Iran is preparing to “imminently” launch a ballistic missile attack on Israel, according to a senior U.S. administration official, who warned Tuesday of “severe consequences” should it take place.
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter, said
the U.S. is actively supporting Israeli defensive preparations.
This comes after the Israeli military on Tuesday warned people to evacuate nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities hours after announcing what it said were limited ground operations against Hezbollah.
More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it.
That’s enough to fill the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium 51,000 times, or Lake Tahoe just once. The flood damage from the rain is apocalyptic, meteorologists said. More than 100 people are dead, according to officials.
Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will meet tonight in the lone vice presidential debate of the 2024 election, bringing together undercards who have spent two months going after each other and the opposing nominees who top the major-party tickets. The matchup, hosted by CBS News in New York, will involve the biggest television and online audience before Election Day.
Megan Farrell can be reached at farr9505@stthomas.edu.