Hurricane Ida is blowing toward the U.S. with 80 mph winds. Ida is expected to weaken, but keep its hurricane status as it nears the Gulf Coast tonight or Tuesday.
MIAMI, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Ida remained a tropical storm Saturday morning, but Mexican officials had the Yucatan Peninsula under a hurricane watch in case the storm strengthens.
MIAMI, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Tropical depression Ida was heading north away from Honduras Friday night with forecasters saying the one-time hurricane could rejuvenate itself.
President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch