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At least 64 dead after Helene's deadly march across the Southeast

Sep. 29, 2024 00:57 AM EDT

PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue, as the cleanup began from a tempest that killed at least 64 people, caused widespread destruction across the U.S. Southeast and knocked out power to millions of people. ...

At least 64 dead and millions without power after Helene's deadly march across the Southeast

Sep. 28, 2024 23:49 PM EDT

PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue Saturday, as the cleanup began from a tempest that killed at least 64 people, caused widespread destruction across the U.S. Southeast and left millions without power. ...

Tropical Weather Latest: Millions still without power from Helene as flooding continues

Sep. 28, 2024 19:26 PM EDT

The remnants of Hurricane Helene dissipated Saturday but millions remain without power across the Southeast and officials warned that record-breaking river flooding is ongoing in parts of southern Appalachia. The storm has been blamed for at least 56 deaths across five states,...

Hurricane Helene kills at least 44 and cuts a swath of destruction across the Southeast

Sep. 27, 2024 21:21 PM EDT

PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the southeastern U.S. on Friday, killing at least 44 people, snapping towering oaks like twigs and tearing apart homes as rescue crews launched desperate missions to save people from floodwaters. ...

Tropical Weather Latest: Helene weakens into a post-tropical cyclone as rescue efforts persist

Sep. 27, 2024 20:44 PM EDT

Hurricane Helene weakened into a post-tropical cyclone on Friday after making landfall overnight in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm. The storm has been blamed for at least 44 deaths, including 19 people in South Carolina, as it plowed its way north through several southeastern states. ...

Election 2024 Latest: Trump makes first campaign stop in Georgia since feud with Kemp ended

Sep. 24, 2024 20:58 PM EDT

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is making his first campaign visit to battleground Georgia since a feud between the former president and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp ended last month with Kemp endorsing Trump. Trump is speaking Tuesday in Savannah, Georgia, which has one...

Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane. Florida residents begin evacuating

Sep. 24, 2024 20:05 PM EDT

Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and could strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said. Heavy rains and big waves already lashed the Cayman Islands, and some Florida residents began to evacuate or fill sandbags ahead of anticipated...

Vance and Georgia Gov. Kemp project Republican unity at evangelical event after Trump tensions

Sep. 16, 2024 21:04 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — A leading conservative Christian group put on a show of Republican unity Monday, cementing the new détente between Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and GOP nominee Donald Trump while vice presidential nominee JD Vance tried to smooth over differences on abortion policy across the...

The Latest: Trump addresses apparent assassination attempt on X

Sep. 16, 2024 20:48 PM EDT

The FBI said former President Donald Trump was the target of “what appears to be an attempted assassination ” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. U.S. Secret...

Georgia official seeks more school safety money after Apalachee High shooting

Sep. 16, 2024 18:12 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state school superintendent says he wants the state to spend more money to guarantee security officers and wearable panic alert buttons after a school shooting killed four at Apalachee High School northeast of Atlanta. Richard Woods, a Republican elected...