The Hurricane: Irma glanced off Cuba last night as a Category 3 then turned north, stepping up once again to a Category 4 and beginning to batter the Florida coast. The leading edge of the storm knocked out power to …

Heavy Weather: Hurricane Irma, diminished to a Category 4, could pump up again to a 5 before it hits the south tip of Florida, according to forecasts. It’s now tracking toward the west coast of the state. Stores are closed, …

Tremors: A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Mexico overnight and was felt for hundreds of miles by about 50 million people. Residents of Mexico City poured into the streets as the tremors went on for a …

Irma: The islands of Barbuda and St, Martin in the Caribbean sustained heavy damage yesterday as the storm wall of Hurricane Irma passed directly over them with winds gusting up to 220 mph. As a sign of the severity of …

A Mighty Wind: Hurricane Irma is now a Category 5, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, and it’s on a path to rip through the Caribbean islands including Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Cuba before possibly hitting …

Winds of War: Kim Jong-un “is begging for war,” UN Ambassador Nikki Haley said yesterday during an emergency meeting of the Security Council. “We have kicked the can down the road long enough,” Haley told the Council. “There is no …

Nuclear Tweetsmanship: North Korea exploded a nuclear bomb and President Trump fired off tweets. “Their words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States,” Trump wrote. He said, “The United States is considering, in addition …

The Nuclear Hermit: North Korea appears to have conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear bomb test, which is sure to escalate tensions with that isolated country. The North Koreans claim they detonated a hydrogen bomb that could be mounted …

Aftermath: Parts of Beaumont, Texas remain cut off and flooded as the effects of Harvey begin to recede. The flood is expected to crest today. In the Houston area, homeowners are returning to a soggy, uninsured mess. There are fish …

A Flood of Numbers: As the floods begin to drain away, emergency authorities say that about 100,000 homes in Texas and Louisiana have been heavily damaged or destroyed. Only about 15 percent of people have flood insurance, leaving the rest …