Families Worry As Americans Remain Stranded In Caribbean After Irma
Thousands of families in the U.S. are desperately trying to contact family members in Hurricane Irma's path of destruction.
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Thousands of families in the U.S. are desperately trying to contact family members in Hurricane Irma's path of destruction.
While storms are no stranger to many people, using your phone to help navigate through one may be new to you.
Some of the last Florida evacuees arrived at LaGuardia Airport Friday, ahead of Hurricane Irma.
Hurricane Irma is forcing next week's three-game series between the Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays to be relocated to Citi Field, Major League Baseball officials announced Friday.
When Pam Brekke of Sanford, FL heard there were generators available 30 miles away, she quickly traveled to Orlando hoping to secure power for her ailing father. Unfortunately, she arrived too late.
The storm weakened from a Category 5 to Category 4 on Friday morning with maximum sustained winds near 155 mph, but it remained a powerful hurricane.
Do you know people staying put in Florida as Hurricane Irma makes landfall? Here's list of tips, contact resources and phone numbers you'll want to make note of into this weekend.
New Jersey and New York are deploying troops and specialized task forces to Florida to help with Hurricane Irma.
More than one million people are under a mandatory evacuation order across the state of Florida. But not everyone is able to go.
Residents in parts of the Miami metro area are under mandatory orders to leave their homes Thursday as Hurricane Irma barrels toward the region with potentially catastrophic winds.
If they weren't not driving, they were trying to fly out of town -- on Thursday, Florida airports were packed with people trying to get out of danger.
The eye of Hurricane Irma is moving west-northwest off the Dominican Republic's northern coast as the Category 5 storm continues its destructive path over the Caribbean.
Hurricane Irma roared into the Caribbean with record-setting force early Wednesday, shaking people in their homes on the islands of Antigua and Barbuda on a path toward Puerto Rico and possibly Florida by the weekend.
Incredible satellite images detail the journey of the last flight in and out of the San Juan area just before Hurricane Irma blew into the region.
Hurricane Irma has strengthened to a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds near 175 mph as it approaches the northeast Caribbean on a path toward U.S.
The storm's center was forecast to move near or over the northern Leeward Islands late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Dozens of people were displaced as a result of the 6 a.m. Sunday blaze at the building on Washington and Hillyer Streets.
Loved ones of patients at hospitals in New York City are concerned about care as nurses continue to strike due to failed contract negotiations on Monday.
Two teens were found with loaded guns at two separate New York City schools on Monday morning, according to police.
The University of Michigan Board of Regents on Monday unanimously approved Kent Syverud as the 16th president.
Prosecutors say Caneiro killed the family over his brother's plans to remove him from a technology company they shared after money allegedly disappeared from the firm.
Loved ones of patients at hospitals in New York City are concerned about care as nurses continue to strike due to failed contract negotiations on Monday.
Two teens were found with loaded guns at two separate New York City schools on Monday morning, according to police.
A carriage horse in New York City crashed into multiple vehicles on Thursday morning after bolting out of Central Park.
The New York State Nurses Association said it called for the strike as negotiations stalled with the city's wealthiest hospitals.
The judge in Luigi Mangione's federal trial says she'll hold a hearing to go over the seizure and search of Mangione's backpack in Pennsylvania.
There's plenty of sunshine is on the way to the Tri-State Area, but the First Alert Weather team is also tracking a round of snow later this week.
It was a mostly dry Sunday, until some snow squalls briefly hit the Tri-State Area on Sunday night.
Investigators said the victim was struck by a bullet inside his Danbury, Connecticut, home, and it came from the unit next door.
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Dozens of people were displaced as a result of the 6 a.m. Sunday blaze at the building on Washington and Hillyer Streets.
Prosecutors say Caneiro killed the family over his brother's plans to remove him from a technology company they shared after money allegedly disappeared from the firm.
