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Hurricane Irma takes direct aim at Florida More
Floridians clogged highways in a desperate scramble to get out of Hurricane Irma's crosshairs, as the deadly Category 4 storm took direct aim at the southern United States, shifting westward ... More
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Miami Shores residents crowd supermarket before Irma
Bryan Llenas reports on hurricane preparations
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma's storm path: What you should know
The National Hurricane Center has warned that Hurricane Irma is likely to slam into Florida within hours.
VIDEO
Gov. Scott to south Fla. residents: Evacuate before midnight
Florida governor shares a warning on 'The Story'
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Why Irma is far from just a coastal threat to Florida
Rick Leventhal reports from Daytona Beach for 'Special Report'
College
Alums invited to stay at Penn State frat where pledge died
Alumni of a now-banned Penn State fraternity where a pledge was fatally injured are inviting members to stay at the house for home football game weekends.
VIDEO
Brock Long: FEMA is 'absolutely' ready for Hurricane Irma
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says despite drain from Hurricane Harvey and size of Hurricane Irma, the federal government is ready to assist with recovery efforts in Florida
CRIME
State gets more time in alleged sexual-fantasy murder case
A hearing is scheduled for an ex-Northwestern University professor and an Oxford University employee accused in the fatal July stabbing of a hairstylist in Chicago as part of a sexual fantasy they ...
Fires
Wildfire smoke is choking the West but helping firefighters
Wildfire smoke blanketing much of the Western U.S. is setting off health alarms, but firefighters say it's helping them by containing temperatures and boosting humidity.
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Mexico earthquake cripples buildings, leaves Juchitán’s ‘Palacio Municipal’ in rubble
Hurricanes - Typhoons
'Water is rushing in': Discovery of body ends Harvey mystery
With Harvey's floodwaters rapidly flowing into the Houston hotel where she worked, Jill Renick reportedly made a frantic cellphone call to a fellow employee: "I'm in an elevator.
VIDEO
Irma makes her uneasy debut in the Florida Keys overnight
Most residents and tourists evacuated Florida, while others hunkered down in shelters; Steve Harrigan reports on 'Special Report'
IMMIGRATION
Giant portrait of toddler peers over US-Mexico border wall
A photo of a giant toddler stands in Mexico and peers over a steel wall dividing the country from the U.S. The boy appears to grip the barrier with his fingers, leaving the impression the entire thing ...
CRIME
Police: Officer arrested nurse after being told to let it go
Authorities say a Utah police officer whose rough arrest of a nurse has drawn condemnation put the woman in handcuffs even after investigators told him not to worry about getting a blood sample.
VIDEO
National Hurricane Center issues new track for Irma
Storm surge watch extends to Tampa; Hurricane Irma expected to strengthen to a Category 5; Rick Reichmuth reports from the Fox Extreme Weather Center
CRIME
The Latest: Lawyer says officer threated after nurse arrest
The Latest on a Utah nurse whose rough arrest has drawn condemnation (all times local): 4 p.m.
Hurricanes - Typhoons
Irma eyes long-feared path: Straight through Florida
Hurricane warnings have been issued for South Florida as thousands of people evacuate.
CRIME
Deer killed in tony California neighborhood, neighbors upset
A district attorney is deciding whether to charge a resident of an exclusive San Francisco Bay Area neighborhood in the killing of a doe and fawn that were eating ornamental plants in his yard.
Earth Quakes
Winds, fire, floods and quakes: A nutty run of nature
With four big hurricanes, a powerful earthquake and wildfires, it seems that nature recently has just gone nuts.
US
The Latest: 12 arrested in protests of Conquistador pageant
The Latest on protests in Santa Fe, New Mexico over a public tribute to Spanish conquistadors (all times local): 3:00 p.m. Police have arrested 12 people in Santa Fe during protests about a costumed ...
Hurricanes - Typhoons
Huge construction cranes loom over Miami as Irma threatens
As Hurricane Irma threatens to pound Miami with winds of mind-boggling power, a heavyweight hazard looms over the city's skyline: two dozen enormous construction cranes.
CRIME
Drifter admits killing 6; bodies buried behind strip mall
An East Coast drifter who authorities say killed seven people in Connecticut during a 2003 series of slayings and sexual assaults while driving a van he called the Murder Mobile pleaded guilty on ...
Christianity
Kansas town celebrates Christmas early for dying boy
Christmas trees are popping up in a small Kansas town as residents prepare to celebrate the holiday early for a 3-year-old boy with terminal cancer.
CRIME
Couple indicted after man seen texting about child sex abuse
A federal grand jury has indicted a Washington state couple accused of sexually abusing children after an airline passenger reported seeing text messages about the abuse on a man's phone during a ...
Hurricanes - Typhoons
Hurricane warning vs. watch: How are they different?
Hurricane warnings and watches have slightly different meanings concerning hurricane conditions.
SCIENCE
Atlantic hurricane season 2017: What you should know
The hurricane season for the Atlantic started June 1 and continues through the end of November -- and here's what to know.
CRIME
Maryland man pleads guilty to terrorism charges
A Maryland man pleaded guilty Friday to federal terrorism charges in New York after he was accused of fighting on behalf of an al-Qaida-affiliated terror group in Somalia.
Hurricanes - Typhoons
Miami shoppers outpace Houston in some pre-hurricane buying
As Hurricane Irma heads toward Florida, shoppers in the Miami area increased their spending on gas, food and plywood to board up their homes at a higher rate than Houston residents did before Harvey, ...
