CNN's Derek Van Dam reports from Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa's eye moves closer to the island nation. Melissa strengthened to a rare Category 5, making it the strongest storm on the planet this year.
CNN's Derek Van Dam reports from Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa's eye moves closer to the island nation. Melissa strengthened to a rare Category 5, making it the strongest storm on the planet this year.
The Wrightwood community in San Bernardino County was hit by severe thunderstorms that triggered mudslides, rockslides and debris flows, leaving homes and cars buried in the muck.
More than 7 million people in portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties are in the highest-risk zone Wednesday, according to the Weather Prediction Center. More than a dozen flash flood warnings have been issued this morning in Southern California.
A powerful storm lashing the state of California is causing possible life-threatening flooding and debris flows, with some areas seeing more than 6 inches of rain. CNN's Julia Vargas Jones reports.
Pope Leo called for peace during his first Christmas celebration since becoming pontiff, encouraging the crowds in Vatican City to remember those suffering in Gaza whilst also calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine and other global conflicts. CNN Vatican Correspondent Christopher Lamb reports.
The city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank is buzzing with Christmas festivities for the first time in three years as Palestinians express cautious optimism amid the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. CNN's Matthew Chance reports.
Two people are dead and others are missing after a fire and explosion tore into a nursing home in Bristol, Pennsylvania. According to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, the cause of the explosion remains under investigation, but officials’ preliminary belief is that it was a gas leak.