There's plenty of sunshine is on the way to the Tri-State Area, but the First Alert Weather team is also tracking a round of snow later this week.
Richard Codey, the former governor of New Jersey and the state's longest-serving lawmaker, has died, his family announced.
There were two deadly shootings in Middlesex County, New Jersey, just hours apart this weekend, both involving teenagers.
There's plenty of sunshine is on the way to the Tri-State Area, but the First Alert Weather team is also tracking a round of snow later this week.
New York state is taking legal action against the Trump administration for halting construction of five offshore wind farms.
It was a mostly dry Sunday, until some snow squalls briefly hit the Tri-State Area on Sunday night.
Enjoy the spring preview while it lasts because umbrellas will be your best friend this weekend!
John Pillaccio, accused in the fatal stabbing of a CVS employee on Long Island on Christmas Day, appeared before a judge on Wednesday.
The New York State Nurses Association said it called for the strike as negotiations stalled with the city's wealthiest hospitals.
As Kalshi and Polymarket become more popular, lawmakers in New York are scrambling to create new rules for prediction markets.
The subpoenas threatened a criminal indictment related to Jerome Powell's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025, according to the Fed chair.
Trump administration officials are set to meet with Danish officials about Greenland on Wednesday, diplomatic sources tell CBS News.
Once an elementary school teacher in the Bronx, Kamar Samuels now leads the nation's largest school system under NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Loved ones of patients at hospitals in New York City are concerned about care as nurses continue to strike due to failed contract negotiations on Monday.
The New York State Nurses Association said it called for the strike as negotiations stalled with the city's wealthiest hospitals.
The largest nurses strike ever in New York City is underway as thousands of NYSNA members walk off their jobs at major hospitals.
The potential for a major nurses strike in New York City is growing by the minute, with major hospitals and the New York State Nurses Association failing to get a deal done before Sunday's midnight deadline.
New Jersey has confirmed its first pediatric flu death of the 2025-26 season, which health leaders warn has been seeing cases spread at alarming rates.
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Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Video of an angry confrontation during intermission at a performance of "Mamma Mia!" on Broadway is going viral on social media.
Weinstein's defense attorney told the judge he'd like to pursue plea negotiations after last year's mistrial on a rape charge.
Jalen Brunson had 26 points and the Knicks snapped the Trail Blazers' five-game winning streak with a 123-114 victory Sunday.
Cedric Coward hit two late 3-pointers and scored 21 points to help the Grizzlies hold off the Nets 103-98 on Sunday.
Cody Glass scored twice, but the Devils dropped their fourth straight, 4-3 to the Jets on Sunday.
The Islanders beat the Wild 4-3 on Saturday night.
Pavel Zacha recorded his first career hat trick - one of his goals coming while most of New York's players were in the locker room at the end of the first period - and the Boston Bruins coasted past the Rangers 10-2 on Saturday.
Legislation would protect and expand hunger programs and improve benefit security as New York pantries see rising demand.
The people and businesses of Ridgewood, Queens, have banded together to help those impacted by the recent apartment building fire.
Student athletes at a high school in Queens have won both state and national video game championships.
Thousands of teachers across New York are participating in a statewide campaign demanding pension reform.
For the 48th year, El Museo del Barrio hosted a parade in East Harlem for Three Kings' Day.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
A carriage horse in New York City crashed into multiple vehicles after bolting out of Central Park. Video shows the horse trotting through the street and hitting a taxi. CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock reports.
From reading a driver's mood to turning windows into screens, the technology is changing transportation. CBS News New York's Evyn Moon takes us inside the tech putting intelligence on wheels.
Caneiro is accused of killing his brother Keith, sister-in-law Jennifer and their two young children at the family's home eight years ago in Colts Neck, and then setting that home on fire. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan reports.
Dozens of people were displaced after Sunday's fire. CBS News New York's Nick Caloway reports.
A large section of wall fell onto scaffolding and the street on East Burnside Avenue in Fordham Heights.
