While the rain is expected to end early Friday, wind gusts up to 50 mph are expected to continue through Halloween night.

When possible, Falcon Heavy missions bring home the two side boosters shortly after launch, in the same way that SpaceX lands its Falcon 9 booster upright in its regular solo missions. This allows the boosters to be reused for multiple flights, saving on launch costs.

Rain will intensify throughout Thursday, with the heaviest downpours expected late afternoon into early evening.

The Kenyan government has confirmed that 21 people have died following a landslide in the western part of the country after heavy rainfall. Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said the bodies had been transferred to a nearby airstrip after the landslide in Marakwet East late on Friday night.

Heavy rain, storms and gusty winds were possible in NYC, with flooding expected to impact the afternoon and evening commute. Here's a timeline and impacts to expect.

Forecasters say 1 to 2 inches of rain is likely across most areas of New Jersey on Thursday, but there could be some isolated pockets of 3 inches.

The Nepali and Chinese sides of the Everest region were closed to tourism on Wednesday due to unseasonally heavy snow, and a helicopter crashed in deep snowdrifts as it tried to rescue stranded trekkers.

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. will expand its processing capacity of so-called heavy rare earths at its Malaysian refinery to meet increasing demand for the metals key to robotics, advanced tech and military applications.

As Melissa accelerates northeastward over the western Atlantic, its next encounter will be with the southeastern part of Newfoundland packing torrential rain, high winds and heavy seas.