Hurricane Melissa, world's strongest storm of 2025, closes in on Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into the world's most powerful storm of 2025 as the Category 5 behemoth closed in on Jamaica Monday, ahead of its expected landfall in the Caribbean island nation. The big picture: The storm's impacts were already being felt in Jamaica, as forecasters warned of "catastrophic and life-threatening" winds, flooding and storm surge on Monday night, which Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness said on Facebook would...