NATIONAL NEWS

Tropical Storm Boris forms off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, the National Hurricane Center says

Jun 8, 2026, 2:33 AM | Updated: 4:58 am

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Boris formed Monday and is expected to bring heavy rain and possible flooding and mudslides to parts of southern Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Boris was located about 85 miles (135 kilometers) southeast of Acapulco or 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Punta Maldonado, according to the Miami-based weather center. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) and was moving northeast at 5 mph (7 kph).

A tropical storm warning was in effect for Laguna de Chacahua to Tecpan de Galeana, with tropical storm conditions expected in that area within 24 hours.

“This rainfall may produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain,” the center said.

Boris is the second named storm of the Pacific hurricane season that started May 15. Tropical Storm Amanda formed June 3 far out to sea, posing no threat to land.

The Atlantic hurricane season began June 1, and no cyclones have formed in that basin yet this year.

Please follow our Community Guidelines

National News

FILE - Alex Murdaugh enters the courtroom for a hearing, Aug. 14, 2026, at the Marc H. Westbrook Ju...

Associated Press

Alex Murdaugh’s defense and prosecutors expect to clash over evidence during pretrial hearing

Prosecutors and lawyers for Alex Murdaugh are scheduled to return to court in South Carolina on Friday amid escalating disputes over evidence for his retrial next year on murder charges. Murdaugh, 58, is scheduled to stand trial again in April on two murder charges in the June 2021 shooting deaths of his wife, Maggie, and […]

3 hours ago

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House during an event for first respo...

Associated Press

Trump will rally Georgia Republicans despite party divisions in battleground state

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump’s midterm campaign blitz arrives in Georgia on Friday for a rally with top Republican candidates in a state that has long been the epicenter of the president’s false claims about election fraud. In Dalton, the population center of conservative northwest Georgia, Trump will appear with Senate candidate Mike Collins and […]

3 hours ago

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Majestic Valley Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 202...

Associated Press

Trump wants the midterms to be all about himself. Judging by the ads, Democrats are happy to oblige

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump says he wants voters to pretend that he’s on the ballot in this year’s midterm elections. His rivals are doing their best to help his case. Democratic candidates and their allies have spent more than $163 million since Sept. 1 on television advertising that mentions the president, according […]

3 hours ago

This combination of photos shows Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington, lef...

Associated Press

Troy Jackson tells Susan Collins to ‘shut up’ during heated Maine Senate debate

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson told Republican Sen. Susan Collins to “shut up” during a heated final Maine U.S. Senate debate that also included an interruption from a data center protester. Thursday night’s debate in a Bangor theater was the last of four meetings between Collins and Jackson, who are running […]

6 hours ago

Associated Press

A New York City college student died after being drugged and raped in her dorm, prosecutors say

NEW YORK (AP) — A man raped a student at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology after giving her fentanyl that left her unconscious and ultimately killed her, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The student’s friend also took the drug and nearly died. Moises Freire, 19, of the Bronx, was charged with participating in a fentanyl […]

8 hours ago

FILE - An official voting center sign stands outside of a polling location on May 26, 2026, in Dall...

Associated Press

Massive Texas backlog of voter registrations that scrambled workers has been cleared, state says

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A massive backlog of voter registration applications in Texas that frustrated counties and raised concerns among Democrats nationally has been cleared days before early voting begins, state election officials said Thursday. The backlog, which state officials attributed to a software glitch, left counties big and small scrambling to process scores of […]

9 hours ago

Tropical Storm Boris forms off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, the National Hurricane Center says