A week after Hurricane Helene made landfall— and carved a path of destruction stretching 600 miles— search and rescue missions are still underway for the hundreds of people missing.

About 45,000 East and Gulf Coast dockworkers, or longshoremen, head into their third day on strike Thursday, as they call for pay raises and try to prevent automation and robots at major ports.

After vowing revenge for the killing of several top terrorist leaders, Iran launched approximately 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday. Sirens rang over the entire country, sending millions of Israelis into bomb shelters. No Israelis were killed or seriously injured, while one Palestinian man in the West Bank was killed by Iranian missile shrapnel that fell on him.

The Vice Presidential debate is tonight between two Midwestern guys: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance (R). While VP debates are typically inconsequential, this will be the last time voters get to see a clear side-by-side of the two tickets before Election Day. For many voters, it could be their introduction to both men.

Nearly 100 people are dead across Florida, Georgia, Virginia, and the Carolinas and more than 2 million are still without power — in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The storm is one of the most expansive and damaging hurricanes on record to ever hit the US Southeast.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s 57-page indictment was unsealed on Thursday, showing five federal charges related to bribery, wire fraud, and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals. He will be arraigned in court today.

Mayor Eric Adams (D) has been indicted on federal criminal charges, becoming the first mayor in New York City history to be charged while in office. Despite a flood of calls for his resignation, he is vowing to fight on, arguing they are “based on lies.”

In a congressional hearing Tuesday, Senators pressed Novo Nordisk’s CEO— the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy— on why the medicines cost so much more in the United States than they do in other countries.

Both Republicans and Democrats argue that their agenda will grow the US economy. This week, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris made their cases.

Everyone hates inflation. The economy is repeatedly ranked the top issue driving voters to the polls this November. Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have pledged to alleviate the financial burden on most Americans with policies that will lower prices and get the U.S. economy firing on all cylinders again. We all have the same goal — but which policies can help get us there?

With just months to go until the election, many of you have been writing in about the conservative political plan known Project 2025. The questions come as Democrats from President Biden (see above) on down are trying to make the campaign about some of the more extreme proposals inside the plan. Let’s dive in.

It’s gonna be a hot one…according to a new outlook for the summer from the National Weather Service. Hotter-than-average conditions are predicted for nearly the entire country, except a portion of the northern Plains. The highest odds for high temps are in the Northeast, as well as a stretch from Texas to the Pacific Northwest.

As 2023 draws to a close— with all its highs and lows— we wanted to look ahead at what will likely be making headlines next year. (At least, the things we can try to predict.)

Here are some of (what we think) will be the biggest stories to watch in 2024. Minus all those curve balls likely heading our way as well.