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Some top researchers now say that climate change has led to stronger hurricanes. Now, there's a push to expand the wind scale to include a Category 6 for winds as powerful as those seen last year.

Attacks among Democratic presidential campaigns are getting sharper. Amid simmering hostility, the candidates will be face-to-face tonight in Des Moines for the last debate before the Iowa caucuses.

While six retired military generals have come out in the past weeks calling for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to step down, no active generals have followed suit. Time magazine reporter and commentator Douglas Waller offers some historical perspective on speaking out against a senior official.

Three Decades after the original "Top Gun", Tom Cruise returns to lead a fresh squadron of Navy fighter pilots in "Top Gun: Maverick."

An Iraqi nuclear scientist who spent years in the Abu Ghraib prison under Saddam Hussein has emerged as a top U.N. choice to become prime minister in Iraq's interim government, an Iraqi official says. A moderate Shiite, Hussain al-Shahristani is known for his management skills and has no formal ties to any Iraqi political party. Hear NPR's Eric Westervelt.

The House of Representatives will be under new management in 2007, but leadership posts within each party are undecided. Maryland's Steny Hoyer wants to be Majority Leader, but Nancy Pelosi backing Rep. John Murtha. Republican Speaker, Dennis Hastert, says he won't run for a leadership post, creating room at the top for the new minority party.

Their favorite 2023 tracks include music from Rawayana, Maria José Llergo and beyond.

The Between Two Ferns movie that dropped last week on Netflix expands on the Web series' proven formula, but its sheer joke density rewards repeat viewings.

Delaware State University remains among the top ten HBCUs in the country while the University of Delaware is #76 among the nation’s best overall universities.

Hurricane Milton has once again surged to Category 5 strength. Officials say residents should rush to finish preparing for the storm.