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Pgiam/Getty Images/STOCK (TAMPA, Fla.) — Tampa General Hospital put its flood barrier to the test during Hurricane Helene late last month, helping protect the facility from record storm surge. As Hurricane Milton is expected to bring record-breaking storm surge yet again to the region, the hospital — located on the bay near downtown Tampa — […]
Courtesy Brian Nguyen (REDINGTON BEACH, Fla.) — As Hurricane Milton churns closer, Floridians are still picking up the pieces from Hurricane Helene’s devastation late last month. Debris left from Helene, still in the process of being removed, is likely to pose significant dangers as the next one prepares to make landfall, officials say. On Tuesday, […]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is on the defensive after all seven members of the Chicago Board of Education announced their resignations Friday, an unprecedented moment in the city’s history, in protest of a $300 million loan Johnson proposed to fund teachers’ contracts and pensions. The Chicago City Council called a […]
ABC News (MARCO ISLAND, Fla.) — Marco Island, a barrier island off southwest Florida, is under a mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Milton’s anticipated landfall late Wednesday. Though not everyone has evacuated. Michael Sean Comerford, 65, told ABC News he decided to stay and watch his parents’ condo on the 23rd floor of a building […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (SARASOTA, Fla.) — While it’s still hours away from making landfall and has yet to cause any damage, Hurricane Milton is already rewriting the record books, officials said. “I think for the west-central coast of Florida, this has the potential to be the most impactful hurricane we’ve seen in living memory, given […]
Columbia Mariah Carey‘s first holiday album, Merry Christmas — which includes her timeless hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” — turns 30 this year, and she’s revealing some special releases she’s readying to mark the milestone. She wrote on Instagram, “While it is definitely not time to listen to Christmas music yet ‼️ I wanted […]
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images Fashion enthusiasts, rejoice! On Wednesday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute announced the official exhibition and theme of the 2025 Met Gala, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” Vogue also announced Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams and Anna Wintour as the 2025 Met Gala co-chairs. NBA star LeBron James will […]
Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Glamour’s Women of the Year event took place Tuesday night in Times Square, and among those honored was Taraji P. Henson. Dressed in a Schiaparelli gown, she accepted her award just one year after presenting the honor to Mary J. Blige. “A lot can happen in a year. Whether you’re on Wall […]
Photo by Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images Chaka Khan‘s song “I’m Every Woman” was released in 1984 but has stood the test of the time. Speaking to Variety, she says she thinks “it must touch some important aspect of something.” “It means something to a lot of people — and not just women,” Chaka adds. […]
Thomas Simonetti for The Washington Post via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, FL.) — Storm surge is a major threat from Hurricane Milton, which is set to make landfall on Florida’s west coast as a Category 4 hurricane Wednesday night. A dangerous, record-breaking storm surge of up to 12 feet is expected for Tampa Bay and Fort […]
