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Starliner astronauts back on Earth after being stuck in space for 286 days

CBS News After 286 days in space, Starliner astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth, concluding a mission originally expected to last eight days.

Hurricane Milton On Path For Florida Landfall As A Potentially Historic Major Storm

CBS News Hurricane Milton restrengthened into a Category 5 storm Tuesday evening as it barreled across the Gulf of Mexico's warm waters on a path for the west coast of Florida, where mass evacuations clogged highways as people prepared for a potentially historic storm to make landfall as early as Wednesday night.

Hurricane Milton Surges To Category 5, Expected To Hit Florida As A Major Hurricane This Week

CBS News Hurricane Milton has grown into a powerful Category 5 storm, less than two days after it developed in the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane was expanding and intensifying quickly Monday while tracking eastward over warm Gulf waters, with the latest growth happening much faster than forecasts suggested.

Tropical Storm Idalia Moves Into Carolinas After Slamming Florida And Georgia

CBS News Idalia declined in strength as it moved across northern Florida into Georgia and was downgraded to a tropical storm late Wednesday afternoon. It moved into South Carolina Wednesday night, then continued on to North Carolina on a path forecasters said would keep it off North Carolina Thursday before it heads out to sea.

Idalia Weakens To Tropical Storm After Making Landfall In Florida As Category 3 Hurricane

CBS News Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning as a powerful Category 3 storm in Keaton Beach, located along Florida's Gulf Coast near Tallahassee. After rapidly intensifying on its path through the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and briefly registering as a Category 4 storm, the hurricane hit Florida's Big Bend area with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour.

Subtropical Storm Alberto Threatens Florida, Gulf Coast

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Beaches in Florida were largely empty ahead of Memorial Day as a slowly intensifying storm carrying brisk winds and heavy rain approached the U.S. Gulf Coast on Sunday. The storm disrupted plans from Pensacola in the Panhandle to Miami Beach on Florida's southeastern edge.

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