Tropical Storm Nicole continued to strengthen as it barreled toward the northwestern Bahamas, meteorologists said, and was expected to reach hurricane strength Wednesday as it approaches the east coast of Florida. Nicole, which formed in the southwestern Atlantic on Monday as a subtropical storm, was packing 65 mph winds Tuesday evening. A satellite photo provided … Read more
Sandbags are distributed at Mills Pond Park in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday ahead of subtropical storm Nicole. Joe Cavaretta / South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP hide caption toggle caption Joe Cavaretta / South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP Sandbags are distributed at Mills Pond Park in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday ahead of subtropical storm Nicole. Joe … Read more
Residents across Florida scrambled to place sandbags around their homes and stockpile emergency supplies on Monday, emptying store shelves as Hurricane Ian spun toward the state carrying high winds, torrential rains and a powerful storm surge. Ian’s path toward Florida forced the U.S. space agency NASA to roll its giant Artemis 1 moon rocket off … Read more
Ninety minutes after Queen Elizabeth II died, orders for thousands of British flags started to flood into a factory south of Shanghai. More than 100 employees at Shaoxing Chuangdong Tour Articles Co. set aside other work and put in 14-hour days starting at 7:30 a.m. making nothing but British-themed flags. They turned out at least … Read more
Ninety minutes after Queen Elizabeth II died, orders for thousands of British flags started to flood into a factory south of Shanghai Ninety minutes after Queen Elizabeth II died, orders for thousands of British flags started to flood into a factory south of Shanghai Ninety minutes after Queen Elizabeth II died, orders for thousands of … Read more