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A satellite image from 1 p.m. ET Monday shows "Disturbance 1," which at the time had a 70% chance of becoming a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Andrea Is 1st Named Storm Of Atlantic Hurricane Season

The low-pressure system became a tropical storm well before the official hurricane season starts on June 1. It's in the Atlantic, southwest of Bermuda.

Filmmaker John Waters, 73, has plenty of advice for his fellow elders: "Whenever any magazine says, 'What photographer do you want to shoot you?' I always just say, 'The one that has the biggest retouch budget!' "

'Filth Elder' John Waters Says There Are Still 'Plenty Of Rules' Left To Break

The cult filmmaker, 73, has plenty of ideas about what older people should and shouldn't do. "You can't be trying too hard to rebel [when] you're older," Waters says. His new book is Mr. Know-It-All.

Grounded Planes Expected To Interfere With Summer Travel

The grounding of one of Boeing's most popular planes has Southwest, American and United canceling some summer flights — fares may go up for travelers affected.

Mama Duck Always Celebrates Spring At New York Hospital

Every year at a Rochester hospital, the mother duck chooses one of the enclosed courtyards to lay her eggs. And when it's time to go, she leads a parade of ducklings down the hall and out the door.

Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell, Reggie Workman, Dorthaan Kirk

Meet The NEA's 2020 Jazz Masters: McFerrin, Mitchell, Workman And Kirk

The four recipients of America's highest jazz honor will be celebrated at a concert in San Francisco next spring.

Harmony Rust-Bodke holds a urn containing the ashes of her brother Ryan Rust. He was found dead in a solitary prison cell at Alabama's Holman prison with a belt around his neck. The U.S. Department of Justice has put the state of Alabama on notice to fix dangerous and deadly prison conditions or face a lawsuit that could result in a federal takeover of the prison system.

Alabama Faces Deadline To Address Dangerous And Deadly Prison Conditions

Critics say a plan to build new prisons won't solve the entrenched, underlying issues in the state prison system that have been found to be unconstitutional.

A passenger vessel traveling down the Yangtze River stops at a dock in downtown Chongqing, China.

'The Economy Is Slipping': China's Slowdown Hits Former Boomtown

Car production is shrinking in China's Chongqing, and auto workers struggle to transition.

Tennessee Republican Glen Casada says he will resign as state House speaker after exchanging inappropriate and offensive text conversations with a former aide.

Republican Tennessee House Speaker To Resign After Lewd And Sexist Texts

Glen Casada announced that he will resign his state House speakership after inappropriate and offensive texts leaked weeks ago. He has served in the Legislature for nearly 20 years.

Floods That Hit The Midwest In March Continue To Affect The Farm Economy

Midwest Farmers are still cleaning up from record floods in March. The work may delay or even prevent planting for some, which will have ripple effects throughout the U.S. agriculture sector.

A U.S. Postal Service truck backs into a dock at the U.S. Post Office sort center on August 12, 2011 in San Francisco, California. The USPS has partnered with TuSimple to launch a multistate driverless semitruck test program on Tuesday. It doesn't involve home deliveries.

U.S. Postal Service Tests Self-Driving Trucks

The two-week pilot program will put five autonomous semitrucks on the road, making the journey between Phoenix and Dallas.

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