What makes Idalia so potent? It’s feeding on intensely warm water that acts like...
Feeding on some of the hottest water on the planet, Hurricane Idalia is expected to rapidly strengthen as it bears down on Florida and...
Hurricane Idalia menaces Florida’s Big Bend, the ‘Nature Coast’ far from tourist attractions
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state. It's not Disney World, it’s not...
Alabama describes proposed nitrogen gas execution; seeks to become first state to carry it...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's proposed procedures to carry out executions with nitrogen gas include fitting a mask over the inmate's face and replacing...
Louisiana plagued by unprecedented wildfires, as largest active blaze grows
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — One of the largest wildfires in Louisiana history continues to burn through land and threaten rural communities, which are...
A new Titanic expedition is planned. The US is fighting it, says wreck is...
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. government is trying to stop a planned expedition to recover items of historical interest from the sunken Titanic,...
Four people found dead in apparent murder-suicide at home in north Texas city of...
ALLEN, Texas (AP) — Police in the north Texas city of Allen found four people dead Monday in what investigators say was an apparent...
Supermoon could team up with Hurricane Idalia to raise tides higher just as the...
A rare blue supermoon could raise tides above normal just as Hurricane Idalia takes aim at Florida’s west coast, exacerbating flooding from the storm.The...
What does Florida’s red flag law say, and could it have thwarted the Jacksonville...
CHICAGO (AP) — Police in Florida took a 15-year-old into custody six years ago for threatening to take his own life, though he was...
U.S. to send $250 million in weapons to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will send an additional $250 million in weapons and ammunition to Ukraine as part of...
After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens clean water protections
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration weakened regulations protecting millions of acres of wetlands Tuesday, saying it had no choice after the Supreme Court...