Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica as Cat 5; Dodgers outlast Jays in 18 innings
Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica as a Category 5 storm Tuesday morning, with winds reaching 175 mph and causing catastrophic rainfall. It is now the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the country.
Plus, President Donald Trump addressed U.S. troops in Japan overnight, thanking them for their service and reaffirming America’s alliance in the region.
And baseball fans are still buzzing after one of the longest World Series games ever — 18 innings of drama between the Dodgers and Blue Jays.
These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.
Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica as Category 5 storm, bringing record winds and flooding
Hurricane Melissa is now hammering Jamaica. The Category 5 storm hit the island early Tuesday morning.
Winds topping 175 miles an hour are moving across the southern coast, waves are crashing over seawalls and floodwaters are rising fast.
Hurricane Melissa is the strongest hurricane ever to strike Jamaica. It’s moving at a crawl — just 3 to 5 miles per hour — and dumping relentless rain measured in feet, not inches.
Up to 13 feet of storm surge is expected along the southern coast, and officials say “catastrophic flooding and landslides” are already underway.
More than a million people have been ordered to evacuate. Airports and schools are closed, and power outages are spreading across the island.
By Tuesday night, Melissa will pull away from Jamaica and head toward eastern Cuba, where up to 20 inches of rain could fall next.
Hurricane warnings are also posted for the southeast Bahamas and Turks and Caicos as Hurricane Melissa continues its historic path through the Caribbean.
Trump rallies troops in Japan, announces $10B Toyota investment in US
President Donald Trump’s tour of Asia continues. He is visiting Japan on Tuesday prior to heading to South Korea for the final leg and a high-stakes meeting with China’s president, Xi Jinping.
Tuesday morning, Trump addressed U.S. troops aboard the U.S.S. George Washington, standing alongside Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi.
The president spoke for nearly an hour — touching on the government shutdown, pay raises for sailors and new military strikes targeting drug traffickers.
He also made headlines with a major announcement on Japan’s plans to invest in the U.S. economy.
“And I was just told by the prime minister that Toyota is going to be putting auto plants all over the United States to the tune of over $10 billion. So that’s Toyota. So go out and buy a Toyota,” Trump said.
Trump also confirmed that the first missiles for Japan’s F-35 fighter jets will be delivered this week, a signal of growing defense cooperation between the two allies.
Next on his agenda is a dinner with business leaders in Tokyo before he heads to South Korea on Wednesday.
White House to replace regional post ICE leaders with Border Patrol: Reports
The White House is shaking up immigration enforcement, with sources saying ICE isn’t making enough arrests or deportations to satisfy President Trump.
NBC and CBS News report that the Trump administration plans to replace some regional ICE directors with Border Patrol officials, as part of a push to increase migrant arrests and deportations.
At least a dozen ICE leaders are expected to be reassigned in the coming days; some have already been informed.
Officials say some of Trump’s top advisers favor Border Patrol’s more aggressive tactics, including rappelling into apartment buildings from Black Hawk helicopters and jumping out of rental trucks during parking lot stings.
ICE has faced heavy criticism for its raids, but its strategy has largely focused on targeted arrests — a much more restrained approach compared to what Border Patrol is known for.
Shutdown impacts grow: SNAP funds and military pay at risk
The federal government shutdown has now lasted four full weeks, and the ripple effect is growing more severe each day.
More than 40 million Americans could lose their food assistance by Friday as funding for the SNAP program ends on Nov. 1.
The issue is becoming a political flashpoint. The Department of Agriculture said its emergency funds are set aside for natural disasters, while Democrats charge the White House with not funding SNAP.
And it’s not just food assistance. More than one million service members are expected to miss a paycheck this week after a measure to fund active-duty military personnel failed in the Senate.
The House passed a short-term bill in September, but the Senate has failed to move it forward a dozen times. Republicans want it clean, and Democrats want health care subsidies and Medicaid funding restored.
The head of the federal workers’ union, Everett Kelley, said both sides have made their point and is calling on Congress to pass a “clean continuing resolution” to end the shutdown.
Vice President JD Vance is expected to join Republicans for a luncheon on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. While Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski put it bluntly: “Those that are losing are the American people.”
Diddy to leave prison in 2028
Sean “Diddy” Combs now knows when he’ll be free again. Federal records show his release date is set for May 8, 2028.
A judge sentenced Combs to just over four years in prison after a jury convicted him of transporting women for prostitution — but acquitted him of the more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering that could have sent him to prison for life.
The verdict followed an eight-week trial in which prosecutors accused the music mogul of abusing his authority to coerce women into sexual acts.
Combs has been held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since his arrest in 2024. He’s already served about a year, and he is appealing his conviction.
Comb’s legal team has also confirmed that he requested a presidential pardon from Trump, a move the president has publicly acknowledged but called “difficult to do.”
Freeman’s 18th-inning homer secures Dodgers’ 2-1 lead over Blue Jays
A World Series classic for the history books: The Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays in a marathon 18th-inning thriller, winning 6-5 and taking a 2-1 series lead.
Shohei Ohtani delivered an impressive performance with two home runs and two doubles, setting a record for extra-base hits in a World Series game.
But it was Freddie Freeman who sealed the win, smashing a solo homer in the 18th inning to end a game that lasted six hours and 39 minutes.
In total, 609 pitches, 19 pitchers, 25 position players and 27 runners left on base.
The Dodgers are now just two wins away from winning back-to-back World Series titles, and perhaps their third title since 2020.
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