Tropical Storm Fay is hovering 20 miles off Florida's east coast, dumping relentless rains and causing what Gov. Charlie Crist calls "historic flooding." The storm is expected to make its third Florida landfall later today and move slowly over the northern peninsula. Fay has sustained winds of 60 mph and may pour 30 inches of rain in some areas.
Kevin Kearney was harnessed to a kite along a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, beach Monday when strong winds caught the kite and slammed him into a nearby wall. He sustained spinal fractures, brain swelling, a broken rib and a broken ankle, among other injuries, but his mother says his condition has improved.
Spain declared three days of mourning Thursday as investigators continued probing what caused a passenger jet to crash on takeoff in Madrid, killing 153 people.
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