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Tropical outlook for Tropical Storm Melissa. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to intensify into a major hurricane this weekend and bring catastrophic flash flooding and landslides to parts of the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica.Here’s the latest forecast:Hurricane conditions are expected to first hit southern Haiti on Saturday and then reach Jamaica on Saturday night or Sunday morning.Melissa is forecast to strengthen to a major […]

Police officers investigate a U-Haul truck that was involved in an incident outside of Coast Guard Island Alameda on October 23, 2025 in Oakland, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (OAKLAND, Calif.) -- Shots were fired by law enforcement officers late Thursday after a driver failed to comply with verbal commands and attempted to back into Coast Guard Base Alameda in California, officials said.At approximately 10:00 p.m. PST on Thursday, Coast Guard […]

A Alaska Airline plane flies past the stadium while teams warm up prior to a NWSL match between Bay FC and San Diego Wave at PayPal Park on August 16, 2025 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/NWSL via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Alaska Airlines operations have been restored after a significant IT outage resulted in a system-wide ground stop of flights for Alaska and Horizon, according […]

(WASHINGTON) --Food banks are seeing a surge of demand across the country as the government shutdown weathers its fourth week – and military families are among those turning to public pantries to put food on the table.The Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA), a nonprofit that provides support and assistance to military families, told ABC News that they've seen a 30%-75% jump in demand at its food banks near military bases since […]

(MIAMI) -- Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups is among those charged in an illegal poker operation tied to the Mafia, while Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is among several people charged in a separate but related illegal gambling case, authorities announced on Thursday.Billups has been charged with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy.Both have immediately been placed on leave by their teams, the NBA said."We are in […]

(ONTARIO, Calif.) -- The driver of a semi-truck that slammed into multiple vehicles, killing three people, on a California highway was allegedly under the influence of drugs, authorities said.The driver -- identified by authorities as 21-year-old Jashanpreet Singh -- was booked for vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of drugs in connection with Tuesday's chain-reaction crash on Interstate 10 in Ontario, according to the California Highway Patrol.He is in […]

(SAN DIEGO) -- Three federal officers were injured after a man, who Immigration and Customs Enforcement said is in the country illegally, allegedly rammed his car into their vehicles to evade arrest, according to the agency.The incident occurred on Wednesday when the suspect rammed his vehicle, "striking ICE officers before crashing into multiple government vehicles," ICE San Diego Field Office Director Patrick Divver said.The suspect was in the U.S. illegally […]

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's pulling back on his decision to send troops to clean up crime in San Francisco this weekend.Trump claimed on social media that he spoke with the city's mayor, Daniel Lurie, Wednesday night, who asked the president to "give him a chance" to turn things around."The Federal Government was preparing to 'surge' San Francisco, California, on Saturday, but friends […]

(KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash.) -- Rescuers in Washington trekked through 5 miles of snow to save two stranded hikers who had "no shelter but a blue plastic tarp," with officials urging those who go on outdoor adventures to prepare accordingly.The two hikers had lost their way in "unexpected snow" in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area in the Cascade Mountains shortly before 11 a.m. on Sunday when they called the Kittitas County […]