane-weary Gulf Coast residents evacuated for Milton. How lives were saved
MIAMI — As Hurricane Milton barreled towards Florida’s Gulf Coast, Primitivo Cesario planned to ride it out with his family in their trailer home in Ruskin, on the eastern shore of Tampa Bay. But he heeded dire warnings from public officials and evacuated to a shelter several miles away, along with everyone else at Fairmont Mobile Estates, ...Read more
Poland will tighten asylum rights to cut illegal migration
Poland plans to temporarily suspend asylum rights as part of a new policy that aims to reduce undocumented migration, said Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Saturday’s announcement comes weeks after Germany extended border checks with its neighbors, and after years of a migration crisis that Poland says has been stirred up Russia and Belarus.
“...Read more
The disturbing video of Sean 'Diddy' Combs attacking Cassie is now at center of his sex abuse case
LOS ANGELES — A disturbing 2016 video that shows Sean "Diddy" Combs assaulting singer Cassie, his former girlfriend, has emerged as a key battleground in his sex abuse case.
Last week, attorneys for the mogul suggested they could seek to have the tape excluded from his upcoming trial. Legal experts have described the video — taken in the ...Read more
How a series of blunders ruined a Latin American socialist success story
For years Bolivia was considered the Latin American socialist country that achieved an elusive combination of economic growth, low inflation and declining poverty.
The political capital of La Paz is a monument to those go-go days. A 19-mile cable car network — the world’s largest — connects the maze of cliffs and canyons that comprises ...Read more
Parents of kids killed by reckless drivers say they support red-light cameras in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Rex Patchett, an eighth grader, was walking home from a friend’s house in March 2022 when he was hit and killed by an out-of-control driver.
In the wake of his 13-year-old son’s death, Jason Patchett sought a way to deter reckless drivers, successfully advocating for a bill, now known as Rex’s Law, that would ensure tougher ...Read more
No charges against Aurora police officer who fatally shot Kilyn Lewis, DA says
DENVER — Aurora Police Department SWAT Officer Michael Dieck will not face criminal charges in the death of 37-year-old Kilyn Lewis, who Dieck fatally shot outside an apartment complex in May while trying to arrest him on suspicion of attempted murder.
Arapahoe County District Attorney John Kellner found Dieck “reasonably believed there was...Read more
Renewed Venezuelan exodus pushes Darien Gap crossings up 51%
The number of migrants coming through the Darien Gap increased by 51% in September as more Venezuelans crossed the treacherous jungle following Nicolas Maduro’s disputed reelection.
Repression in the wake of Venezuela’s July election has led to an increase in out-migration, according to a report by Refugees International published on Friday...Read more
CDC probes if bird flu mutations impact vaccine stockpile
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating whether the U.S. stockpile of bird flu vaccines is still well matched to the virus after discovering recent mutations.
The CDC said Friday it identified genetic changes present in the virus, known commonly as H5N1, after sequencing samples from three people with the infection in ...Read more
South Carolina man who led mob in Jan. 6 Capitol riot and shouted 'Where you at, Nancy' pleads guilty
A 41-year-old South Carolina man who led rioters in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach and shouted “Where you at, Nancy?” has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of obstructing law enforcement during the riot.
William “Robbie” Norwood III, of Greer, pleaded guilty on Thursday before U.S. Judge Carl Nichols in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C...Read more
Donald Trump rails against migrants at Aurora rally, vowing to 'hunt down' gang members
AURORA, Colo. — Addressing thousands of supporters in a cavernous Aurora ballroom, former President Donald Trump on Friday described the migrant challenges faced by his host city in near-apocalyptic terms.
His solutions to what he portrayed as lawlessness amid a national crime wave by undocumented immigrants — by exaggerating the “limited...Read more
Thousands of Central Floridians expected to get power back this weekend
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tens of thousands of Central Floridians were still waiting to have their power restored on Friday, a day after Hurricane Milton ripped through the region, but local utilities promised most customers would get their lights turned back on this weekend.
One of the area’s largest providers, the Orlando Utilities Commission, said...Read more
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'60 Minutes' under attack for Kamala Harris video editing
The alleged favorable editing of VP Kamala Harris by “60 Minutes” is coming under attack with the election less than a month away.
The New York Post is reporting today the Democratic presidential candidate’s answer to a question from “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker ...Read more
Hurricane Milton evacuees return to barrier islands to pick up pieces
SARASOTA, Fla. — Less than 48 hours after Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, many residents were returning to the barrier islands off Sarasota for the first time since evacuating earlier in the week.
Late Friday morning, cars flowed freely over the John Ringling Causeway leading from Sarasota onto St. Armands Key, a few hours ...Read more
Florida ape sanctuary where Michael Jackson's chimpanzee lives was damaged during Hurricane Milton
MIAMI — Humans were not the only primates affected by Hurricane Milton. The Center for Great Apes in Wauchula suffered significant damage even though its residents are safe.
The Center for Great Apes is home to Bubbles, Michael Jackson’s former chimpanzee. It also hosts five orangutans who used to live on Jungle Island. In 2021, the Watson ...Read more
After week of sluggish questioning, 11 jurors now seated in former Illinois Speaker Madigan's historic corruption trial
CHICAGO — Three more jurors were selected Friday to hear the landmark corruption case against former House Speaker Michael Madigan, but the frustratingly slow pace of jury selection has all but guaranteed that opening statements in the case will not come next week.
Chosen Friday were three women: one who lives in the Mount Greenwood ...Read more
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- How a series of blunders ruined a Latin American socialist success story
- South Carolina man who led mob in Jan. 6 Capitol riot and shouted 'Where you at, Nancy' pleads guilty
- Parents of kids killed by reckless drivers say they support red-light cameras in Las Vegas
- No charges against Aurora police officer who fatally shot Kilyn Lewis, DA says
- Renewed Venezuelan exodus pushes Darien Gap crossings up 51%