Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength Monday as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain and a life-threatening storm surge. Melissa is forecast to make landfall on the island Tuesday and cross Cuba and the Bahamas through Wednesday. Melissa was centered about 130 miles (205 kilometers) south-southwest of ...

A man donned what appeared to be a full Nazi uniform and assaulted a female University of Georgia student outside an off-campus bar, the school said Sunday. The disturbance unfolded Thursday night as the man was denied entrance to Cutters Pub in downtown Athens, according to a representative for the bar and video of the incident. “We are horrified ...