Bob Harper and Alison Sweeney Address Controversial "Biggest Loser" Temptation Challenge: 'It Was So Dumb'

Courtesy of Netflix (2) Former host ofThe Biggest Loser, Alison Sweeney, and trainer Bob Harper opened up about how much they disliked the reality series' controversial temptation challenges "The temptation challenges were the hardest part of the show for me," Sweeney says in Netflix's new docuseriesFit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loseris streaming now on Netflix The Biggest Loser's former host Alison Sweeney and trainers Bob Harper were not fans of one of the show's most controversial challenges. Sweeney, 48, and Harper, 59, opened up about how much they disliked the NBC reality show's temptation challenges in Netflix's new three-part docuseriesFit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser, which premiered Friday, Aug. 15. In the challenge, contestants were encouraged to quickly eat a large amount of unhealthy food in exchange for a chance to visit with their families during the week. This was despite the show's stated goal of being focused on weight loss. The contestant who consumed the most calories won the challenge. "The temptation challenges were the hardest part of the show for me," Sweeney says in the docuseries. Courtesy of Netflix "There was a challenge where if we eat enough food, we win a prize," season 7 contestant Joelle Gwynn recalls. The contestants would still be weighed later and needed to lose weight, but whoever consumed the most calories from the junk food buffet during the temptation challenge, in which they were left alone with the food for five minutes, had an opportunity to go home and visit their family, with their trainer in tow. https://people-app.onelink.me/HNIa/kz7l4cuf "That's mean," Gwynn says. "We go through enough s---, we go through enough stuff. We're trying to do better." "If I just eat this slice of pizza, is that going to be enough so I can go home and give my boys a hug and tell them that I miss them?" another contestant says. Harper said he was not a fan of the challenge either, and called outThe Biggest Loser'sproducers for including it. "There'd be just like, all this stupid s---," Harper says of the challenges. "Candy, cake, cookies, pop — anything. All the things." "It was so dumb to me," he continued. "Well, thank [The Biggest Loserproducers] Dave Broome and JD Roth. I mean, it was their show." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. For their part, the producers argued that temptations are part of reality and needed to be mirrored in the show in some capacity. "What is a temptation? A temptation is real life," Roth, one of the show's executive producers, says in the docuseries. "I can't say 100% of the temptations we got right. But I can say that life is full of temptations." "I needed the show to be relatable to the rest of the world who aren't in this dome that we've created," Broome adds. "You pass a cupcake in your refrigerator or on your counter or you pass that fast food store or restaurant on your way home from work. How can we get that inThe Biggest Loser?" PEOPLE reached out to NBC for comment on the claims made inFit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser, but did not receive an immediate response. Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loseris streaming now on Netflix. Read the original article onPeople

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Bob Harper and Alison Sweeney Address Controversial “Biggest Loser” Temptation Challenge: 'It Was So Dumb'

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Where Is "The Baby-Sitters Club" Cast Now? See What the Movie's Stars Are Doing 30 Years After the Premiere

