Jamaica and parts of the Caribbean are bracing as Tropical Storm Melissa, nearly stationary 150 miles south-southeast of Kingston with 45 mph winds, is set to intensify into a Category 4 hurricane by Sunday. Days of pounding rain have flooded Haiti and the Dominican Republic; Haiti reports three deaths. Tropical...
China announced a new holiday, the Commemoration Day of Taiwan’s Restoration, to be observed on Oct. 25, marking the 1945 handover of Taiwan, then a Japanese colony, to an official of the then–Republic of China. The National People’s Congress Standing Committee said the observance supports China’s claims; Shen Chunyao told...
A dashcam video captured a red tractor-trailer barreling into at least eight vehicles on the westbound 10 Freeway in California shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday, killing three people and injuring four, authorities said. The driver, 21-year-old Jashanpreet Singh, was arrested on vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI charges and is...
Inflation cooled slightly in September, with consumer prices up 3.0% year over year and 0.3% on the month, undershooting forecasts, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The release arrived nine days late due to the government shutdown, which has sidelined most economic reports and left the Federal Reserve missing...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. conducted a nighttime strike in international waters on a vessel allegedly run by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, killing all six aboard in the Caribbean Sea. It appears to be the Trump administration’s 10th strike in recent weeks, linked to more than...
Separate bear attacks in Japan on Friday left one person dead and four injured, authorities said, underscoring a record year that had already claimed nine lives before Friday. In Akita’s mountains, a mauling involving four people killed one and sent three to hospital; two had been farming, and two were...
The Post’s baseball panel leans hard toward the Dodgers in the Blue Jays–Dodgers World Series, opening Friday in Toronto. Five of six pick Los Angeles, pointing to a four-deep, superior rotation, star power, and questions about Toronto’s pitching depth against the Dodgers’ long lineup. Predictions range from a sweep to...
Social Security beneficiaries will get a 2.8% cost-of-living increase next year, the Social Security Administration said, after a shutdown-delayed inflation report. The COLA, taking effect in January, applies to about 75 million people and will lift the average monthly payment by roughly $56; the taxable wage cap will rise to...
The Gaza cease-fire hinged on an exchange: Hamas freed all living hostages in Gaza and agreed to return remains of former captives, while Israel released 1,968 Palestinians. Of those, 250 were convicted in violent attacks; most—1,718 Gazans—were detained during war, many without charges and labeled 'unlawful combatants.' Rights groups and...
Wall Street futures rose early Friday after a delayed inflation report showed prices climbed less than feared, bolstering expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut next week. The 10-year Treasury yield slipped to 3.97% from 4.01%. Consumer prices rose 3% year over year in September, with core inflation also at...
