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Politics In The News: GOP Convention Is 2 Weeks Away

Hillary Clinton dominates Donald Trump when it comes to ground game, ads and fundraising. Renee Montagne talks to commentator and columnist Cokie Roberts and Tucker Carlson of The Daily Caller.

Dorian is Now a Hurricane, Could Reach Florida as a Category 3 Storm

This is a developing story and being updated often. Tropical Storm Dorian became the season’s second hurricane Wednesday afternoon, according to the 2...

Hurricane Lorenzo as seen on satellite on Sept. 29, 2019. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER

Hurricane Lorenzo Reaches Historic Strength, Settles Back To Category 4

Hurricane Lorenzo is back to being a Category 4 storm in the central Atlantic Ocean after several hours as a Category 5 — which made it the strongest...

Fishermen pull a boat damaged by Hurricane Beryl back to the dock at the Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados on Monday.

Hurricane Beryl changes intensity to Category 4 as it powers toward Jamaica

After tearing through parts of the southeast Caribbean, Beryl was tracking towards Jamaica on Tuesday with maximum sustained winds around 160 miles per hour.

Cars drive east out of Naples, Fla., toward Miami on Tuesday as Hurricane Milton approaches.

Hurricane Milton is a dangerous Category 5 as it heads toward Florida's coast

Hurricane Milton has once again surged to Category 5 strength. Officials say residents should rush to finish preparing for the storm.

Host Melissa Villaseñor on stage during the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

The Independent Spirit Awards moves toward gender-neutral acting categories

The awards have announced the categories will now be "best lead performance" and "best supporting performance."

Category 4 Hurricane Erin moves past northern Caribbean islands

Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean before weakening on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Ian's center is approaching western Cuba and the storm is expected to move toward Florida, triggering a series of alerts and flood warnings. This satellite image was captured shortly after 2 p.m. ET Monday.

Hurricane Ian strengthens to a Category 3 storm as it takes aim at Florida

Ian hits Cuba with a life-threatening storm surge as the storm strengthens, causing a large stretch of Florida's coast to now be under a hurricane watch.

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Erin on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025.

Hurricane Erin weakens to Category 3 as forecasters wait for northward turn

Hurricane Erin has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane. A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands as winds and heavy rains continue to lash the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Erin, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, reached Category 5 before weakening. The National Hurricane Center in Miami reported Sunday that Erin had maximum sustained winds of 125 mph. The storm's center is about 200 miles north-northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico. While the wind speeds have decreased, Erin has grown in size. Forecasters say the storm will move well away from the U.S. East Coast, but rip tides are possible.

The impacts of Hurricane Helene are expected to be felt far inland, as shown by this map of flash flooding risks.

Helene has strengthened and now forecast to be a ‘major’ Category 4 storm

Helene is forecast to intensify rapidly over the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in Florida on Thursday. Residents are urged to make preparations — and in many counties, evacuate — before then.

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