John Garvey reviews "Red Rosa" for Insurgent Notes #12.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- On Wednesday night, artists and industry professionals who have shaped country music over the last year were recognized at the 59th CMA Awards. Before the awards were handed out, ...

It is hard to fathom how ordinary Cubans nowadays manage to survive. The barest necessities of life cost far more than the official average monthly wage of 6,506 pesos (equivalent to $14.46 at the ...

More than 30 deaths are being attributed to the storm across Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, according to officials. This live blog has ended — follow the latest updates here. Aerial ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the State Department had issued a formal Declaration of Humanitarian Assistance for Cuba, where U.S. government aid is rare. By Farnaz FassihiEd AugustinDavid C.

The only way out is through, so Gracie Abrams runs headfirst towards the pain of her wounded heart in her live performance of “I Told You Things” at the Red Rocks Amphitheater stop on her The Secret ...

A family salvages belongings from the rubble of their home after it collapsed during Hurricane Melissa's passage through Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on October 29, 2025. YAMIL LAGE AFP via Getty Images ...

Over the last 24 hours, Hurricane Melissa barreled across Jamaica before slamming into Cuba overnight, bringing damaging winds, flash flooding and landslides to both countries. The storm made landfall ...

Girls ride on a bus evacuating people before the arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Canizo, a community in Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Ramon Espinosa / AP Scroll to see the storm tracker.

Editor's note: This page summarizes news on Hurricane Melissa for Wednesday, Oct. 29. For the latest on Hurricane Melissa, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, Oct. 30. Hurricane Melissa weakened ...

Melissa had one of the most powerful landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin. Hurricane Melissa tore a path of destruction across Jamaica on Tuesday, prompting the prime minister to declare the ...

• Moving north: Melissa has made landfall in Cuba as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 hurricane, after devastating Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history. Severe flooding ...