The Category 4 storm barreled into Florida Wednesday afternoon, landing south of the Tampa Bay area, which previous models showed taking a direct hit. Instead, Lee County took the brunt of the damage, and areas of Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach and Cape Coral are inundated with debris, damage and flooding from a catastrophic 7-foot storm surge. Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said on Thursday that “fatalities are in the hundreds” at this time, though an exact death toll has not yet been announced....

Puerto Rico is currently an unincorporated territory of the U.S. and has been under American control since the 1898 Spanish-American War. Since 1917, Puerto Ricans have had U.S. citizenship, but do not get to vote in presidential general elections or elect representatives to either chamber of Congress. In November 2020, 53 percent of Puerto Ricans voted in favor of becoming a U.S. state in a non-binding referendum, with 47 percent against it....

To convict President Trump of an impeachable offense, the Democrats have to muster a two-thirds vote in the Senate: at least 20 Republican senators (and probably more like 22 because of expected Democratic defections) would have to break ranks. That math sounds unforgiving, and it’s true that the road to 67 votes is a narrow and bumpy one. But the Senate majority leader and the White House fear that if more than a couple of GOP senators say they intend to vote against Trump, there will be something of a traffic jam as Republican senators turn against the president....

Travel blogger Michelle Burnett posted footage on TikTok from a trip with husband Dan Bagby. During their stay on the Caribbean island, they decided to try a bit of horseback riding on the beach. Burnett and Bagby’s travel blog specializes in testing honeymoon experiences and has built a significant following. Honeymoons aren’t just about relaxation after the stress of wedding preparations. According to Andrea Dindinger, a San Francisco-based marriage therapist, they’re an important event for the couple....

The Judiciary Act of 2021 would increase the Court’s members from nine to 13 and comes at a time when many Democrats feel aggrieved by Republican behavior toward the Court, including refusing to hold a confirmation hearing for former President Barack Obama’s nominee Merrick Garland in 2016. The idea of expanding the Court—often referred to as court packing—is not a new one. The last major proposal came from President Franklin D....

The message from Kyiv came in the form of a post on the Verkhovna Rada’s official Telegram account, where the legislative body shared an image Monday of a “die-in” demonstration recently held in the capital Taipei, stating that, “from the first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has been supported by distant Taiwan.” “The struggle for the future of Ukraine continues, and we are grateful for the support from around the world!...

Hu Xijin, editor of Global Times, an English-language newspaper put out by the Chinese Communist Party, published the editorial on Thursday. Titled “Pompeo makes arrogant, hysterical statements about HK autonomy,” the piece argued that the secretary of state “represents the U.S.’ hysterical geopoliticization of everything that has to do with China.” “Whether Hong Kong has a high degree of autonomy must not be defined by the U.S. Washington is much too narcissistic....

But with just minutes to go before the start of the 2015 NFL Draft on Thursday night, we got an idea of just what the Eagles’ head coach was willing to do to get his former Oregon signal-caller. MORE: Live Draft Tracker | Kurt Warner’s draft thoughts | Mariota’s best fit? The answer? A good chunk of the future in Philadelphia. In comparison, the Redskins traded three first-round picks and a second-round pick to the Rams in 2012 for the No....

“I never go anywhere by myself unless it’s for a quick appointment or I know the place is crowded,” Kim said in an interview Thursday with ESPN. “I have Tasers, pepper spray, a knife. If I go outside to walk my dog or go to the grocery store, my fanny pack has all three of those in it and my hand never leaves my side.” The 20-year-old snowboarder holds the top Olympic prize for the halfpipe and recently opened up about her personal experiences of anti-Asian racism....

As Colin Kaepernick dropped back to pass in the second quarter, he targeted Anquan Boldin. Kaepernick forgot to look off Conte, who was sitting between the hashmarks and reading the eyes of San Francisco quarterback. When Kaepernick turned for Boldin, Conte pounced, resulting in a flying, perfectly-timed diving interception. At the time of Conte’s interception, the Bears were down by 10 and in desperate need of a stop. Maybe this will make up for last week when Conte was both embarrassed by Fred Jackson and fined for a hit against Buffalo....

The senator’s remarks stand in contrast with the Trump Administration’s reported aim to withdraw thousands of U.S. servicemembers from Iraq and Afghanistan before the president leaves office in January next year. Coons, a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, spoke at an event held by the London-based Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in February 2019. “I strongly support a continued presence by United States troops on the ground in Syria and Afghanistan to retain the capacity, to prevent groups like Al-Qaeda and ISIS to establish physical strongholds and to launch, again, terrorist attacks against our nations,” Coons said at the time....

“This is what I’ve been dreaming of literally for weeks,” Cuomo said as he walked up the stairs from his basement into the living room of his house. He walked towards his wife Cristina Cuomo, who tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, and announced that she had also been “cleared by the CDC.” The family’s union, captured by Cuomo’s daughter Bella Cuomo, aired on Monday’s Cuomo Prime Time....

Johnson told reporters he woke up at the team hotel Saturday morning in Minnesota with a small bite on his left hand he suspects was from a spider. He was treated at Target Field, but his hand was swollen on Sunday, so he received treatment at a Minneapolis hospital. The hand was wrapped and he was given antibiotics. PENNANT RACE PANIC: Why your team’s fan base is freaking out this week...

Rock produced, narrated and co-wrote the Good Hair documentary, which was released in 2009. The film is back in the limelight after Rock appeared to make a joke onstage about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss related to alopecia—a topic explored in the documentary—resulting in a televised confrontation with Smith. This film explores “the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of the black community,” according to an official synopsis....

In the post, Teigen revealed that she still has a bump from the pregnancy, and characterized it as a disappointing reminder of what happened. “Even though I’m no longer pregnant, every glance in the mirror reminds me of what could have been. And I have no idea why i [sic] still have this bump, honestly. It’s frustrating,” she wrote. Teigen also shared that she was sad that she won’t get to have another child....

The team’s talisman left the critical World Cup group-stage clash with Iran at halftime on Nov. 29 after he suffered an abdominal injury while scoring late in the first half of the match that sent the US through. He was transported to a hospital for further examination. Pulisic suffered the injury in the 38th minute, after bundling Sergino Dest’s floated header into the net, giving the U.S. a 1-0 lead....

The hero’s welcome given to the players was led by Pulisic, who had been taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with a pelvic contusion. The injury came after a collision with Iran’s goalkeeper, Alireza Beiranvand, when Pulisic scored the decisive 38th-minute goal. Fortunately, Pulisic was back on his feet and jubilant as his teammates arrived at the hotel, and they continued their celebrations after qualifying for the knockout stage of the World Cup, where they will face the Netherlands in the round of 16 on Saturday....

“These past few days I’ve been thinking about Britney and everything she is going through,” Aguilera wrote in a tweet published Monday night. “It is unacceptable that any woman, or human, wanting to be in control of their own destiny might not be allowed to live life as they wish,” she concluded. Aguilera is just one of many celebrities who have recently voiced support for Spears regarding Spears’ conservatorship....