MIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Milton is intensifying and will likely be a major hurricane before it slams into the storm-ravaged Florida coast, most likely on Wednesday. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in 51 counties, many of which are still recovering from Hurricane Helene. The state’s…… MORE
Israel Expands Its Bombardment in Lebanon as Thousands Flee Widening War
MASNAA BORDER CROSSING, Lebanon (AP) — Israel is expanding its bombardment of the Hezbollah and Hamas militant groups in Lebanon, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with a dozen airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time. Hamas says two members of its military wing there have been killed. Thousands…… MORE
The North Texas GM Assembly Plant Has Temporarily Halted Production.
(WBAP/KLIF) – Last Thursday and Friday, General Motors canceled all shifts at its Arlington plant because of supply chain issues caused by Hurricane Helene. The Arlington plant builds Chevy Tahoes and Suburbans, G-M-C Yukons, and Cadillac Escalades. Officials with G-M stated that they hope to resume production as soon as possible. The automaker also halted…… MORE
Trump Returns to Pennsylvania for a Rally at the Site of Assassination Attempt
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump is setting aside what are now near-constant worries for his physical safety in order to fulfill what he says is “an obligation.” The Republican presidential nominee plans to return Saturday to the site where a gunman tried to assassinate him in July. Trump is scheduled to be joined by…… MORE
The Supreme Court Opens Its New Term With Election Disputes in the Air but Not Yet on the Docket
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transgender rights, the regulation of “ghost guns” and the death penalty highlight the Supreme Court’s election-season term that begins Monday. And there’s the prospect of the court’s intervention in voting disputes lurking in the background. The justices are returning to the bench at a time of waning public confidence in the court…… MORE