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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica and threatens to be the island's strongest recorded storm

By JOHN MYERS JR. and DÁNICA COTO
Oct 27, 2025 8:15 pm - Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. At that strength, it would be the strongest hurricane to hit the island since record-keeping began in 1851.
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing can wear street clothes in court amid 'extraordinary' attention

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
Oct 27, 2025 7:03 pm - The 22-year-old Utah man charged with killing suburban native Charlie Kirk can appear in court wearing street clothes but must be physically restrained due to security concerns, a judge ruled Monday.
Former DOJ officials say Comey case is vindictive, call for dismissal

By Perry Stein
Oct 27, 2025 5:50 pm - More than 100 former Justice Department officials urged a federal judge in Virginia on Monday to dismiss charges against former FBI director James B. Comey, arguing that the prosecution was fueled by political animus and not guided by legal standards.
British political commentator Sami Hamdi detained by federal authorities at California airport

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, MATTHEW LEE and REBECCA SANTANA
Oct 27, 2025 5:22 pm - LOS ANGELES — Sami Hamdi, a British political commentator, was being held Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after he was detained by ICE officers at San ...
Trump rebukes Putin for testing new missiles, tells him to end the war

By Robyn Dixon
Oct 27, 2025 5:01 pm - President Donald Trump rebuked Russia on Monday for testing a new nuclear-capable cruise missile instead of working to end the war in Ukraine - a testy exchange that is
Catastrophe bond investors told to brace for Jamaica payout

By Gautam Naik
Oct 27, 2025 4:45 pm - Investors in a catastrophe bond tied to Jamaica look set to experience a trigger event as Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the Caribbean island as a Category 5 storm. “Ba...
Trump administration narrows list of potential Federal Reserve chairs to 5

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Oct 27, 2025 4:32 pm - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday confirmed the names of five candidates to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the powerful Federal Reserve next year.
By ISABEL DEBRE
Oct 27, 2025 7:49 am - Markets in Argentina rallied, the peso surged and the country's sovereign bonds jumped on Monday as libertarian President Javier Milei hailed his party's resounding victory in midterm congressional elections as a mandate to press forward with radical free-market reforms.
Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Oct 26, 2025 6:16 pm - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the go...
Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable missile, Putin and top general say

Oct 26, 2025 4:40 pm - MOSCOW (AP) — Russia tested a new nuclear-capable and powered cruise missile fit to confound existing defenses, inching closer to deploying it to its military, President ...

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