Sam Emerson/Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock Before girlbossing was a thing, there wasThe Baby-Sitters Club. Based onAnn M. Martin's beloved book series, thecoming-of-age storyfollows seven preteen girls who open a day camp to expand their babysitting business while navigating crushes, family drama, friendship and responsibility (of course). Debuting on Aug. 18, 1995, the movie helped raise a generation by treating kids like real people and celebrating different versions of girlhood. "Just the idea of kids being able to make their own money — have their own business — that's powerful stuff,"Rachael Leigh Cook, who played Mary Anne, said inVulture's oral history of the filmin July 2020. "It grabbed me as a kid, and I think it grabs people now." The young stars behind the club have gone on to pursue all types of paths since theirBSCdays, and Netflix has sinceadapted the story of these seven friendsinto an eponymous series starringAlicia Silverstoneas Kristy's (Sophie Grace) mom. In honor of the film's 30th anniversary, let's check in with the OG cast who once got this unforgettable chant stuck in our heads: "the brain, the brain, the center of the chain." Sam Emerson/Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock; John Sciulli/Getty Type-A tomboy Kristy was played bySchuyler Fisk— the daughter of actressSissy Spacekand production designer Jack Fisk, who was 11 years old working on her first major film role (and first credit without involvement from her parents). "It was actually accidental how I got cast inBaby-Sitters Club," Fisktold Yahoo! Entertainmentin 2022. "My cousin was working for the director [Melanie Mayron], and they had their lead fall through. Randomly, he was like, 'My cousin's acting,' so I put myself on tape and got the part. It was one of those random coincidences where things lined up for me." She added, "My parents let me do it — they weren't going to ruin my career that much! But they also weren't taking me out to auditions in L.A. and that whole thing." FollowingThe Baby-Sitters Club, Fisk continued to act, appearing inSnow Day(2000),Orange County(2002),The Best of Me(2014) andSam & Kate(2022). She has starred alongsideLea Thompsonon Hallmark+'sThe Chicken Sisterssince 2024. In addition to acting, Fisk is also a folk singer, having released three studio albums and three EPs. In 2012, Fisk married production designer Chapman Bullock. Sam Emerson/Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Cook made her acting debut inThe Baby-Sitters Clubas the smart but shy Mary Anne, a role she credits with launching her career. "I loved those books, and I could not believe I got cast in that movie," she said in her 2020 interview onCollider Ladies Night. "Honestly, if I hadn't gotten that role, I don't think we'd be talking today, 'cause I don't think I would've gotten anywhere. So, I am beyond grateful forThe Baby-Sitters Club." After playing Mary Anne, Cook had a recurring role onDawson's Creekin 1999 — playing the character inspired by Joey (Katie Holmes) in Dawson Leery's (James Van Der Beek) film — and then starred alongsideFreddie Prinze Jr.in the teen romanceShe's All Thatthat same year. Cook landed major parts inJosie and the Pussycats(2001),Antitrust(2001) andNancy Drew(2007). She also appeared in Netflix's 2021 reboot,He's All That, starringAddison Rae. No stranger to rom-coms and holiday films, the actress has starred in Netflix flicks such asLove, Guaranteed(2020) andA Tourist's Guide to Love(2023), as well as Hallmark movies likeA Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas(2019),Cross Country Christmas(2020),'Tis the Season to Be Merry(2021) andRescuing Christmas(2023). Cook is set toreunite with former costar Prinze Jr.in 2025 in the upcoming holiday filmThe Christmas Affair. In August 2004, Cook marriedThe Vampire DiariesactorDaniel Gillies. She gave birth to her first child,Charlotte Easton Gillies, in September 2013, and a son,Theodore Vigo Sullivan Gillies, in April 2015. The pairseparated after nearly 15 years of marriagein 2019 andfinalized their divorcein 2021. Pete Tangen/Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock; Gregg DeGuire/Getty Of all the actresses to appear inThe Baby-Sitters Club, Oleynik might have been the best-known when the movie first hit theaters in August 1995: She starred on the Nickelodeon seriesThe Secret World of Alex Mack, which had debuted in October 1994. However, even with her rising star, the friendships she formed on theBSCset left a mark on the actress. "I am on a text chain with all of the Baby-Sitters. I've made some lifelong friendships fromThe Baby-Sitters Club," she said during aNetflix Family interviewin July 2020. "I just remember that was a super magical summer for a lot of us." Oleynik would go on to play the love interest ofJoseph Gordon-Levitt's character on both3rd Rock from the Sunand in the 1999 teen rom-com10 Things I Hate About You. She has had recurring roles on series such asPretty Little Liars,Hawaii Five-0,Mad Men,The Healing Powers of Dude,TrinketsandEric & Aaron.Oleynik also voiced several characters onWinx Club. For its 30th anniversary, Oleynik appeared on thePod Meets Worldpodcast in June 2025 and discussed how some of the film adaptation's