In New Orleans, traditional parades are canceled for this year, so instead, people are creating ‘house floats’ and throwing beads at their neighbors; ‘I’ve always wished for a locals’ Mardi Gras’ ...

Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica as a stunning Category 5 storm. But the U.S. was spared as the Federal Emergency ...

WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 7, 2025 — Following Hurricane Melissa, the Government of Jamaica will receive a full payout of $150 million under its catastrophe insurance coverage with the World Bank, backed by ...

Fox Weather is earning praise for its thorough and intense live coverage of Hurricane Melissa from Jamaica. Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, hit the Caribbean this week, destroying buildings and ...

A family in Cuba salvages belongings from the rubble of their home after it collapsed during Hurricane Melissa's passage through Santiago de Cuba on Wednesday. (Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images) After ...

Communities across the Caribbean are reeling in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, which ripped through Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola, the island comprising Haiti and the Dominican Republic, this week.

Catherine Zeta-Jones’ daughter Carys Zeta Douglas borrowed another iconic look from her mother’s closet. Zeta-Jones’ lookalike daughter, 22, posed on the red carpet in her lace-accented black dress — ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba Oct. 29 as a Category 2 storm after pummeling Jamaica a day earlier as the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Jamaicans began ...

Melissa will pass through the Bahamas on Wednesday afternoon. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane -- one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes developments on Hurricane Melissa for Tuesday, Oct. 28. For the latest news on Hurricane Melissa, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, Oct. 29. The center of ...

Hurricane Melissa is about to make landfall in Jamaica Oct. 28 as a dangerous Category 5 hurricane with catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and dangerous storm surge, according to the National ...

Hours from landfall, Hurricane Melissa is also slow moving like Hurricane Harvey in 2017, which could mean catastrophic flooding. By Judson Jones Reporter and meteorologist Hurricane Melissa is only ...