NEWS OF THE DAY

From Across the Nation

1 Storm advisory: An exceptionally busy hurricane season churned along Saturday as the Texas coast prepared for a tropical storm that’s forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before breaching its shores in the week ahead. Tropical Storm Beta is forecast to become a hurricane on Sunday and has triggered a tropical storm warning from Port Aransas to Intracoastal City, La. Up to 4 feet of storm surge is expected along the coast that includes Baffin Bay, Corpus Christi Bay and Galveston Bay. Forecasters ran out of traditional storm names on Friday, forcing the use of the Greek alphabet for only the second time since the 1950s. 2 Conjoined twins: Doctors at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have separated 1yearold conjoined twin sisters. Sarabeth and Amelia Irwin each had their own arms and legs and heart, but their livers were connected, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital said. The nearly 11hour surgery to separate them was performed in August, about 14 months after their birth. They’re now at home. “For everyone in the room, it was a very emotional and extraordinary moment when the last incision was made to separate these girls from one to two,” said Dr. George Mychaliska, who led the surgical team at Mott.

3 Earthquake: A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck the Los Angeles region late Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake hit around 11:40 p.m., about 2 miles outside of South El Monte, the agency reported. Preliminary reports indicate it was about 11 miles deep. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. The epicenter of the quake was close to the location of the Whittier Narrows temblor in 1987, which was a magnitude 5.9, seismologist Lucy Jones tweeted. That quake killed eight people. Officials warned residents to be prepared for possible aftershocks. 4 Ricin threat: Federal officials intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press on Saturday. The letter was intercepted at a government facility that screens mail addressed to the White House, the official said. A preliminary investigation indicated it tested positive for ricin, a poison found naturally in castor beans, the official said. Federal investigators were working to determine where the enveloped originated and who mailed it. The FBI, the Secret Service and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service were leading the investigation. In a statement, the FBI said agents were working to investigate and that there is “no known threat to public safety.” 5 Portland protests: Demonstrators returned to the streets of Portland, Ore., after a dayslong pause largely because of poor air quality from wildfires. Police declared an unlawful assembly late Friday near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building where protesters had marched. Demonstrators participated in criminal activity and threw items at officers, police said, leading to 11 arrests. The frequently violent protests have racked the city for more than three months since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.