Fast-moving Hurricane Helene was advancing Thursday across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, threatening an “unsurvivable” storm surge in northwestern parts of the state.

The University of Hawaii is poised to renew a controversial contract to conduct research for the U.S. military worth up to $285 million over 10 years.

A federal judge has approved a $600 million class-action settlement involving last year’s disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. 

A passenger was killed after a gunman hijacked a city bus in Los Angeles early Wednesday, leading to a slow police chase through downtown before the suspect was eventually arrested, authorities said.

A soldier convicted of child rape pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he deserted to avoid the rape trial and killed a taxi driver while trying to flee from the Seattle area.

A veteran CIA officer was found guilty Wednesday of assault and battery for reaching up a colleague’s skirt and forcibly kissing her during a drunken party at a CIA worksite — a case that happened just days after the spy agency promised to crack down on sexual misconduct in its ranks.

The wide-ranging course covers search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, international rule of law and armed conflict and port security — as well as the United States’ history and culture.

Placed on permanent display earlier this month at the museum in Austin, Panel 44 is the only one from the 1982-installation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial available to view outside of the National Mall in Washington.