Hurricane Helene has weakened to a tropical storm and is moving north across Georgia bringing strong winds and heavy rain in what the national hurricane center called “life-threatening” conditions.
Nearly 4 million homes and businesses were without power this Friday morning in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina due to Helene.
In the city of tire Lebanese civil defense workers toiled to pull out two bodies from under the rubble of a collapsed building after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike Friday.
The Norwegian refugee council aid group is warning that the ongoing escalation between Israel and Hezbollah is reaching deeper into Lebanon and pushing the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon to alarming levels.
Oscar winner Maggie Smith known for her role as professor Mcgonagall in the block buster movie series Harry Potter as well as Downton Abbey has passed away at the age of 89.
Smith was frequently rated the preeminent British female performer of a generation that included Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench, with two Oscars, a clutch of academy award nominations and a shelf full of acting trophies.
Elizabeth Dickey can be reached at ehdickey@stthomas.edu