An Air Seychelles plane carrying Israelis has returned to Tel Aviv after making an emergency stop in Saudi Arabia due to an electrical malfunction.
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‘Kind of used to it:’ Not everyone chooses to flee possible monster Hurricane Idalia
Residents are preparing for Hurricane Idalia’s landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday as authorities urge vulnerable communities to leave.
Texas drought exposes resting place of five sunken World War I ships in Neches River
A man who grew up on the Neches River was searching the low water near Beaumont when he found five sunken ships.
Could Hurricane Idalia make a return trip to Florida? Another storm did.
Hurricane Idalia’s future is uncertain once it returns to open ocean. But could it make a return to trip to Florida? Forecasters say that’s unlikely.
Hurricane Idalia’s storm surge risk threatens Florida
Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas have been ordered to pack up and leave as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. (Aug. 29)
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‘Heinous’: 10 arrested in NY homeless man’s kidnapping, death, police say
State police announced the arrest of 10 people on Monday in connection to the May kidnapping and slaying of Ithaca local Thomas P. Rath.
Florida residents prepare for potential storm surge from Hurricane Idalia
Hurricane Idalia threatens to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast sometime Wednesday as a major hurricane.
Hollywood writers strike impact reaches all the way to Nashville’s storied music scene
Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes are being felt as far away as Nashville as songwriters see a dip in opportunities with many productions halted.
Florida island evacuates ahead of Hurricane Idalia
Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave. (Aug. 29) (AP video by Daniel Kozin)
Uganda charges man with ‘aggravated homosexuality’ punishable by death penalty under new law
A 20-year-old Ugandan defendant was charged after he allegedly “performed unlawful sexual intercourse” with a 41-year-old man, reports say.