Forecasters warned of a possible 8- to 12-foot storm surge in Tampa Bay and said flooding could result from 5 to 10 inches of rain in mainland Florida and the Keys.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inHealth
Supreme Court lets decision stand barring emergency abortions in Texas
The Biden administration asked the justices to throw out a lower court order, arguing that hospitals have to perform abortions in emergency situations under federal law.
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Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Patriots captain Jabrill Peppers arrested on assault, strangulation, drug charges
Peppers is accused of attacking a girlfriend and possession of a Class “B” substance.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Robust hiring adds 254,000 jobs, unemployment dips to 4.1%
Last month’s gain was far more than economists had expected, and it was up sharply from the 159,000 jobs that were added in August.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss
Mike Pence is no longer standing beside Donald Trump and has refused to endorse the Republican nominee’s bid to return to the White House.
Posted inNation & World
Prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers’ murder conviction
The brothers have said they killed their parents out of self-defense after enduring a lifetime of physical, emotional and sexual abuse from them.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Garth Brooks accused of rape in lawsuit from hair-and-makeup artist
The country music icon has forcefully denied the allegations.
Posted inNation & World
As search for Helene’s victims drags on, sheriff says rescuers ‘will not rest’
Roughly half the victims were in North Carolina, while dozens more were killed in South Carolina and Georgia.
Posted inNation & World
Israel extends evacuation warnings in Lebanon, signaling a wider offensive
Israelis strikes in Lebanon have killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and several of his top commanders. Hundreds more airstrikes across large parts of Lebanon since mid-September have killed more than 1,000 people.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labor
The new approach marked a shift in the U.S. trade relationship with China to increasingly take into account national security and human rights.