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All along the coast of Florida, residents of the Sunshine State are preparing their homes and businesses to withstand the Category 4 force of Hurricane Milton. Millions of Floridians are leaving their homes as local and national officials encourage residents to heed mandatory evacuation orders. But online, staying put and …

As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, meteorologists are staying awake for days at a time trying to get vital, life-saving information out to the folks who will be affected. That’s their job. But this year, several of them tell Rolling Stone, they’re increasingly having to take time out to quell the …

S oraya Sutherlin knew it was coming, she knew she was prepared, but still, her heart pulsed faster as the moment to push the button neared. Sutherlin has worked in emergency management for more than 15 years, responding to mass shootings, wildfires, an oil-rig explosion, and the drawn-out disaster of …

On Aug. 20, 1989, 19-year-old Lyle Menendez made a frantic call to Beverly Hills police. “Somebody shot my parents,” he screamed into the receiver. When police responded to the residence, they found a grisly scene: entertainment executive Jose Menendez and his wife Mary Louise “Kitty” shot dead by multiple shotgun …

This past weekend, the spotted beagle Snoopy, star of the Peanuts comics and cartoons, found himself at the center of a political whirlwind. But that’s what happens when someone leverages the popularity of fictional dog to endorse a candidate for president. Though creator Charles M. Schulz died in 2000 —publishing …

Food, water, clothing: these are just a few of the essentials that most people think of when considering necessities for an emergency. But for the millions of Americans across the southeast hit with catastrophic infrastructure damage from Hurricane Helene, the biggest challenges they might face in the coming months revolve …

Hurricane Helene, which first made landfall as a Category 4 in Florida on Sept. 26, has since carved out a 500-mile path of destruction. The hurricane swept through Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee uprooting homes, collapsing critical infrastructure, and knocking out power and phone service. So far, the …

On Wednesday, YouTube commenter @santana4766 was compelled to leave a breathless review on a video uploaded last December. “[T]he storyline, the foreshadowing, the character development, the world building,” they wrote, “this is true peak cinema.” Another commenter asked how to log what they’d just watched on the movie-rating app Letterboxd. …

“Excuse me, where are your plus sizes?” If you’re a retail worker, this question might seem like a simple request— but for TikTok users, it’s usually a clue that Samyra Miller is about to take a brand to task. The 26-year-old content creator has built a TikTok empire by getting …

It could be any other food truck spot in West Asheville, North Carolina, with camp chairs grouped under the nearest shady tree and dogs nearly outnumbering the people. But at this bait shop parking lot on Tuesday morning, the lunch — bacon sandwiches with sprouts, and a side of veggies …