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Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to become a major hurricane and hit the west coast of Florida later this week. Residents throughout Tampa Bay made preparations to fortify their homes and evacuate.(Aug. 28)

A medical rescue helicopter crashed into an apartment complex near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, killing a fire captain and a woman on the ground on Monday morning. (Aug. 28)

Thousands of airline passengers faced delays on Monday after Britain’s air traffic control system was hit by a breakdown that slowed takeoffs and landings across the U.K. on one of the busiest travel days of the year. (Aug. 28)
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Here’s the latest for Monday Aug. 28th: Florida prepares for hurricane; Judge sets March trial date for Trump election case; Medical helicopter crashes into apartment building; West Point time capsule opened.

One faculty member is dead following a shooting at UNC Chapel Hills that led to a three-hour-long lockdown Monday, officials said.

A new study found 90% of paper straws tested contained forever chemicals, or PFAS, compared to 75% of plastic straws

A judge has set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. (Aug. 28)

Rapid intensification is a process in which a storm undergoes accelerated growth by at least 35 mph in a 24-hour period.

A fire rescue helicopter crashed near Fort Lauderdale, according to the Broward County authorities, killing at least two people and injuring more.

Bryan Scott Bennett killed Catherine Sposito on Prescott’s Thumb Butte Trail in 1987, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said.