Once upon a time, American soccer fans were happy just to have their team make the World Cup. Unlike in the rest of world, where the makeup of the national team is as hotly debated as presidential elections, there was little discourse about who was on …
‘Hours of terror’: Hurricane Ian’s passing causes massive floods, destroys homes in Cuba
A damaged hospital, destroyed homes, downed trees and power poles, and towns where residents wade through waist-deep water. Those are some of the images coming out of Cuba in the aftermath of the destruction left by Category 3 Hurricane Ian, which batt…
Hurricane Ian forecast to strike west Florida earlier and harder as track moves south
MIAMI — Hurricane Ian’s projected path shifted to the south Tuesday and farther away from Tampa Bay, a heavily populated region highly vulnerable to storm surge flooding, but the storm was still shaping up a potential wide-ranging disaster for Florida….
MTSU left Miami in the dust with 69-, 71- and 98-yard TDs. How it all went so wrong.
Mario Cristobal didn’t have any grand breakdowns of communication mishaps or ill-timed calls to explain the Miami Hurricanes’ catastrophic defensive performance in their 45-31 loss to the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders on Saturday in Miami Gardens. The …
FEMA chief warns Ian could bring 25 inches of rain, lash Florida ‘for a very long time’
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell warned Florida residents Tuesday that Hurricane Ian’s expected slow pace of movement will give it more time to wreak havoc across the state, urging people not to become complacent about the danger it poses even if the…
Hurricane Ian now a fierce Category 3 as track shifts south and early rains sweep Florida
MIAMI — Hurricane Ian’s projected path shifted slightly Tuesday, on a track that would push the powerful storm to an earlier potential landfall south of the Tampa Bay area — a small but significant change for a Gulf Coast vulnerable to storm surge. If …
Is Disney World open? What about the resorts and restaurants? Ian brings some changes
Like the Waffle House, Walt Disney World rarely closes. With the threat of Hurricane Ian to Central Florida, will Disney shut things down for now? As of Tuesday, the theme park resort plans to be up and running with the exception of a few attractions a…
Category 3 Ian batters western Cuba, leaves Pinar del Río province without power
Cuba’s westernmost province has been battered by Category 3 Hurricane Ian during the early hours of Tuesday, leaving destruction and uncertainty among the residents of small towns and the city of Pinar del Río. “Desolation and destruction, we lived hou…
Hurricane Ian’s first bands are lashing Florida ahead of west coast landfall as a Cat 3
MIAMI — Hurricane Ian strengthened overnight into a major storm before making landfall over western Cuba, and an eastern tilt is set to take it into Tampa Bay as a powerful Category 3 Thursday morning. But two days out from landfall, Florida was alread…
Cuba orders evacuation of 50,000 people in western province ahead of Hurricane Ian
Cuban authorities ordered the evacuation of 50,000 people in Pinar del Rio, the westernmost province on the island, which is expected to be hit by Hurricane Ian with heavy rains and winds above 100 mph late Monday and early Tuesday. Ian continues to st…