Hurricane Milton claims nearly two dozen lives

The death toll from Hurricane Milton stands at 23 as of Sunday, Oct. 13. Most of the casualties came in a retirement community hit by dozens of tornadoes. Thousands are still evacuated from their homes as crews work to restore access to hard hit areas. In the meantime, President Joe Biden visited the state to tour the devastation.

Biden administration cracks down on asylum rules

With just over a month until the election, the Biden administration announced tougher restrictions on asylum seekers. Under the new rules, migrants will not be granted asylum when the U.S. determines the southern border is overwhelmed with people trying to enter this country. The previous restrictions limited asylum access when there were 2,500 border crossings each day. That would be lifted when the daily average crossings were below 1,500 a day for a week. The new rules go into effect on Oct. 1.