Hurricane Melissa continues its destructive path through the Caribbean. The storm is now zeroing in on the central Bahamas, bringing 100-mile-an-hour winds, torrential rain and a life-threatening storm surge. Residents there remain hunkered down as the storm moves north. Previous destruction Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica, leaving at least four people dead and knocking out power […]
Several Maryland-based firms involved in building the new 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom have taken their websites and social media accounts offline. That includes Aceco, the demolition firm whose excavators were seen leveling the East Wing. As CBS News first reported, the firm’s website now reads simply: “This site is under construction.” Yelp even froze reviews after hostile posts targeted […]
It was his Hollywood years, and Robby Starbuck was driving Lamborghinis and directing music videos for Snoop Dogg and the Smashing Pumpkins. But this wouldn’t last forever, so Starbuck switched gears. He soon emerged as a conservative social media influencer, urging corporate America to drop such policies as diversity, equality and inclusion. On Oct. 22, […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military carried out another airstrike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing four people. In a post on X, Hegseth said the boat was operated by a designated terrorist organization and was traveling along “a known narco-trafficking route.” He shared video of the strike, writing […]
A United Airlines flight with more than 200 passengers en route to Rome from Virginia had to turn around near the U.S. coast after a passenger’s laptop fell into the plane’s cargo hold. The incident reportedly delayed the plane’s arrival in Italy by more than four hours. In a statement obtained by The Washington Post, […]
Chipotle Mexican Grill fell short of Wall Street revenue expectations for the third quarter. The company announced it missed its goal by about $30 million as younger customers made fewer visits amid rising costs and slower wage growth. Revenue falls short, but growth continues The fast-casual chain reported $3 billion in third-quarter revenue, compared to […]
President Donald Trump has ordered the Defense Department to immediately resume testing U.S. nuclear weapons for the first time in more than three decades. Nuclear disarmament experts say the order could escalate testing by other nations, particularly China and Russia. In a post to his Truth Social account, Trump announced that the Pentagon would start […]
In this Media Miss Minute, California leaders say they plan to keep next week’s redistricting vote fair by monitoring the monitors. And Amnesty International has accused the U.S. of a war crime. Catch Media Miss Minute every weekday at san.com. Media Miss by the left: California will monitor DOJ election monitors for Nov. 4 special election […]
The unseasonably warm water that helped Hurricane Melissa grow into a Category 5 storm before it made landfall in Jamaica is likely to remain, making historically strong storms like Melissa increasingly frequent, scientists warn. Melissa is the latest example of climate change’s ability to supercharge storms with heat and moisture, producing a record-breaking and powerful […]
When Liz Grimes moved from her home in Greensboro, North Carolina, to Vietnam, she knew she wanted to remain active in her community. And that meant voting. Like millions of other Americans, she had voted via absentee ballot in the past — because she was volunteering or traveling on Election Day, or due to the […]
