Tropical Storm Franklin expected to develop into hurricane

Tropical storm Franklin is expected to develop into a hurricane later on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, and is set to crash into eastern Mexico’s key oil-producing Gulf state of Veracruz as the Atlantic’s first hurricane of 2017.

 
Security guard stabbed in Palazzo casino on Las Vegas Strip

The security guard was stabbed in the chest Wednesday morning and hospitalized at University Medical Center in critical but stable condition, Las Vegas police said.

FBI conducted predawn raid of Paul Manafort’s home in July

FBI agents raided the Alexandria, Va., home of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman late last month, using a search warrant to seize documents and other materials, according to people familiar with the special counsel investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

 
Cosmopolitan investing more than $100M in major upgrade

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is investing more than $100 million to upgrade its rooms, joining a growing list of Strip casinos refreshing their properties as tourism to the nation’s entertainment capital flourishes.

Suspect in car attack on French soldiers arrested

French police arrested a man Wednesday in the search for a driver who slammed his BMW into soldiers in a Paris suburb Wednesday, injuring six of them in what appeared to be a carefully timed ambush before speeding away.

Threat of North Korea attack puts Guam residents on edge

Residents of the tiny Pacific island of Guam say they’re afraid of being caught in the middle of escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea after Pyongyang announced it was examining plans for attacking the strategically important U.S. territory.

 
Man shot outside his Las Vegas home dies at hospital

The victim had just gotten home and had checked his mail when he apparently got into a confrontation with four young men, Las Vegas police said. He was then shot at least three times in his driveway.

Nagasaki marks A-bomb anniversary amid US-North Korea tension

Amid growing tension between Washington and North Korea, the mayor of Nagasaki said Wednesday that the fear of another nuclear bomb attack is growing at a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of his city.

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