EL PAÍS visited Sarasota to see how residents are recovering from the double impact of Milton and Helene, which slammed into the area two weeks ago
The misinformation that started to spread after the damage from Hurricane Helene and which continues unabated opens up a new front in the partisan battle with less than a month to go before Election Day
Authorities warn that the phenomenon, which occurs when winds blow out to sea in the middle of a storm, poses ‘a life-threatening risk’
Residents confined to their homes played board games, followed the news and tried to stay calm as the wind and rain began pummeling their communities on Wednesday night
The storm has left more than 2.8 million people without power, and tornadoes that formed ahead of its arrival have caused at least two fatalities. The greatest damage could come from flooding that is expected to be catastrophic
The hurricane is expected to make landfall in the next few hours in the Tampa Bay region of Florida. Kamala Harris urged residents to take the danger seriously: ‘This time it will be different’
Highways leading out of the area are clogged after 5.5 million residents were ordered to evacuate, with the mayor warning it was a matter of life and death
Both Donald Trump and Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Green have amplified lies that surfaced on the internet after the impact of Helene
Biden warns that it could be one of the worst storms to hit the United States in 100 years and has canceled his trip to Germany and Angola due to the emergency
Evacuations are underway and the mayor of Tampa has told residents that those who fail to leave the designated zones ‘are gonna die’
Now downgraded to a tropical storm, Helene has wreaked havoc across nearly 800 miles, from South Florida to the Appalachian Mountains
More than 40 million people are on alert for the Category 4 storm
The two previous hurricanes followed a similar path to the storm, which US authorities have described the storm as ‘extremely dangerous and life-threatening’
Texas will require hospitals to report the immigration status of patients and Oklahoma wants to assess the cost of educating children who lack legal residency
Various Republican proposals, including one from vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance, look to impose a tax on money transfers to the neighboring country
States and cities are oscillating between criminalization and providing social support to address a problem that affects all corners of the country
The former president will deliver the star address at the Republican convention on Thursday, his first since securing the nomination and surviving an assassination attempt
The forecast for this hurricane season is likely to lead to new hikes to prices, which have increased 100% since 2021. Many homeowners and insurers have left the state
The new law creates a huge desert for women’s reproductive health that spans the entire southern United States
The reported haul from the event at the Palm Beach, Florida, home of billionaire investor John Paulson tops the single-event fundraising record recently set by Joe Biden
The judges also ratified the constitutionality of a 2022 law that limited pregnancy terminations to 15 weeks, which paves the way for a new, six-week ban to take effect in 30 days
The agreement ends almost two years of litigation that was sparked by DeSantis’ takeover of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District from Disney supporters following the company’s opposition to the state’s so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
If it withstands expected legal challenges, the bill will ban social media accounts for children under 14 and require parental permission for 15- and 16-year-olds
Whether it’s the lifts that a politician wears to a rally or the inches that a single man adds to his height on a dating app, the world is still obsessed with the issue of male stature
A key point of clarity is how the law applies to ‘classroom instruction,’ as opposed to mere discussion or mention of a topic anywhere on school grounds
The former South Carolina governor has thrown in the towel after the former president’s resounding victory on Super Tuesday
The measure, which takes effect July 1, would carve out a limited exception to the secrecy that generally shrouds grand jury testimony in specific cases such as that involving Epstein, Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a signing ceremony in Palm Beach