Deadly storms turn northeast with 68 million at risk of severe weather

Wild weather that killed at least 24 people over the long holiday weekend moved Monday afternoon to the Northeast, placing more than 30 million people under a severe thunderstorm watch. The National Weather Service said the watch, which stretched across Philadelphia; New Jersey; New York City; Syracuse, New York; and other major metropolitan areas, expired … Read more

Libertarians nominate Chase Oliver, spurning Trump and Kennedy

The Libertarian Party on Sunday nominated party activist Chase Oliver for president, rejecting former President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after they each spoke at the party’s convention. Third parties have rarely been competitive in U.S. presidential elections and the Libertarian candidate four years ago won 1% of the vote. But the party’s … Read more

Nearly 400,000 without power in Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky as storms batter central U.S.

Nearly 400,000 people in Missouri, Arkansas and Kentucky have no power after severe storms and tornadoes swept through the region Saturday and continued into Sunday. Additionally, more than 53,000 people are without power in Texas as well as more than 31,000 in Tennessee, while over 16,000 customers have outages in Kansas and over 12,000 in … Read more

Tornado warnings issued in parts of Texas, Oklahoma; heat hits the South over Memorial Day weekend

Dangerous severe storms with possible tornadoes swept across parts of the U.S., including in Texas and Oklahoma, on Saturday night. Federal forecasters issued tornado watches and warnings for parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas, with the National Weather Service office for Fort Worth, Texas, urging residents in the path of unstable thunderstorm cells … Read more

Birmingham-Southern College folds, but baseball team very much alive and headed to College World Series

The Birmingham-Southern College Panthers advanced to the Division III College World Series next week — and will play for a school that no longer exists. Jakob Zito’s two-run triple keyed an early three-run outburst as the Panthers beat Denison University in Granville, Ohio, 7-6, on Saturday. Birmingham Southern won Game 1 of best-of-3 series, 10-1, … Read more

Dow slides 500 points, S&P 500 retreats from record while Nasdaq hits new heights

The Nasdaq Composite rose to a new record Thursday on better-than-expected quarterly results from Nvidia. The broader market, however, struggled to stay in positive territory. The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.3% to an all-time high. The S&P 500 declined 0.3%, pulling back from its all-time high reached earlier in the session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged, losing 472 points, or 1.2%. The 30-stock index … Read more