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ABC News (ST.PETERSBURG, Fla.) — As Hurricane Milton pummeled the St. Petersburg area, with winds strong enough to shred the roof of Tropicana Field, Kristy Austin said it sounded like a “freight train” was coming through her apartment building. “It sounded like the ocean was hitting our windows and the water was just pouring through,” […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — The fiberglass roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, was left in tatters, a 10,000-square-foot sheriff’s facility was demolished and several people were killed at a senior living community in St. Lucie County. That was among the widespread damage emerging Thursday after Hurricane Milton slammed Florida’s west coast […]
Saul Martinez/Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — Cleanup and damage assessments are underway at airports in Florida after Hurricane Milton barreled into the state’s western coast as a Category 3 storm. Multiple airports in the Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando areas closed in the hours and days ahead of landfall, with thousands of flights canceled. Bridges and […]
Starz Michael Rainey Jr. spent 10 years playing Tariq St. Patrick on Starz’s Power and Power Book II: Ghost, but that era has officially come to an end. Speaking to ABC Audio, Michael shares he’ll miss “being a menace” and working with a cast that feels like family. “It’s not really often you get to have […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered a sharp rebuke of Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about the federal government’s hurricane response. Speaking on Hurricane Milton at the White House on Thursday afternoon, Biden was asked if he’s spoken to Trump directly. “Are you kidding me? Mr. President Trump, former President […]
ABC/Gavin Bond Lionel Richie is getting ready to open up about his life. The R&B star is set to add “author” to his resume with the release of his yet-to-be-titled memoir on Sept. 30, 2025. According to the description, the book will be an “intimate, deeply candid memoir,” with Lionel sharing “hilarious and harrowing events that seek […]
Disney/Pamela Littky School is officially back in session. Abbott Elementary has returned for its fourth season, with the premiere episode available to stream on Hulu. Lisa Ann Walter, who plays second-grade teacher Melissa Schemmenti, told ABC Audio what she’d like to see this season at the Disney Upfront event back in May. “I would love […]
Debris in Sarasota, Florida. Via Sean Rayford/Getty (NEW YORK) — Florida authorities began assessing the damage left by Hurricane Milton’s passage across the state early Thursday, as the storm passed into the Atlantic Ocean after a night of high winds, torrential rain and storm surge. Milton made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast late Wednesday as […]
Paras Griffin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire talks about the music mogul’s return to court on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. Sean “Diddy” Combs accused federal agents and prosecutors of unlawful leaks in a court filing on Wednesday. Combs has been held without bail after he was arrested and […]
August Frank-Pool/Getty Images (MOSCOW, Idaho) — The long-anticipated trial against the man accused of killing four University of Idaho college students nearly two years ago was delayed on Wednesday, court officials said. Idaho District Judge Steven Hippler originally scheduled Bryan Kohberger’s capital murder trial to begin in June 2025, but will now commence on Aug. […]
