Three tropical systems were active in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday. Tropical Depression 15E was south of Hawaii, Hurricane Polo was near Mexico and Hurricane Odalys was between the two in the open ocean. (CSU/CIRA & NOAA)

El Niño is Supercharging Pacific Storms. A New Hurricane Threat for Hawaii and Monstrous Polo are Further Proof

A prolific Pacific hurricane season fueled by a super El Niño is showing no signs of slowing down with another tropical threat taking shape for Hawaii just a day after Hurricane Polo exploded into a Category 5 monster off of Mexico’s coast. El Niño…

Hayden Panettiere arrives at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Hayden Panettiere’s Death Highlights Risk of Overdose Death After Stopping and Resuming Drug Use

A coroner’s report notes actor Hayden Panettiere had been in rehab just weeks before her death from an accidental drug overdose. Although details of her care are unknown, people with drug addictions face a high risk of fatal overdose immediately…

Lionel Richie attends The King’s Trust Global Gala at Casa Cipriani on Thursday, May 2, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Lionel Richie is Taking a Break from Performing Following a Heart Procedure

NEW YORK (AP) — Lionel Richie is taking a break from touring as he recovers from a heart procedure, a representative for the singer confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday. Richie underwent a common procedure for atrial…

A drone view shows BHP's Escondida copper mine, in Antofagasta, Chile August 15, 2024. REUTERS/Cristian Rudolffi/File Photo

World’s Largest Copper Mine Halts Operations After Worker Death

SANTIAGO, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Operations at the world's largest copper ​mine, BHP's (BHP.AX), opens new tab Escondida mine in Chile, ‌were suspended on Wednesday after a worker was killed in an accident, the firm said. BHP ​said the worker had been…

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York, US, September 23, 2026. Yuki Iwamura/Pool via REUTERS

Kremlin Says It Is Considering US Invitation for Putin to Join G20 Meeting

Sept 23 (Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on ​Wednesday that Russia would consider ‌the invitation extended by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for ​President Vladimir Putin to ​attend a G20 meeting later ⁠this year…

Indigenous candidate for federal deputy Celia Xakriaba attend a march as she launches her campaign in downtown Belo Horizonte, amid a record number of Indigenous candidacies in Brazil's general elections, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, September 5, 2026. REUTERS/Washington Alves

Brazil Has Record Number of Indigenous Candidates for General Elections

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Almost 200 Indigenous candidates, a record, are running for public office in Brazil's ​general elections next month, official data showed, campaigning on environmental protection ‌in an increasingly conservative…

Housing activists react, after Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was taken away on a stretcher to an ambulance, in Madrid, September 23. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Dramatic Eviction of 87-year-old Madrid Tenant Spotlights Spain’s Housing Crisis

MADRID, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Police evicted an 87-year-old woman on Wednesday from her Madrid home of more than seven decades despite hundreds of people protesting outside and the government criticising the eviction order, in a dramatic new…

Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Supreme Court to be sentenced for sexual assault in New York City, US, September 23, 2026.

Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 15 Years for New York Sexual Assault

NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters) - A New York judge sentenced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a ​former production assistant in 2006, following the ex-movie mogul's conviction at a…

3 DAY PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST FROM WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23RD 2026

GENERAL SITUATION: A weak pressure gradient is maintaining light to gentle winds and smooth to slight seas across the Turks and Caicos Islands today. SPECIAL WARNINGS: No public warnings in effect at this time. ALL AREAS WEATHER: Partly cloudy with…

3 DAY PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST FROM MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21ST 2026

GENERAL SITUATION: Divergent flow aloft combined with tropical moisture is producing clusters of showers and thunderstorms across the Turks and Caicos Islands and its surrounding waters today. A weak pressure gradient is keeping winds light to…