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President Donald Trump lauded the response to Hurricane Irma upon returning to the White House from Camp David on Sunday, adding that he intends to go to Florida “very soon” to survey the recovery efforts. “I think it’s been going really well,” Trump told reporters. “I mean the bad news is this is some big […]

Walmart pledged to give up to another $10 million in donations for hurricane relief, bringing its total commitment to as much as $30 million. The company made the announcement Sunday as Hurricane Irma barreled into Florida’s southern tip after decimating some parts of the Caribbean Islands. The new $10 million commitment is a promise to […]

Two days after 9/11, I watched as the news continued to replay images of steel towers crumbling in flames. I looked at the screen from my perch at the hostess stand of a swanky Italian restaurant in downtown Chicago, where I worked. I had just begun my shift, and my manager pulled me aside. “We […]

Tesla is giving a boost to customers in the path of Hurricane Irma. The electric carmaker says it is temporarily extending the range of some of its vehicles. In other words, drivers who are trying to leave Florida or another evacuation zone are now able to travel up to 40 extra miles before they need […]

Editor’s note: This is a developing story that is being constantly updated as the storm progresses. Also, follow our live updates here or watch unlimited CNN. Hurricane Irma slammed into southwest Florida on Sunday, packing 120 mph winds as it made its second landfall in the state. The dangerous Category 3 storm made landfall at […]

Hurricane Irma is forcing Walt Disney World to shut down for only the sixth time in the resort’s 45-year history. The resort is closed Sunday and will remain shuttered through Monday, the park announced on Friday. Hotels remain open. Disney World aims to re-open Tuesday, a company spokesperson said. This marks the second-straight year Disney […]

Editor’s note: This is a developing story that is being constantly updated as the storm progresses. Also, follow our live updates here or watch unlimited CNN. (Breaking news update at 2:16 p.m. ET) Irma has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, the National Weather Service said Sunday […]

As anxious Florida residents watched weather forecasts this week, it seemed clear Hurricane Irma was on track to strike Miami, Fort Lauderdale and other Atlantic coast cities, prompting a massive evacuation. But on Saturday, all that changed when Irma’s course shifted. By Sunday morning, the Tampa-St.Petersburg area — once thought to be relatively safe from […]

Cruise ships are heading for storm-ravaged islands in the Caribbean to help with rescue efforts. Royal Caribbean announced this weekend that it will dispatch two ships to St. Thomas and St. Maarten, two islands that were hit hard by Hurricane Irma. Norwegian Cruise Line is sending one ship to St. Thomas to pick up about […]

Editor’s note: This is a developing story that is being constantly updated as the storm progresses. Also, follow our live updates here or watch unlimited CNN. Hurricane Irma bludgeoned Florida on Sunday morning, snapping trees like matchsticks and knocking out power to more than 1 million people. Hurling 130 mph winds, the Category 4 storm […]

President Donald Trump, weathering his second hurricane as president in as many weeks, received an update Sunday on the status of Hurricane Irma as it continues to slam Florida. Trump was briefed by teleconference on the hurricane’s projected path, evacuation plans and preparations for response and recovery, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said. The […]

As Hurricane Irma hammered the Florida Keys, John Hines huddled in his Key West home while blinding rains and howling winds raged outside. Hines lives in a mandatory evacuation area but decided not to leave despite the governor’s plea to 6.3 million Florida residents to flee north. “It’s going from crappy to worse,” Hines said […]

“It” made a killing at the box office. The new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic novel brought in an estimated $117.1 million for Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema at the North American box office this weekend, its first in theaters. That is the largest opening for a film debuting in September, nearly $70 million […]

Congress should pass permanent protections for young undocumented immigrants and do so in a comprehensive immigration package, Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain said Sunday. “It is not conscionable to tell young people who came here as children that they have to go back to a country that they don’t know,” McCain said on CNN’s “State […]

Gas is becoming harder to find in Tampa Bay, the city on Florida’s west coast that is bracing for impact from Hurricane Irma’s winds and rains. About 58% of gas stations in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area were without fuel Sunday morning, according to estimates from the crowdsourcing platform GasBuddy. That’s a 14 percentage point jump […]

Editor’s note: This is a developing story that is being constantly updated as the storm progresses. Also, follow our live updates here or watch unlimited CNN. Hurricane Irma bludgeoned Florida on Sunday morning, snapping trees like matchsticks and knocking out power to more than 1 million people. Hurling 130 mph winds, the Category 4 storm […]

Sen. John McCain on Sunday called for the United States to step up its presence around North Korea and make clear to its leader, Kim Jong Un, that aggressive acts would lead to the annihilation of his country. Washington needs to “make sure that Kim Jong Un knows that if he acts in an aggressive […]

South Floridians woke up Sunday to Hurricane Irma as the monster storm made landfall in the Florida Keys, hurling street signs, downing trees and knocking out power for more than 750,000 residents. The National Hurricane Center said Irma is expected to remain powerful as it heads north along the state’s Gulf coast. This is the […]

Irma slammed into Florida this morning, threatening to devastate much of the state. We’ll bring you the latest developments in our live blog (Click here). You can find photos, videos and other articles about one of the strongest hurricanes ever seen in the Atlantic in our Hurricane Irma page (Click here). And you can follow […]

Hillary Clinton said being at President Donald Trump’s inauguration was “like an out-of-body experience” and that his speech was a “cry from the white nationalist gut.” “But I’m a former first lady, and former presidents and first ladies show up,” Clinton said on “CBS News Sunday Morning.” “It’s part of the demonstration of the continuity […]

Sen. John McCain acknowledged the severity of his cancer prognosis Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” saying in his first national interview since receiving the diagnosis that it is the latest test in a lifetime of tough fights. “I’m facing a challenge, but I’ve faced other challenges,” McCain said. “And I’m very confident about […]

The final scheduled flight from Tallahassee International Airport will leave Sunday evening ahead of Hurricane Irma, which is starting to rip its way up the state of Florida. The Category 4 storm made landfall in the Florida Keys early Sunday, still far from the capital city in the state’s panhandle. Airport officials in Tallahassee have […]

Recovery efforts are underway in Cuba a day after Hurricane Irma smashed into the country’s north en route towards the Florida Keys. Hurricane-force winds of 125 mph (over 200 kp/h) whipped roofs clean off buildings, ripped trees from the ground and forced evacuations along the coast. Irma made landfall in Cuba overnight on Friday as […]

[Breaking news update at 9:18 a.m. ET] Hurricane Irma is making landfall over the lower Florida Keys, the National Hurricane Center said. [Previous story, published at 9:09 a.m. ET] The eye of Hurricane Irma slammed into the Florida Keys as the calamitous storm snapped palm trees and threatened to devastate much of the state. The […]

Hurricane Irma bludgeoned Florida on Sunday morning, snapping trees like matchsticks and knocking out power to more than 1 million people. Hurling 130 mph winds, the Category 4 storm made landfall at 9:10 a.m. ET on Cudjoe Key, the National Hurricane Center said. Even more powerful could be the storm surges that threaten to swallow […]