Former national park superintendents urge Trump administration to close parks in case of shutdown

A group of former national park superintendents is calling on the Trump administration to close the parks to visitors in case of a government shutdown
There’s an international flotilla seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza | What to know

Spain and Italy have said they are sending navy ships to where a flotilla of dozens of boats carrying activists seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza is sailing.
New tropical development…when Imelda forms & the timing of impacts for the Southeast

Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine forecast to move towards the Southeast Coast
After massive shrimp recalls, the FDA finds radioactive contamination in spices too

Federal regulators have detected possible radioactive contamination in spices exported from Indonesia
Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba

Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died.
Here’s how Trump’s pharmaceutical tariffs could impact your prescription drugs

President Donald Trump says 100% tariffs on certain pharmaceuticals will take effect next week, but there are several exemptions.
Need sandbangs ahead of tropical impacts? Here’s where you can go

Those needing sandbags ahead of anticipated tropical impacts along the Georgia and South Carolina coast have options.
Sara Jane Moore, who tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975, dies at 95

Sara Jane Moore, who spent more than 30 years in prison for trying to shoot President Gerald Ford, has died
Tropical disturbance prompts State of Emergency in South Carolina; residents urged to prepare

Officials are particularly urging those in low-lying areas to stay alert for potential flooding and storm surge.
National Hurricane Center: Humberto now a major hurricane, Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine develops

The National Hurricane Center is following two areas in the Atlantic