Year: 2017

Jim Watson/Getty Images(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) -- Three of the golf clubs that President Donald Trump owns in south Florida and his so-called "winter White House" could be damaged by Hurricane Irma this weekend as they all lie in the predicted path of the storm.Trump's properties -- Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter and Trump National Doral in […]

ABC News(MIAMI) -- Hurricane Irma is currently "pummeling" Turks and Caicos with 175 mph winds, according to the National Hurricane Center's latest advisory.The record Category 5 storm, which skirted north of the Dominican Republic early Thursday as the powerful Category 5 storm, has set its sights on south Florida after leaving a trail of death and destruction in the Caribbean. At least 13 people have been killed.Irma, dubbed the most […]

HsinJuHSU/iStock/Getty Images(FAIRFAX, Va.) -- In another example of the Trump administration unwinding Obama-era policy, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Thursday that the department will begin the process of updating guidance for Title IX sexual assault investigations -- a move she said would ensure due process on campus."One rape is too many ... and one person denied due process is too many," she said at George Mason Law School in Virginia. […]

larrysinger/iStock/Thinkstock(POMPANO BEACH, Fla.) -- A Florida-based journalist who covered the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey is now preparing her own home for yet another powerful hurricane headed toward the U.S.Freelance network television news producer Karen D'Uva, 57, acknowledged the coincidence in her role reversal for the back-to-back hurricanes, telling ABC News that she does not want to become a victim of Hurricane Irma."I'm sort of numb right now that I'm […]

dennisvdw/iStock/Thinkstock(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) -- When Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc upon Puerto Rico Wednesday night, the region and its people were already reeling from an economic crisis and infrastructure issues.The news of widespread blackouts, a water crisis and the storm-related death toll was all the more devastating for the island.And as Puerto Ricans face a certain slog to rebuild from Hurricane Irma, they also wait to see if another growing […]

MikaelEriksson/Getty Images(MIAMI) -- Hurricane Irma is believed to be the most powerful Atlantic storm in a decade, but its predecessors in both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean have also caused their share of death and destruction.This year marks the 25th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew, which many are comparing to Irma because of their somewhat similar paths.While Andrew developed in the Atlantic and crossed southern Florida before hitting […]

artolympic/iStock/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) -- Authorities in Texas are searching for Houston realtor Crystal McDowell who disappeared as Hurricane Harvey was barreling down on the area.“We’re chasing a lot of leads,” Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne told ABC News. “But no, Hurricane Harvey is not the reason Crystal McDowell is missing.”The 37-year-old mother of two was last seen on home surveillance video footage walking through the living room of her boyfriend’s home and […]