For what seemed like an eternity, Megan Drye, her son and her parents clung to the roof of their family home as the rains driven by Hurricane Helene pelted Asheville and the floodwaters around them rose higher and higher. Then, suddenly, the house collapsed, tossing them all into the muddy, unrelenting water. Drye was the … Read more
They went to Disney World for theme park rides and photo ops with Mickey Mouse. Now they’re adding an unexpected adventure to their Disney vacations: Hunkering down at the resort to ride out a ferocious hurricane that is headed toward Florida. In the past few days, Hurricane Milton has morphed from a pesky storm system … Read more
Pop star Taylor Swift, the girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, is attending her first Chiefs game since Week 2 on Monday night. Swift was spotted entering Kansas City’s stadium leading up to the team’s matchup with the New Orleans Saints. Swift, 34, has been in a relationship with Kelce — who … Read more
The Tampa Bay region is facing its second major hurricane in as many weeks after Helene brought widespread flooding to the region before making landfall along the Big Bend coast Sept. 26. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said city workers were part of an “all-hands” deployment working to clear city streets and waterways of debris that … Read more
The Summary A group of young evangelical Christians plans to campaign at religious colleges to persuade students to consider climate change at the ballot box. It’s part of a small movement within the evangelical community to link Christian values with climate action. The efforts come as Donald Trump continues to court evangelical voters while calling … Read more
The sole lesbian bar in Colorado, Blush & Blu, hosted its final party on Saturday night after announcing it would close its doors. In a farewell note posted on Sept. 28, owner Jody Bouffard thanked “every promoter, performer, DJ, drag queen, drag king, comedian, poet, and artist” who contributed at Blush & Blu, calling them the … Read more
Blood pressure readings may not be accurate unless a person’s arm is positioned correctly, a new study suggests. A comparison of blood pressure readings taken while people held their arms three different ways — leaning on a surface, resting on the lap or hanging by the side of the body — showed certain positions could lead … Read more
New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers assaulted his girlfriend after becoming enraged after someone called her cell phone, authorities said Monday. Braintree Police Department said they responded to a disturbance at a residential address at 4:15 am on Saturday after a caller stated that her boyfriend, later identified as Peppers, “hit her, choked her, took … Read more
Share Hurricane Milton ‘explosively intensifies’ with winds of 175 mph Hurricane Milton has “explosively” intensified, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, according the latest bulletin from the National Hurricane Center. The agency said Milton is now a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, which ranks hurricanes from 1 to … Read more
SEA ISLAND, Ga. — The director of the National Security Agency said Sunday that a Chinese hack of three major telecommunications firms is under investigation but that it remains “premature” to discuss the case. Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh said his command would work closely with other government agencies and private companies “to really understand … Read more