Hurricane

Key Point: Hurricane Michael isn’t the first storm to deliver a painful blow to U.S. air power. Hurricane Michael damaged as many as seventeen U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters when it ravaged Tyndall Air Force Base on the Florida panhandle on October 10, 2018. It could take years and…

Last October, Jane Fonda received the 2019 Stanley Kubrick award for excellence in film, a prestigious honor from the British Academy of Television Film and Arts. Regrettably, the then-81-year-old actress was too busy getting arrested on Capitol Hill to accept the award in person.“Thank you, BAFTA!” she shouted as police…

As the world battles the coronavirus crisis, researchers are warning of a potentially active Atlantic Ocean hurricane season, which kicks off June 1 through the end of November. For the 37th year in a row, Colorado State University (CSU) issued its hurricane season forecast Thursday — and the numbers appear…

In addition to the global coronavirus pandemic and a tense, looming general election in November, the US may also have to weather an unusually high number of hurricanes battering the Atlantic coast this year.  Meteorologists at Colorado State University are predicting that 16 named storms will strike during this year’s…

After yet another destructive hurricane season in 2019, top hurricane forecasters from Colorado State University on Thursday said we can expect major activity again this year."We anticipate that the 2020 Atlantic basin hurricane season will have above-normal activity," the forecast said. In addition, there is an “above-average probability for major hurricanes…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has directed cruise ships to prepare to treat any sick passengers and crew on board while being sequestered “indefinitely" offshore during the coronavirus pandemic.The new rules outlined in a memo are required for ships in the district that covers Florida, Georgia,…

State officials are making decisions everyday about what business can stay open or shutter. Why are liquor stores and beauty salons considered? This content is being provided for free as a public service to our readers during the coronavirus outbreak. Please… Read More

State officials are making decisions everyday about what business can stay open or shutter. Why are liquor stores and beauty salons considered? TO OUR READERS: This content is being provided for free as a public service to our readers during the coronavirus … Read More

Dr. Jane Bedell was less than a month into her retirement and was looking forward to hiking and visiting her son. But when the coronavirus pandemic hit and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on retired health care professionals and students to help care for the state’s rapidly rising confirmed…

As winter gives way to spring, farmers across the U.S. are ramping up for the growing season—hiring workers, purchasing materials and taking orders. But measures to rein in the COVID-19 pandemic may derail some of those efforts, experts say. “Everybody is scrambling to figure out what to do,” says Gail Feenstra,…