The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for four counties, including Sarasota and Manatee. This watch is in effect until 5 p.m. Hurricane Ian has strengthened overnight and is now a Category 4 MORE
Early Tuesday, Ian became a major hurricane — meaning Category 3 or stronger, with winds of at least 111 miles per hour. It is the ninth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. On MORE
Unpredictable Hurricane Ian strengthened overnight as it churned in the Caribbean, prompting urgent preparations in Florida, where the storm could deliver impacts, including tornadoes, starting Tuesday before possibly arriving as a major hurricane with powerful winds and dangerous storm MORE
The Investigative Committee said that of the 24 people wounded, all but two were children. Regional governor Alexander Brechalov said surgeons had carried out a number of operations. A gunman with a swastika on his MORE
It’s that time again, News Viewers, time to face the TRUTH. It’s Monday all over again. … . Or is it? Monday here is Tuesday in Samoa; but Sunday on Baker Island. It’s all relative, MORE
A move by Visa and other major credit card companies to identify purchases at gun stores has inflamed Republican lawmakers, who warn that it will lead to widespread corporate surveillance and the suppression of Second MORE
Mr Raisi has dismissed the protests as “riots”. Iran, he said, must “deal decisively with those who oppose the country’s security and tranquillity”. President Ebrahim Raisi pledged to “deal decisively” with the protests, which have MORE
The six surfers and three officials in Team Ukraine each have a different story of their incredible journey to Huntington Beach, but one theme is common, they are extremely grateful to be present and to MORE
Hiya News Viewers, it’s Friday, aka ”fry day”, and I’m not talking eggs and bacon, I’m talking a million degrees in the shade. I’m thinking it’s a good time to take some A.C. breaks and MORE
From its perch one million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescopehas peered deep into our solar system to capture images of Neptune. These new views show seven of the distant planet’s 14 known moons, but MORE
What’s the announcement? Unknown until 11:30, though the expectation is Trump related. … AG James moved the time from 10:30 to 11:30 this morning to avoid a time conflict with President Biden’s speech to the MORE
Join us live this morning at 10:30 Eastern or 9:30 a.m. Central for President Biden’s address to the UN General Assembly where he plans to condemn Putin’s escalation of war rhetoric. This from AP: President MORE
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists in Russia on Wednesday, in a measure that appeared to be an admission that Moscow’s war against Ukraine isn’t going according to plan. The Russian leader, in MORE
According to QAnon, September 24 is going to get wild. A conspiracy that “something big” is about to happen on Saturday, Sept. 24, has taken hold among QAnon supporters around the world, in part thanks to a MORE
In the 1960s, Southern organizations tried sending African Americans to Northern states in a “cheap” PR stunt designed to embarrass and expose Northern liberals. It didn’t work. In the spring of 1962, David Harris, a MORE
Ah Monday, my old friend. I see you’re here again with your bed-head and only one eye open. Why, I ask you, why are you here so soon? Didn’t I tell you to stay far MORE
Ukrainian soldiers feel they are fighting for national liberation, while the Russians appear to lack camaraderie. This contrast is critical The Ukrainian video shows several hundred Ukrainian troops, singing the country’s national anthem in the open air, MORE
When Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis transported migrants by plane to Martha’s Vineyard, he turned a political stunt into what could become a serious legal battle. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on Friday, in an interview MORE
Flooding and damaging winds are beginning to affect portions of Alaska’s western coast early Saturday as a powerful storm threatens the region over the weekend. The remnants of Typhoon Merbok could potentially deliver the state’s strongest storm in over MORE
Happy Friday News Viewers, welcome again to our Friday open forum where we talk all topics all the time, as long as none of those topics require we act……(what would my mother say?) impolite….😄 I’m MORE
The purple tomato is considered a genetically-modified organism (GMO) because it’s made with recombinant DNA technology, in which genes from another organism are added. The purple tomato may mark a turning point for genetically modified MORE
A passenger vehicle colleded with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s car early Thursday after a battlefield visit, but he was not seriously injured, his spokesman said. Zelenskyy was returning to Kyiv from the Kharkiv region, where MORE
The governors, all Republicans, argue that the lowest income Americans will be paying the debts of doctors, lawyers and professors “with the most debt, such as $50,000 or more… “Though, Biden’s plan caps relief at MORE
As the Ukrainian flag was raised in one community after another over the last several days, one question came into focus: how does the Kremlin respond? Prominent media figures in Russia are trying to spin MORE
La Niña is back for the third year in a row. The meteorological system over the Pacific Ocean that can influence weather patterns worldwide is projected to continue through the end of the year. It’s the MORE