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Hurricane fuels fears MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Polo is set to skirt the Pacific coast of Mexico and could bring mudslides and life-threatening flooding. The Category 4 hurricane is not expected to make landfall but the U.S. National Hurricane Center has described it as "extremely dangerous." At its peak, it was a Category 5 storm with top winds of 180 mph. Another Pacific cyclone named Odalys has strengthened into a hurricane, but is expected to remain far from any coast. And a tropical depression near Hawaii is forecast to intensify and drop heavy rain on the island chain ...

US stocks slide on worries about inflation

NEW YORK (AP) — Pressure from the U.S. bond market hit a new level on Wall Street Wednesday after a surprisingly strong report on the economy raised worries about inflation, while oil prices halted their slide. The squeeze caused U.S. stocks to sink. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% after ...

Pezeshkian says Iran will fight 'until our last breath'

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran's president said Wednesday that his people have been "victims of terrorism" by the United States, delivering a rare wartime speech at the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Donald Trump said he may "annihilate" the Islamic Republic if a deal isn't ...

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Spruce on IM’s Northside to become state Christmas tree

IRON MOUNTAIN — For the second time in seven years, Michigan’s official state Christmas tree will come from Iron Mountain. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget announced Tuesday that a 60-foot spruce on Vulcan Street, donated by the Larry Riccio family, has been ...