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Israel bombards Hezbollah, killing a top commander, while families flee southern Lebanon 09/25/2024 01:27am • BEIRUT (AP) ��� Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander Tuesday as part of a two-day bombing campaign that has left more than 560 people dead and prompted thousands in southern Lebanon to seek refuge from the widening conflict. With the two sides on the brink of all-out war, Hezbollah launched dozen Israel-Hamas war latest: Two-day death toll from Israeli strikes in Lebanon reaches 564 09/24/2024 10:45pm • Lebanese health authorities on Tuesday raised the death toll from two days of Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah militants to 564. Palestinian officials in Gaza, meanwhile, said new Israeli strikes killed at least two dozen people. Israel���s military says it will do ���whatever is necessary��� Hurricane John falls apart after causing deadly mudslides on Mexico's southern Pacific coast 09/24/2024 09:44pm • MARQUELIA, Mexico (AP) ��� Hurricane John fell apart as quickly as it formed but left destruction along Mexico's southern Pacific coast Tuesday, including deadly mudslides and flooding that may linger for days. John was a Category 3 hurricane when it made landfall late Monday night near the town of Dangerous chemical leak spurs evacuation order in Ohio town 09/24/2024 09:09pm • CLEVES, Ohio (AP) ��� Students in school buildings and residents in neighboring homes were told to evacuate after a dangerous chemical began leaking from a railcar Tuesday near Cincinnati. Aerial video showed firefighters spraying down the car, which was sitting upright on tracks between a highway a A bitter fight between two tribes over sacred land where one built a casino 09/24/2024 08:16pm • WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) ��� At the height of Muscogee power, thousands of people filled the tribe���s sprawling territory on the lush banks of the Coosa River in present-day Alabama. Oce Vpofv, or Hickory Ground, was a town, a ceremonial site, burial ground, and the last tribal capital before the Musco Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane. Florida residents begin evacuating 09/24/2024 08:05pm • Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and could strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said. Heavy rains and big waves already lashed the Cayman Islands, and some Florida residents began to evacuate or fill sandbags ahead of anticipated The Best Road to Hana Tours in Maui 09/24/2024 08:00pm • Maui's Road to H?na is a perfect example of how sometimes the journey can be just as rewarding as the destination. This coastal drive, which connects Kahului to the town of H?na in east Maui, is dotted with awe-inspiring attractions, from cascading waterfalls and towering rainbow eucalyptus trees to Tropical Weather Latest: Tropical Storm Helene forms in Caribbean, Tropical Storm John weakens 09/24/2024 06:57pm • Two major weather systems are bringing heavy rain, high winds and more to Mexico's southern Pacific coast on one side and the Caribbean on the other. Tropical Storm John struck Mexico late Monday with life-threatening flood potential after growing into a Category 3 hurricane in a matter of hours. It St. Lucia's first Olympic medalist returns home to cheers and calypso 09/24/2024 06:34pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ��� As the first St. Lucian to win an Olympic medal, sprinter Julien Alfred already has poems, paintings and even a calypso song dedicated to her. On Tuesday, officials announced that Sept. 27 would be Julien Alfred Day, as the 23-year-old known as ���JuJu��� returned home OceanGate employee pushes back against idea of 'desperation' to complete missions 09/24/2024 06:06pm • A key employee with the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic pushed back at a question from a Coast Guard investigator about whether OceanGate felt a sense of ���desperation��� to complete the dives because of the high price tag. Amber 2 lawmen linked to Maine's deadliest shooting are vying for job as county sheriff 09/24/2024 06:04pm • BATH, Maine (AP) ��� Two law enforcement officers who were allies when they faced tough questions about their interactions with an Army reservist who last year killed 18 people in Maine���s deadliest shooting are squaring off to become sheriff. Neither four-term Democratic incumbent Sagadahoc Count EPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year's Ohio derailment 09/24/2024 05:44pm • The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since a Norfolk Southern train derailed and officials released and burned chemicals that spewed a toxic cloud over East Palestine, Ohio, makes it hard for residents to know the full extent of contamination and potential risks Accused drug dealer arrested in killings of 2 confidential police informants, police in Indiana say 09/24/2024 05:38pm • RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) ��� An accused drug dealer has been arrested in the killings of two confidential police informants whose bodies were stashed in trash bags and dumped in a northeastern Indiana river. The 29-year-old man was expected to be formally charged Wednesday with murder, according to autho Hello, I'm Johnny Cash's statue: A monument to the singer is unveiled at the US Capitol 09/24/2024 05:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Johnny Cash now stands among the most famous politicians, trailblazers and activists of American history as he became the first professional musician to be honored with a statue in the U.S. Capitol. Congressional leaders from both parties and members of the Cash family were am Metro to begin transition to self-driving trains in December 09/24/2024 04:22pm • Metro's Red Line trains will drive themselves starting in December, and the self-driving trains will be used across the rail system by spring 2025, according to a Metro document released ahead of Thursday's board meeting. The��Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority used to use automation