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Tropical Storm Erick in the Pacific near southern Mexico is expected to become a hurricane

MIAMI (AP) — A hurricane warning was issued Tuesday for a portion of southern Mexico as Tropical Storm Erick gained strength in the Pacific Ocean, forecasters said. The National Hurricane Center said Erick was expected to rapidly intensify and become a hurricane by late Tuesday or early Wednesday. The cyclone was centered about 265 miles southeast of Puerto Ángel, Mexico, on Tuesday morning. Related Articles Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devices Overnight Russian attack on Ukraine kills 15 and injures 156 Alert raised to the highest level after Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts Explosion rocks Iranian news station during live broadcast Al Pacino becomes first Hollywood star to meet Pope Leo XIV The tropical storm had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, the Miami-based center said. It was moving west-northwest at 9 mph and forecast to approach the coast by late Wednesday. A hurricane warning was in effect from Puerto Ángel to Punta Mald...

Man who shot 2 Minnesota lawmakers went to 2 other homes: prosecutors

Federal prosecutors said Monday that the man charged with shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses, killing one couple, went to two other legislators’ homes that night, bent on more bloodshed. One of them was away vacationing with her family, and 57-year-old suspect Vance Boelter bolted from the other house after police arrived, acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said. Boelter carefully researched his targets and their families , surveilled their homes and took notes, Thompson said at a press conference Monday morning. Boelter was arrested late Sunday and charged with murder and attempted murder after being booked into Hennepin County Jail at 1:05 a.m. Central Time on Monday and is being held on $5 million bail. He is scheduled to appear in court Monday afternoon. “It is no exaggeration to say that his crimes are the stuff of nightmares,” Thompson said. “Boelter stalked his victims like prey,” then went to their homes, told them he was a police officer, “and shot...

At least 3 people killed, more missing in flooding in West Virginia

At least three people were killed and several others remained missing Sunday as flash flooding tore through a West Virginia county . About 2.5 to 4 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes across Ohio County, in the state’s northern panhandle west of Pennsylvania, according to county emergency management director Lou Vargo. “We had major infrastructure damage to roads, bridges and highways , where we couldn’t respond to a lot of incidents,” Vargo said Sunday at a press conference. “We were delayed in getting there because there was just so much damage.” Flash flooding in Wheeling, West Virginia, Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Wheeling, WV Fire Department/Facebook) The three deceased victims have not been publicly identified. Vargo did not say exactly how many people remained missing Sunday. Numerous roads were closed due to the floods , according to the fire department in Wheeling, the county’s biggest city. U.S. Route 40 was closed across two different stretches, but Interstate 70 remain...

Brooklyn drunk driver hurts 2 passengers, 2 NYPD cops in chain-reaction crash

A drunk driver crashed into an SUV in Brooklyn early Sunday, sparking a chain-reaction crash that left two of his passenger and two NYPD cops hurt, police sources said. The intoxicated 24-year-old driver of a black 2024 Chevrolet Suburban was zipping north on Coney Island Ave. in Sheepshead Bay when he slammed into a 2022 Volvo XC90 headed west on Avenue U about 2:10 a.m., cops said. A 24-year-old man was arrested after crashing his black Chevrolet Suburban into a Volvo SUV on Avenue U in Brooklyn on Sunday. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News) The impact sent the Volvo, driven by a 34-year-old woman, into the path of a marked NYPD car going south on Coney Island Ave., causing the two vehicles to collide, cops said. One of the Chevrolet’s two passengers was ejected from the vehicle and was in critical condition at the scene but later stabilized at a local hospital, cops said. The other passenger suffered minor injuries. A 24-year-old man was arrested after crashing his...

Mets have ‘decision’ to make after Frankie Montas’ next rehab start; Mark Vientos nears rehab assignment

Frankie Montas says he feels fine physically. For the Mets right-hander, that’s the most important takeaway through five starts in his rehab assignment for a strained right lat. But the results on the field have been less encouraging. Montas struggled again on Friday night with Triple-A Syracuse, surrendering eight runs in 1.2 innings against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He now owns a 13.17 ERA over 13.2 innings with High-A Brooklyn and Triple-A Syracuse. “Tough start, but I felt pretty good,” Montas, 32, said Saturday at Citi Field. “The ball is coming out good. Just working on a couple things that I need to work on.” The Mets hoped Montas would throw 80 to 85 pitches during Friday’s start against the Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate, but he threw only 53 before he was lifted with two outs in the second inning. Montas said he “would’ve loved to get more pitches in,” but manager Carlos Mendoza said leaving the right-hander in the game would have put him at risk. Montas threw 32 pitches i...

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher finalize divorce

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have finalized their divorce , more than a year after announcing their shocking separation. The “Borat” comedian , 53, and 49-year-old “Wedding Crashers” star confirmed the news on Friday in a joint statement shared to their Instagram Stories. “Our divorce has now been finalized,” Cohen and Fisher begin. “We are proud of all we’ve achieved together and, continuing our great respect for each other, we remain friends and committed to co-parenting our wonderful children. We ask for the media to continue to respect our children’s privacy.” The actors similarly announced their split via Instagram Stories in April 2024, sharing a snap of themselves in tennis wear. “After a long tennis match lasting over 20 years, we are finally putting our racquets down. In 2023, we jointly filed to end our marriage,” the couple confirmed, adding they’d been “quietly working through” the split. Cohen and Fisher first met in 2001 in Sydney, Australia and got engaged th...

‘Real Housewives’ executive assistant Lauren Miller dies in childbirth

“Real Housewives” executive assistant Lauren Miller died “moments” after welcoming her son earlier this week, according to Shed Media, which produces the franchise. Miller, who worked on the “New York” and “Salt Lake City” iterations of “Housewives,” died suddenly June 9 after giving birth to her son, Jackson, confirmed a GoFundMe set up for her husband and kids. Miller’s cause of death was unclear as of Saturday. The GoFundMe said Jackson had been put in the NICU following his birth but has since been released. “This unimaginable loss is impossible to comprehend and the hole that Lauren has left in this world and in her own family, is an impossible one to ever fill,” reads the fundraiser’s description. Miller was remembered for her “warm smile, kind heart and thoughtful, intuitive nature,” as well as “the love she had for her family,” which includes husband Kevin, 3-year-old Emma and 5-day-old Jackson. As of Saturday afternoon, the fundraiser had brought in over $130,000 of its...