Tropical Storm Helene forms in Caribbean, Tropical Storm John weakens
Two major weather systems are bringing heavy rain, high winds and more to Mexico’s southern Pacific coast on one side and the Caribbean on the
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Motel 6 sold to Indian hotel operator for $525 million
The budget motel chain Motel 6 is being acquired by the parent company of Oyo, a hotel operator based in India. The New York-based investment
Southeast US prepares for a major hurricane heavy rains pelt the Cayman Islands
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, 10:30 am central time: Updated to reflect current weather conditions. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Heavy rains and big waves
Fatality shuts down I-10 near Phoenix for eight hours
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Departement of Transportation officials say a portion of Interstate 10 near Phoenix was shut down after a vehicle crash. A motorcyclist
Trump says, if he loses, 2024 run will be his last
Former President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he doesn’t “think” he’d run again for president in 2028 if he falls short in his bid to return
Human remains in Kentucky positively identified as the Kentucky highway shooter
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Human remains found Sept. 18 in Kentucky were positively identified as the man who shot 12 vehicles and wounded five people on Interstate
FBI agents have boarded vessel managed by company whose other cargo ship collapsed Baltimore bridge
BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, the
Seeking to counter China, US awards $3 billion for EV battery production in 14 states
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is awarding over $3 billion to U.S. companies to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and other materials used for
Road work inspector who leaped to safety during Baltimore bridge collapse to file claim
BALTIMORE — It was just another overnight shift for Damon Davis, a road construction inspector who was supervising repairs on Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge
Highway crash injures 8 Southern California firefighters
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Eight firefighters were injured Thursday, Sept. 19, in a severe highway crash involving a fire truck in Southern California, authorities said.
Officials identify 2 men killed in Idaho gas station explosion
BOISE, Idaho — Authorities have identified two people killed when a gas station exploded and started a fire in a remote Idaho town last week.
Family of Black trucker found dead with a rope around neck demands answers; sheriff says no foul play detected
HENDERSON, N.C. — The family of a Black man found dead in North Carolina with a rope around his neck under a tree is demanding
Search for suspect in Kentucky highway shooting ends with discovery of body believed to be his
FRANKFORT, Ky.  — A body found in rural southeastern Kentucky is believed to be the man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on an
Federal Reserve cuts key rate by sizable half-point for the first time in 4 years, signaling end to its inflation fight
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years
Justice Department sues over Baltimore bridge collapse, seeks $100M in cleanup costs
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday, Sept. 18, sued the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse,
Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay
Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1,
North Carolina’s coast has been deluged by the fifth historic flood in 25 years
Parts of southeastern North Carolina were still underwater Tuesday after a storm that wasn’t quite organized enough to get a name dropped historic amounts of
Michigan trooper to be taken off life support after accident during semi truck traffic stop
LINCOLN PARK, Mich. — A Michigan State Police officer will be taken off life support after his vehicle was rear-ended last week while parked along
Drivers should prepare for wind, heavy rain, possible flooding along coast of the Carolinas
MIAMI — Tropical storm conditions were expected along a stretch of the southeastern U.S. coast with a system bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and potential
No ‘Friday Night Lights’: High school football games canceled in some towns near Kentucky interstate shooting
As authorities keep searching for a highway shooter in Kentucky, a Friday night tradition of football, pep bands and cheering fans has been sidelined for some towns.