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Hurricane Milton made landfall at 08:30 p.m. ET as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key, Florida. As it moves across the state, NBC News' Stephanie Gosk and meteorologist Bill Karins report how the system could bring heavy inundation and strong winds to most of the region, calling for civilians to she...

BBC Verify looks into claims made about the US government's response to Hurricane Helene....

Powerful cyclone slams into coast, bringing deadly storm surge to Sarasota, Tampa, St Petersburg and Fort Myers Hurricane Milton – latest updates A weakening but still tremendously powerful Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s west coast on Wednesday night as a category 3, pushing ahead of it...

President Joe Biden urged residents in the path of Hurricane Milton to evacuate and listen to local officials. Emergency declarations have been approved and the U.S. defense secretary positioned rescue teams close to the storm. Biden also called the misinformation surrounding Hurricane Helene afterm...

As Hurricane Milton barrels towards Tampa, a Florida man dubbed Lieutenant Dan on TikTok has captured the attention of local officials and the internet....

Hurricane Milton intensified at one of the fastest rates ever recorded, due in part to hot water in the Gulf of Mexico. A process of eyewall replacement also led the storm to grow in size....

Forty of the top private universities across the United States are under fire after a lawsuit was filed accusing the institutions of conspiring to overcharge students for their education....

Hurricane Milton has exploded into a monster storm as it soaks up its natural fuel, warm water, in the Gulf of Mexico....

As Hurricane Milton approached landfall in western Florida on Wednesday, the Biden administration warned consumers and businesses of the heightened risk of potential fraud, price gouging and collusion that accompanies major natural disasters....

A limited supply of IV fluid, stemming from damage caused by Hurricane Helene, is forcing some hospitals across the U.S. to postpone non-emergency procedures....