Wind, rain but no name as tropical disturbance approaches Carolinas coast

MIAMI (AP) — Heavy winds and rains from a storm in the Atlantic that wasn't quite organized enough to get a name hit a stretch of the southeastern U.S. coast Monday. The center of the storm system was near the South Carolina coast Monday afternoon, moving inland, the U.S. National...

Tropical Storm Gordon weakens to a depression

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Gordon has weakened to a depression as it swirls through open waters in the Atlantic. The storm was located about 955 miles (1,540 kilometers) east of the northeast Caribbean on Monday. It had top winds of 35 mph (55 kph) and was moving...

Champions League starts bigger new era with Mbappé at Madrid and rematches of past finals

GENEVA (AP) — The new Champions League format kicks off Tuesday after more than six years of planning, one failed proposal and one Super League launch fiasco. In the end, storied clubs who pushed for change from UEFA and created turmoil in European soccer got most of what they...

Tropical Storm Gordon forms in the Atlantic Ocean. It's forecast to stay away from land

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Gordon formed on Friday in the Atlantic Ocean, with forecasters saying it is expected to remain over open water for several days. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) and was located about 1,045 miles (1,685...

Tropical Storm Gordon has formed in the Atlantic and is forecast to remain over open waters for now

Apple Podcasts – Top New Shows

Top New Shows (US): 1. Flightless Bird, David Farrier 2. Law & Order: Criminal Justice System, iHeart True Crime 3. Autocracy in America, The Atlantic 4. Synced, Monica Padman & Liz Plank 5. The Opinions, The New...

Google is blasted by UK watchdog for what it calls anti-competitive behavior through digital ads

LONDON (AP) — Google was slammed Friday by U.K. regulators who say it's taking advantage of its dominance in digital advertising to thwart competition in Britain, ratcheting up pressure that the tech giant is facing on both sides of the Atlantic over its “ad tech” business practices. ...

No. 23 Georgia Tech faces first test as ranked team in ACC matchup at Syracuse

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Given the many air miles No. 23 Georgia Tech has accumulated on its way to the Yellow Jackets being ranked for the first time since 2015, their early season travels haven’t slowed their run game so far. Having crossed the Atlantic to beat Florida State in...

Spanish woman believed to be the oldest person in the world has died at age 117

MADRID (AP) — Maria Branyas, an American-born Spaniard considered the world’s oldest person at 117 years old, has died, her family said on Tuesday. In a post on Branyas' X account, her family wrote in Catalan: “Maria Branyas has left us. She has gone the way she wanted: in her...

Ernesto retains strength as a hurricane over the open Atlantic

Ernesto picked up strength as a hurricane early Monday as it headed farther out in the Atlantic toward easternmost Canada, but the storm is expected to stay offshore, causing powerful swells, dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast, the National Hurricane Center said. ...