Ivy League graduate and dance champion crowned Miss America
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Reuters) – An Ivy League graduate and national dance champion from North Dakota was crowned Miss America on Sunday, becoming the first contestant from the state to win the nearly 100-year-old contest.
Irma takes aim at central Florida, leaves trail of destruction
TAMPA, Fla.,/MIAMI (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma took aim at heavily populated areas of central Florida on Monday as it carved a path of destruction through the state with high winds and storm surges that left millions without power, ripped roofs off home…
Few mobile homes in Florida are storm-ready, despite code
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Only a fraction of mobile homes in Florida were strapped down with the kind of hardened braces meant to withstand fierce storms before Hurricane Irma hit the state, experts said, leaving more than a half-mil…
Eight killed, including gunman, in shooting at Texas home
DALLAS (Reuters) – A gunman killed seven people at a home in a Dallas suburb on Sunday evening before being shot dead by police called to the scene, authorities said.
Irma knocks out power to nearly four million in Florida: utilities
(Reuters) – Hurricane Irma knocked out power to nearly 4 million homes and businesses in Florida on Sunday, threatening millions more as it crept up the state’s west coast, and full restoration of service could take weeks, local electric utilities said…
Irma’s winds buckle three giant cranes in South Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) – Cranes at three South Florida high rises under construction collapsed in the face of heavy winds as Hurricane Irma ripped through the area on Sunday, days after authorities warned about dangers to cranes from the approaching storm.
Irma knocks out power to over three million in Florida: utilities
(Reuters) – Hurricane Irma knocked out power to more than 3 million homes and businesses in Florida on Sunday, threatening millions more as it crept up the state’s west coast, and full restoration of service could take weeks, local electric utilities s…
Weakening but still potent Irma aims full force at Florida’s Gulf Coast
FORT MYERS, Fla./MIAMI (Reuters) – A weakening but still potent Hurricane Irma lashed Florida’s Gulf Coast on Sunday with tree-bending winds, pounding rain and surging surf, leaving millions of homes without power, while flooding streets and swaying sk…
Irma knocks out power to over 3 million in Florida: utilities
(Reuters) – Hurricane Irma knocked out power to more than 3 million homes and businesses in Florida on Sunday, threatening millions more as it crept up the state’s west coast, and full restoration of service could take weeks, local electric utilities s…
Irma’s winds buckle two giant cranes in Miami
MIAMI (Reuters) – Cranes atop two downtown Miami high rises under construction collapsed in the face of 100-mph (160-kph) winds as Hurricane Irma ripped through the Florida city on Sunday, days after authorities warned about dangers that the approachin…
