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Storm surge dangers: What to know about storm surge as Hurricane Milton nears Florida
(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...
Hurricane Milton travel impacts: Airport closures and more
Hurricane Milton is already causing travel disruptions as the storm takes aim at Florida's west coast.The hurricane is expected to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. Possible record storm surge is anticipated in the Tampa area. Flooding...
Jenna Fischer says she is cancer-free after breast cancer battle
Actress Jenna Fischer announced she is now cancer-free after battling stage 1 triple positive breast cancer.The actress, 50, shared the news in an
In brief: Netflix drops The Diplomat season 2 trailer and more
Netflix has dropped the
Hurricane Milton tracker: Florida braces for Wednesday night landfall near Sarasota
(TALLAHASSEE, FL) -- Hurricane Milton, which re-strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane Tuesday afternoon, is taking aim at Florida's west coast. Landfall is expected late Wednesday night as a Category 3 hurricane.Milton is closing in as Floridians are still recovering from the devastation unleashed...
Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried to star in The Housemaid film adaptation
Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney are teaming up for the film adaptation of The Housemaid.On Tuesday, Lionsgate announced the news of the film adaptation of Freida McFadden's bestselling novel of the same name.Seyfried and Sweeney also took to Instagram to tease the film, which will...
After Helene, Hurricane Milton leaves Floridians on edge from Tampa to Orlando
(TAMPA, Fla.) -- As Danny Pownall looked through the piles of debris on the street in front of one of his rental properties in Redington Shores, Florida, he pointed out suitcases, beds and even a workout ball."Their lives just got flipped upside down, literally,...
3% of US high schoolers identify as transgender, CDC survey shows
(WASHINGTON) -- A first-of-its-kind survey has found that 3.3% of U.S. high school students identified as transgender in 2023, with another 2.2% identified as questioning.The first nationally representative survey from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also highlights the multiple health disparities...
Hurricane Milton: Why Tampa Bay is especially vulnerable to storm surge
(TAMPA, Fla.) -- It has been more than 100 years since Florida's Tampa Bay area – a region especially vulnerable to storm surge and flooding – faced a direct hit by a hurricane.But Hurricane Milton is now heading straight for Florida's Gulf Coast, with...
New trial date set for Ralph Yarl shooting suspect pending mental health evaluation
(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) -- Andrew Lester, the man charged in the April 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl after the teenager mistakenly went to the wrong house, got a new trial date on Tuesday, pending the outcome of a mental health evaluation, ABC's Kansas City...
New Moana 2 special look features Moana sailing the seas in new adventure
A new special look at Moana 2 is here.Walt Disney Animation Studios teased more of the highly anticipated sequel in a
