Florida authorities are issuing dire warnings and advising residents in the path of Hurricane Milton that “time is running out” to evacuate before the potentially historic storm makes landfall on Wednesday evening.  Milton re-intensified to a Cat 5 storm on Tuesday evening, with forecasters estimating that the hurricane will reach Florida’s Gulf Coast between 10 p.m Wednesday and 2 a.m. Thursday. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to urge those who have yet to move out of Milton’s path to do so as soon as possible, with mandatory evacuations placed into effect for parts of western Florida, and 51 counties currently under a state of emergency.  As of press time, mandatory

Attorneys general from 14 states filed lawsuits Tuesday against TikTok, alleging that the social media platform is misleading the public about its safety. The lawsuits, filed individually by state, allege that TikTok (owned by the China-based company Byte Dance) is harming children’s mental health, with some kids getting injured or even dying because of TikTok’s viral “challenges.”  The suit also claim that TikTok relies on “addictive features” that keep users glued to its platform, which in turn can hurt their mental health. These features include notifications that can harm kids’ sleep patterns and video autoplay that encourages users to spend more time on the platform, without the option to turn

On Monday, Hurricane Milton reached Category 5 — the strongest of the classifications — with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph. The National Hurricane Center (‘NHC’) said Milton has undergone “remarkable” rapid intensification after being upgraded from a tropical storm on Sunday, moving rapidly past a Category 4 strength hurricane in a matter of hours.  The NHC now considers Milton “potentially catastrophic” as it continues to make its way east toward Florida, bringing the threat of damaging winds and life-threatening storm surges. NHC Director Michael Brennan called the rate of Milton’s intensification “extreme” in a Monday briefing, and stated it has only witnessed such rapid strengthening in a storm system

On Monday, the Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the state’s six-week abortion ban while it reviews an appeal from a lower court ruling that had struck down the law. The law had went into effect ater the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, with Georgia prohibiting most abortions once cardiac activity is detected (typically around six weeks). The six-week ban will remain in place while Georgia’s highest court considers the state’s appeal; meaning, abortions will not be allowed in Georgia beyond six weeks of pregnancy. However, Georgia’s Supreme Court’s decision still left in place the lower court’s ruling blocking a separate provision of the law that had given

A Frontier Airlines flight from San Diego to Las Vegas caught fire Saturday and was forced to make an emergency landing at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. Per NBC News, one of the pilots detected smoke in the cockpit and declared an emergency landing, with video footage showed flames and smoke on the plane’s undercarriage as it touched down on the runway. Fire trucks and other emergency service vehicles rushed onto the runway, as smoke continued to surround the plane. The incident has prompted an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board announced Sunday morning that it’s also launching an investigation into

Two male youths, ages 12 and 13, have been arrested in connection to Friday night’s attack on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson, Anthony Sliwa. Paterson, 70, and his 20-year-old stepson, Anthony Sliwa were victims of a gang assault along Second Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Paterson and his stepson were taken to a local hospital but have since been released. Paterson said his stepson needed five stitches on his lower lip and suffered multiple bruises. A spokesperson for the NYPD said in a statement that police have charged the 12-year-old boy with gang assault in the second degree, and the 13-year-old boy with gang assault