Long recovery ahead for some in path of deadly tornadoes in central US

Long recovery ahead for some in path of deadly tornadoes in central US

LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) — Residents in a swath of the central U.S. hit by deadly tornadoes were cleaning up, assessing damage and helping neighbors on Saturday. But it will be a long recovery from the storms that ripped through parts of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Arkansas. Thursday night’s storms claimed three lives in the Indian … Read more

Hamlin wins exhibition Clash at the Coliseum as NASCAR moves race up a day to avoid California storm

Hamlin wins exhibition Clash at the Coliseum as NASCAR moves race up a day to avoid California storm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Denny Hamlin, who wasn’t even sure he’d be healed from offseason shoulder surgery in time to compete in the Clash at the Coliseum, won the Saturday night exhibition that NASCAR hurried into a one-day show to avoid a dangerous “Pineapple Express” storm headed toward California. Hamlin, in a Toyota for Joe … Read more

‘Pineapple Express’: Atmospheric river fuels storms and floods California

‘Pineapple Express’: Atmospheric river fuels storms and floods California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavy rain flooded California roadways and much-needed snow piled up in the mountains as the first of back-to-back atmospheric rivers pummeled the state Thursday. The storm focused its energy on the southern and eastern parts of the state after initially hitting the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday, where it halted … Read more

Did Ukraine Miss an Early Chance to Negotiate Peace With Russia?

Did Ukraine Miss an Early Chance to Negotiate Peace With Russia?

By Yaroslav Trofimov Updated Jan. 5, 2024 12:14 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The lead Ukrainian negotiator, David Arakhamia, pointed to a bottle of sanitizing gel on the table, covered by a crisp white cloth, as Russian and Ukrainian peace delegations gathered in Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace. “That’s an antiseptic,” Arakhamia told his Russian counterpart, President … Read more

U.S. Official: Israel flooding Hamas tunnels with seawater

U.S. Official: Israel flooding Hamas tunnels with seawater

U.S. Official: Israel flooding Hamas tunnels with seawater Nic Robertson takes a look at the tunnels in Gaza, now that a U.S. official says the Israelis are “carefully testing out” flooding them to see if it will degrade the underground network used by Hamas. Source link

Israel Begins Pumping Seawater Into Hamas’s Gaza Tunnels

Israel Begins Pumping Seawater Into Hamas’s Gaza Tunnels

Updated Dec. 12, 2023 6:12 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Israel’s military has begun pumping seawater into Hamas’s vast complex of tunnels in Gaza, according to U.S. officials briefed on the Israeli military’s operations, part of an intensive effort to destroy the underground infrastructure that has underpinned the group’s operations. The move to … Read more

COP28 Talks Reach Deal on Much-Debated Climate-Damage Fund

COP28 Talks Reach Deal on Much-Debated Climate-Damage Fund

Updated Nov. 30, 2023 9:14 am ET Governments have reached an agreement on the architecture of a United Nations fund to pay for climate-related damage in poor countries, ending a year of contentious talks over where the fund will be located, which countries should benefit and who should finance it. Negotiators from more than 190 … Read more

Hurricanes Norma and Tammy to strike Mexico and Leeward Islands this weekend

Hurricanes Norma and Tammy to strike Mexico and Leeward Islands this weekend

CNN  —  Hurricane Norma is expected to strike Mexico’s popular Los Cabos resort area from the Pacific Ocean on Saturday with destructive winds and a dangerous storm surge, even while a different hurricane swipes island nations in the Atlantic. Norma, a Category 2 storm as of 8 a.m. ET, is expected to move over or … Read more

The disaster era loans that are key to Main Street’s survival

The disaster era loans that are key to Main Street’s survival

Hawaii’s recent wildfires and Hurricane Idalia underscore the costly effects of natural disasters on small businesses. Many funding options exist for business owners hit by a disaster, from SBA EIDL loans to FEMA grants, but it’s imperative to understand the options ahead of time. Business owners tend to have at most a month or two … Read more

Why stocks could avoid a steep selloff this September

Why stocks could avoid a steep selloff this September

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. CNN  —  US stocks typically see their worst performance of the year in September, but there are signs … Read more