‘Pray for Jamaica’: Hurricane Melissa Expected to Deliver Direct Hit With Catastrophic Winds and Flooding

KINGSTON, JAMAICA — Officials and meteorologists are warning residents across Jamaica to brace for catastrophic damage as Hurricane Melissa — now a powerful Category 5 storm — barrels toward the island. The Carolina Weather Association issued an...

Hurricane Melissa threatens life-threatening flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba

Updated October 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM EDT Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 4 hurricane, and could develop further to become a Category 5 as it approaches Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane is likely...

How Winston Churchill’s work impacted six monarchs: ‘Advised a whole dynasty’

Not just any biographer gets portrayed in a Netflix series. But Andrew Morton is no ordinary biographer. Morton released “Diana: Her True Story” in 1992. The source of his blockbuster biography was the princess herself, a fact Morton only revealed...

The World and Everything in It: October 27, 2025

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Guantánamo Bay begins evacuations as Hurricane Melissa nears category 5 strength

As Hurricane Melissa intensifies, preparations are underway at Guantánamo Bay to evacuate non-mission-essential U.S. citizens. What they're saying: "Non-mission-essential U.S. citizens will be moving off the island as early as Saturday afternoon...

Hurricane Melissa Strengthens to Category 4 Storm: Caribbean Countries Brace for Catastrophic Floods, Landslides; Evacuation Underway

Washington DC, October 27: Authorities in atleast five different countries have been working to evacuate low-lying areas in preparation for record amounts of rain expected due to Hurricane Melissa, which has been upgraded to a category 4 storm...

Shocking behavior that led to little girl's horror plunge from Disney cruise ship is revealed for first time

Passengers heard the blood-curdling scream of a panicked mother - then saw a man hurl himself 49 feet off the Disney Dream cruise ship into the ocean. Seconds earlier, his five-year-old daughter had fallen overboard in what could have been a...

Interview: CEO Rupert Stebbings Explains The Pre-Flight Checklist That Comes Now That Alma Air Cleared To Proceed With Seaplane Plans

Colombian aviation company Alma Air S.A.S., has recently received a favorable opinion from the Technical Advisory Committee on Aerocommercial Affairs (CTAA) of the nation’s Civil Aviation Authority (Aerocivil), which allows Alma Air to initiate...

Hurricane Melissa Threatens Jamaica with Catastrophic Winds and Flooding

Melissa rapidly intensified, becoming a Category 4 hurricane with winds around 225 km/h (140 mph). The National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects the storm to transition, in a rare occurrence, to a Category 5 hurricane late Sunday night or early...

Hurricane Melissa expected to stengthen into Cat 5 storm as its path heads for Jamiaca

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm Saturday evening, with winds reaching 140 mph as it barrels towards Jamaica and other Caribbean Islands. Heavy rainfall, flash floods, and high-speed winds were predicted for Sunday through...

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa on final approach to Jamaica with life-threatening, catastrophic impacts

Three people have been confirmed dead in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa continues its destructive path. The overall death toll has risen to seven, following earlier reports from Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Hurricane Melissa is currently the...

‘Take this weather threat seriously’: Jamaica PM issues warning as Hurricane Melissa intensifies

Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 4 storm with wind speeds of 140 mph. It may become a rare Category 5 by Sunday night (October 26), according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC). Jamaica is under a hurricane warning...

Hurricane Melissa sees extreme rapid intensification as Jamaica braces for extensive infrastructural damage

Time has essentially run out for millions of people in Jamaica to prepare for deadly Hurricane Melissa’s onslaught as the monster storm undergoes "extreme rapid intensification" ahead of its likely catastrophic landfall in the coming days....

Expert Surgeon Warns Tiger Woods Could Have Hit Career-Ending Limit After Seventh Back Surgery

Last week, Tiger Woods quietly revealed he underwent surgery for a collapsed disc — another entry in his long medical history. Another surgery, another statement, another comeback hope. But this time feels different. Many wonder if this could be...

Hurricane Melissa set to slam Jamaica with catastrophic rain and winds

As heavy rain already began to fall, two people died and another one was injured in a landslide near the capital on Thursday, bringing the number of weather-related deaths to at least three since the storm began, according to Haiti’s Civil...

Why Two Montana Asbestos Victims May Never Receive an $8M Judgment

Long before she joined a major legal case for asbestos victims, Joyce Walder had a bold streak, according to her sister, Judith Hemphill. On a recent Monday in October, walking through the forests of northwest Montana, Hemphill recalled how she...

Hurricane Melissa grows into a Category 4, but the worst is yet to come

Hurricane Melissa grew into a major Category 4 storm early Sunday morning, effectively jumping three levels in roughly 24 hours. Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are expected to hit Jamaica and the southern reaches of Hispaniola through...

TS Melissa forecast to rapidly intensify into major hurricane

(CNN) — Tropical Storm Melissa is forecast to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane this weekend as it lashes Jamaica and parts of the northern Caribbean, bringing days of life-threatening, potentially catastrophic impacts. Jamaica looks to be...

Hurricane Melissa forecast to explode into Category 5 storm over Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to be at Category 5 strength in the Caribbean within 24 hours as it heads for a Jamaica landfall — the first of what could be multiple landfalls for the catastrophic storm, forecasters said. The storm, which initially...

All the worst mistakes I’ve made in spas

Wellness is good, right? I mean, it must be. Better than unwellness, anyway. But what actually is wellness and how do you do it? Is it sitting in a field and trying to be really good at breathing while someone bangs a gong? Or is it doing yoga on...