Gabrielle rapidly intensifies into a Category 3 hurricane in the Atlantic, is staying away from land

MIAMI (AP) — Gabrielle strengthened into a major hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday but was forecast to remain away from land. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Gabrielle’s maximum sustained winds increased to 120 mph, making it a dangerous Category 3 hurricane. The storm was located about 195 miles southeast of Bermuda. It was moving north at about 10 mph. Gabrielle had become a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday before it underwent intensification in warm Atlantic... Read More

Foreign investor residency program would co-exist with Trump ‘Gold Card’ visa plan, experts suggest

For experts who promote a federal residency program for foreign investors, President Donald Trump’s shock therapy approach to revamping the nation’s immigration policies delivered another surprise last week when he announced a new $1 million per head “Trump Gold Card.” The President, in an executive order signed late Friday, gave the Departments of Commerce, State and Homeland Security 90 days to develop a gold card program that would lead to residency for people who pay $1 million to... Read More

Miss Manners: I’m grieving, and I get to be selfish in this instance

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m sure you are aware that grief is one of the toughest emotions to process. I therefore believe those grieving should be given a break and allowed to grieve in the manner that best suits them. What a horrible burden it is on the grieving to have hanging over them the responsibility of responding to condolence letters if that is not what they feel will help them process and heal. I’m 60, and lost both my mother and my husband in recent years. Each time, the last... Read More

Things learned from Seminoles’ romp over Kent State

TALLAHASSEE — Florida State has had All-American running backs and prolific offenses. But the Seminoles never featured one that had a game like Saturday, racking up school records in rushing yards (498) and rushing touchdowns (eight) in a 66-10 rout of Kent State. Quarterback Tommy Castellanos had two rushing touchdowns and is viewed by teammates as one of the most electric players in college football. But he’s made sure to praise his linemen for his and FSU’s success. “They’re... Read More

Daily Horoscope for September 22, 2025

General Daily Insight for September 22, 2025 Big changes are arriving, and there’s no avoiding them! Action planet Mars is moving into scintillating Scorpio for the first time in two years, where it is going to encourage deliberate and strategic moves driven by our deepest desires. Meanwhile, the Moon will conjoin Mercury in Libra, making open conversation easier than usual. The Sun will finally make its own move into Libra at 2:19 pm EDT, initiating a thirty-day cycle when we can... Read More

Hurricane Gabrielle forms, with two disturbances behind it

Hurricane Gabrielle has formed in the Atlantic, several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda. It is expected to turn north and eventually back east and head into the North Atlantic. Gabrielle is only the second Atlantic hurricane of 2025. The other hurricane this season was Hurricane Erin, which formed in August in the Atlantic. It reached Category 5 strength, but stayed out to sea and did not make landfall. “It’s very unusual for a second hurricane to show up this late. In fact, it... Read More

Heat’s Herro again vowing resilience while again faced with injury questions

There was a point two seasons ago when Pat Riley cut to the chase with Tyler Herro. “He’s been fragile a little bit,” the Heat president said of the team’s star guard. That was following the 2023-24 season, when Herro appeared in only 42 games. Challenge issued. This past season, Herro responded by playing 77 of the 82. Challenge accepted. No, not necessarily enough to take the sting off a Heat season that finished at a disappointing 37-45 and was followed by the worst playoff-series... Read More

Instead of selling, some rural hospitals band together to survive

By Arielle Zionts, KFF Health News BOWMAN, N.D. — Retta Jacobi stepped onto a metal platform that lifted her to an entrance on the side of a custom-designed semitrailer. Once inside, she lay down on a platform that technicians slid into an MRI machine. Jacobi hoped the scan would help pinpoint the source of the pain in her shoulders. The mobile MRI unit visits Southwest Healthcare Services, the hospital in Bowman, North Dakota, each Wednesday. Without it, the community’s 1,400 residents... Read More

Today in History: September 21, Nairobi shopping mall attack

Today is Sunday, Sept. 21, the 264th day of 2025. There are 101 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 21, 2013, an attack by armed militants in the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya left 67 people dead and hundreds injured. Also on this date: In 1792, the National Convention of France issued a proclamation announcing the abolition of the French monarchy. In 1898, in response to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon, the New York Sun newspaper wrote an editorial... Read More

Cardinal Gibbons holds off rally, hands Coconut Creek first loss

COCONUT CREEK – Cardinal Gibbons hadn’t played a game since Sept. 5 due to weather, yet the Chiefs began the game with a 7-minute touchdown drive and finished with a goal-line stand late in the game to pull off an 11-6 victory over previously undefeated Coconut Creek on Saturday night. The victory by the Chiefs (2-1) not only spoiled the Coconut Creek homecoming but also prevented the Cougars (4-1) from starting the season at 5-0 for the first time since 2002. It was also Cardinal... Read More