Forecasters Say the East Coast Is Going to Have Another Warm Winter Good news if you prefer windbreakers in January — not so much if you’re concerned about the fate of the planet.
Spain Is Dealing With an Unprecedented Political Crisis Madrid prepares to bring Catalonia under its direct control, a move it has never undertaken in the history of its democracy.
Were U.S. Tourists Also Sickened by the Mysterious Attacks in Cuba? One U.S. traveler told the Associated Press that he suffered similar symptoms on a 2014 trip to Havana.
Trump Denies Telling Wife of Slain Soldier ‘He Knew What He Signed Up For’ The president fired back on Twitter Wednesday morning over Representative Frederica Wilson’s claim.
U.S.-Backed Forces Retake Raqqa From ISIS The Syrian city the terror group considered the capital of their so-called caliphate has been liberated.
foreign affairs
Oct. 16, 2017
Iraqi Forces Seize Kurdish-Held City of Kirkuk Tensions had been high since the Kurds voted for independence from Iraq last month.
chelsea bombing
Oct. 16, 2017
Ex-Hurricane Ophelia Still Wallops Ireland The most powerful storm to ever form this far northeast in the Atlantic is now a post-tropical storm that’s packing powerful wind gusts.
natural disasters
Oct. 13, 2017
California Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 31 The Bay Area has recorded some of the worst air-quality levels in history, matching ranges normally seen in Beijing.
State Department Withdraws From U.N. Cultural Group Over ‘Anti-Israel’ Bias But this is not the first time America has left UNESCO, which it helped establish after World War II.
natural disasters
Oct. 11, 2017
What It’s Like to Escape From North Korea Five defectors on growing up under the Kim regime, and what the U.S. gets wrong about Pyongyang.
How Organizations Are Fighting to Bring Relief to Puerto Rico Damaged roads, spotty phone service, supply shortages, and no internet are just some of the challenges.
Is the Nobel Committee Trying to Send Trump a Message? A nuclear-disarmament group, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, is the surprise Peace Prize recipient this year.
What We Know About Las Vegas Gunman Stephen Paddock He planned “extensively,” and may have been targeting different music festivals in Las Vegas and other cities, including Lollapalooza in Chicago.
Tropical Storm Nate Is Expected to Form, Could Threaten Gulf Coast This Weekend A Category 1 storm could make landfall anywhere between Louisiana and western Florida.
Here Are Photos of the Las Vegas Shooter’s Hotel Room and Weapons Cache A Fox affiliate in Boston obtained the exclusive images that appear to show Stephen Paddock’s firearms and ammo.
las vegas shooting
Oct. 3, 2017
Las Vegas Shooter Had 23 Firearms, Some Fitted With Device to Speed Up Fire The investigation uncovered Stephen Paddock’s arsenal of weapons and explosives as the city mourned the biggest mass shooting in American history.
scary things
Oct. 2, 2017
At Least 59 Dead, More Than 500 Hurt in Las Vegas Music Festival Shooting A gunman fired on concertgoers from a high floor of the Mandalay Bay casino, in what is now the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
first person
Sept. 29, 2017
A Hurricane Survivor in Puerto Rico on Growing Threats of Lawlessness and Hunger “I can’t believe there are going to be any normal days soon. We are far from normal.”
Court Overturns Conviction of Former N.Y. Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos The appeals court cited a Supreme Court decision that had also recently led judges to vacate the conviction of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Kills More Than 200 in Mexico At least 44 buildings were destroyed in Mexico City, and rescuers are working frantically to free survivors.
Puerto Rico Braces for ‘Potentially Catastrophic’ Hurricane Maria The Category 5 storm is headed for U.S. territory, with winds of 165 miles per hour. It could be the strongest storm to make landfall in a century.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Still Ignoring Mass Atrocity in Country She Leads Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi seems to be unwilling to discuss her country’s military assault against the Rohingya.
hurricane season
Sept. 18, 2017
Hurricane Maria Intensifies to Category 4 The storm could strengthen even more, and it is aimed straight toward Puerto Rico.
Bus Crash in Queens Kills at Least 3 A collision in a busy Flushing intersection between an MTA bus and charter bus also injured at least 16, some critically.
just asking questions
Sept. 15, 2017
What the Hell Is Happening in Myanmar? The military is conducting a genocidal campaign against an ethnic minority, all under the watch of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
North Korea Reportedly Fires Another Missile Over Japan It comes soon after the United Nations imposed tougher sanctions on North Korea following its nuclear test on September 3.
NYPD Releases First Body-Cam Footage From Deadly Encounter In response to the September 6 fatal shooting of a 31-year-old Bronx man.
parks and recreation
Sept. 14, 2017
That Plan for a Floating Park on the Hudson River? It’s Dead Media mogul Barry Diller has withdrawn his support after years of litigation that tied up Pier55, effectively killing the project.
Vandals Went to Work on the Christopher Columbus Statue in Central Park Red paint on his hands, and graffiti scrawled on the base of the statue.
Scenes From Irma’s Path of Destruction, From the Caribbean to Florida Streets are still under water in parts of Florida, and millions are without power.
A Weakened Irma Still Causes Major Flooding in Southeastern U.S. The U.S. death toll is up to 11, and 6.7 million people have lost power.
Hurricane Irma Takes Aim at Florida Its hurricane-force winds could span the entire state coast-to-coast.
hurricane irma
Sept. 7, 2017
Hurricane Irma Continues Devastating March Across Caribbean The Category 5 storm is moving past the Dominican Republic. Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas are bracing for the hurricane’s next blow.
Category 5 Irma Bears Down on Puerto Rico The storm has killed at least two in the Caribbean so far, and “decimated” the housing stock in Barbuda.
What Can We Expect From Hurricane Irma? A Q&A With a Weatherman The incredibly powerful storm could pummel Florida and the Carolinas, but its path is still uncertain.
The Environmental Fallout of Hurricane Harvey What happens when a dangerous storm hits America’s “Chemical Coast.”
Will Harvey Make Houston’s Boom Go Bust? The storm dealt a severe blow to the backbone of the U.S. oil refining and petrochemical industries, but Houston’s economy may be able to bounce back.
Harvey’s Rains and Flooding Now Threaten East Texas and Southwestern Louisiana The storm will finally begin letting up on the Houston area, but rescue efforts are still underway and tens of thousands are living in shelters.
‘It Took Two Boat Rides’: Texans on Surviving the Storm Local stories from an unprecedented natural disaster in America’s fourth-largest city.
President Trump in Texas As Houston Still Grapples With Devastating Floods Historic rainfall continues to wreak havoc in the Houston area as the death toll rises to 12.
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