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(NEW YORK) — The storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding from Hurricane Helene have been catastrophic, flooding neighborhoods, stranding residents, destroying homes and toppling trees in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. Dozens have been killed. Helene, which made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region Thursday night as a massive Category […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will both head to the Southeast on Wednesday to survey damage wrought by Hurricane Helene, which so far is confirmed to have killed more than 160 people. The president said Tuesday that the cost of the massive storm could stretch into the billions of dollars.  […]

Destroyed houses and buildings along the Broad River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Oct. 1, 2024 in Bat Cave, North Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — At least 6,300 National Guard troops are racing to get aid to those in need — along with an army of volunteers — in the aftermath […]

Marion County Fire Rescue (NEW YORK) — A dog in Florida has been rescued by a team of firefighters after falling 14 feet into a cave in the middle of a field, authorities said. The incident occurred at approximately 7:05 p.m. Monday when officials from Marion County Fire Rescue in Ocala, Florida, received a call […]

(NEW YORK) — California has become the fourth state to ban legacy admissions in the college application process, a practice that has long been criticized as favoring white or wealthy students based on their familial alumni connections. “In California, everyone should be able to get ahead through merit, skill, and hard work,” Gov. Gavin Newsom […]

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Attorneys for two of the three former Memphis police officers facing charges in the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols rested their cases on Monday. Demetrius Haley’s and Tadarrius Bean’s lawyers said they wouldn’t call any more witnesses to the stand, according to WATN-TV. The two ex-officers did not testify at […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Even as the South continues its recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Helene, another storm system is showing the potential for development in the Gulf of Mexico. Early October is still not far from last month’s peak of the hurricane season. Most of the tropical systems in the Atlantic will […]

(NEW YORK) — The storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding from Hurricane Helene have been catastrophic, flooding neighborhoods, stranding residents, destroying homes and toppling trees in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. Dozens have been killed. Helene, which made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region Thursday night as a massive Category […]

Getty Images – STOCK/kali9 (NEW YORK) — Violent crime decreased by 10.3% in the first six months of 2024, according to newly released preliminary FBI data. From January to June 2024, the Quarterly Uniform Crime Report found that: Murder decreased by 22.7%. Rape decreased by 17.7%. Robbery decreased by 13.6%. Aggravated assault decreased by 8.1%. […]

(NEW YORK) — The storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding from Hurricane Helene have been catastrophic, flooding neighborhoods, stranding residents, destroying homes and toppling trees in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. Dozens have been killed. Helene, which made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region Thursday night as a massive Category […]