UPDATE @ 11:14 a.m.: The Endangered Missing Adult Alert for Joseph Worz has been cancelled. The Darke County Sheriff’s Office confirmed he was found safely. INITIAL REPORT: An Endangered Missing Adult ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes Hurricane Melissa developments for Monday, Oct. 27. For the latest on Hurricane Melissa's approach to Jamaica, read USA TODAY's live updates for Tuesday, Oct. 28.

As Hurricane Melissa barreled toward Jamaica on Monday, Oct. 27, the nation braced for possibly its worst hurricane in recorded history, evacuating parts of its capital, closing airports and opening ...

Hurricane Melissa is now a powerful Category 5 storm. Hurricane Melissa, now a powerful Category 5 storm, is bearing down on Jamaica and is forecast to be the worst storm in the island's history.

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm overnight and is expected to bring "catastrophic and life-threatening winds, flooding and storm surge" to Jamaica, forecasters say. According to ...