Hurricane Helene live updates: Death toll nears 200 amid search for missing

(NEW YORK) -- The storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding from Hurricane Helene have been catastrophic, flooding neighborhoods, stranding residents, destroying homes and toppling trees in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.Dozens have been killed.Helene, which made landfall in Florida's...

Broken power lines caused deadly Maui wildfire, new report shows

(NEW YORK) -- A report has found that broken power lines caused the deadly August 2023 wildfire in Maui.The wildfire on the Hawaiian Island killed 102 people and destroyed more than 2,200 structures, causing more than $5 billion in damages.The nearly 300-page report released...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams could face additional charges, prosecutor says

(NEW YORK) -- It is "possible" New York City Mayor Eric Adams could face additional charges and additional defendants are "likely" to be added, prosecutors said during a court hearing Wednesday, a week after a sprawling, five-count indictment was unsealed against the embattled politician."We're...

Biden and Harris visit Hurricane Helene-ravaged Southeast

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris both headed to the Southeast on Wednesday to survey damage wrought by Hurricane Helene, which so far is confirmed to have killed 182 people.The president said Tuesday that the cost of the massive storm...

Historic October heat in the West made possible by climate change

(LOS ANGELES) -- Human-amplified climate change is making it more likely that extreme heat to lasts longer into fall, as record-breaking temperatures for the month of October blanket much of the western U.S.An unprecedented late season heat wave is in effect in the West,...

Hurricane Helene live updates: Death toll rises to 177 amid search for missing

(NEW YORK) -- The storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding from Hurricane Helene have been catastrophic, flooding neighborhoods, stranding residents, destroying homes and toppling trees in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.Dozens have been killed.Helene, which made landfall in Florida's...