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PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Forecasters say Subtropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2018 hurricane season, has recently turned more north-northwestward with no change in strength as it lumbers toward the northern Gulf Coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Alberto was centered at 5 p.m. EDT Sunday afternoon about 165…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and CATHERINE LUCEY , Associated Press In this image provided by the Holt family, Joshua Holt poses for a photo with his wife Thamara and her daughter, at the airport in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 26, 2018. Jailed in Venezuela on weapons charges nearly two years ago, Holt…

MIAMI (AP) —Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has declared a state of emergency for several counties ahead of Subtropical Storm Alberto. The order effective at 6 a.m. Sunday covers 40 counties across the southern portion of the state. The National Hurricane Center on Saturday issued a tropical storm warning for Alabama's coast, saying tropical storm conditions…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The family of a Utah man jailed in a Venezuelan jail for two years calls his release a miracle. A statement that relatives provided Saturday confirms that Joshua Holt and his wife will be freed from detention in the capital of Caracas. The couple was arrested on weapons charges that U.S. officials…

By RICK CALLAHAN , Associated Press NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana middle school student armed with two handguns opened fire inside his science classroom Friday, authorities said, wounding a classmate and a teacher whose swift intervention was credited with saving lives. The shooter, who had asked to be dismissed from the class before returning…