storylines have translated in modern times, including the love story and age gap of Bre Blair's Stacey andChristian Oliver's Luca. According to Oleynik, Blair was actually 14 at the time, too, and Oliverfelt bad about "having to kiss" herfor their scene. "He [Oliver] was like 19," Oleynik said during the episode. "He and I had worked on something together recently, and he was like, 'I was so uncomfortable. Being like a 19-year-old man amidst all of these 13-year-old girls.' " On the plotline and age difference, Oleynik continued, "That's the one huge hole. It really is. I'm like, wow. I don't think we can dig ourselves out of that one," before describing her formerBSCcostar Cook as "the coolest." "She felt like a teenager to me," Oleynik said of Cook, who was 15 at the time of filming. Sam Emerson/Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock; Facebook Tricia Joe, who played fashion maven Claudia, quit acting afterThe Baby-Sitters Club, having only appeared on-screen in three works before.According to her Facebook, Joe earned a degree in dance from Fullerton College in 1999. Columbia Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection; Manny Carabel/Getty Blair played sophisticated big-city girl Stacey and ended up growing close with her castmates off-screen, which mirrored the film's main focus on female friendship. "There was a lot of bonding happening, and we were all very different, mind you ... just as people. We were all very different personalities," the Canadian actress told Vulture in 2020. "In most movies, you can't find a scene where two girls talk about something other than a boy, right? But inTheBaby-Sitters Club, you could. In a weird way, these candy-colored G-rated books, somehow, were really relatable to women, even as adults." Since then, Blair has appeared in a handful of movies, including 1999'sCherry Fallsand 2025'sGunslingersand has had an extensive TV career with appearances onCSI: Crime Scene Investigation,What About Brian,The Unit,Brothers & Sisters,90210,Make It or Break It,Game of Silence,Station 19,Alert: Missing Persons UnitandS.W.A.T. Columbia/courtesy Everett Collection; Stacy Linn Ramsower/Instagram Stacy Linn Ramsower had a big year in 1995: Not only did she appear in the post-apocalyptic comic-book adaptationTank Girland the WesternThe Quick and the Dead, but she also brought the bookish Mallory to life on-screen inThe Baby-Sitters Club. Looking back, she told Vulture in 2020 that the cast's real-life connection helped fuel the story's heart: "Through every scene, we were becoming closer — becoming these characters who were driven and excited and struggling and just really loved each other." Beyond 1995, however, Ramsower has only one minor movie credit. She has left show business for a career as a doula in Tucson, Ariz.,according to her website, Dark Art Mother Studio. Ramsower has two children. Pete Tangen/Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Unlike most of her former costars, Zelda Harris had appeared in major films before and after the premiere ofThe Baby-Sitters Club. She previously starred as Troy inSpike Lee's 1994 filmCrooklynbefore taking on the role of ballet dancer Jessi — a character she admits was far from her natural type. "I am so different from Jessi. She's very prim and proper, very collected. In a lot of ways, she's the opposite of who I am," Harris told Vulture in 2020. "But I remember [thinking]:How do I explain that I'm perfect to play Jessi because I'm a girl who believes in herself? I'm a girl with a can-do attitude.I think that's the spirit behind these books and the corresponding fandom." FollowingBSC, she appeared on ABC'sSecond Noahin the mid-'90s and in Lee's 1998 filmHe Got Game. Harris later graduated from Princeton in 2007. Shetold The Cutin 2021 that she now works as a teacher. Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Importantly,Marla Sokoloff's character was not part of the Baby-Sitters Club. Cokie served as an antagonist for the club members, and Sokoloff had the mean-girl cred for the role: She'd previously played Gia, Stephanie Tanner's (Candace Cameron Bure) bully-turned-buddy onFull House. Since then, Sokoloff appeared in a slew of TV movies and films likeWhatever It Takes(2000),Dude, Where's My Car?(2000) andThe Merry Gentlemen(2024), as well as on episodes ofParty of Five,The Practice,Desperate Housewives,Big Day,The FostersandGrey's Anatomy. She also reprised Gia on 11 episodes ofFuller House. Sokoloff married musicianAlec Puroin 2009. In 2022, theywelcomed their third child, daughter Harper Bea, who joined sistersElliotte AnneandOlive Mae. Sokoloff has also blogged about parenting for PEOPLE, interviewing fellowBaby-Sitters Clubstar Cook about motherhood in 2013. "I can't wait tomake our kids watchThe Baby-Sitters Clubwith us someday and try to make them understand that we were young once, too," Cook told Sokoloff. Read the original article onPeople

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Where Is “The Baby-Sitters Club” Cast Now? See What the Movie’s Stars Are Doing 30 Years After the Premiere

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Martin Short Teases When 'Only Murders in the Building' Will EndNew Foto - Martin Short Teases When 'Only Murders in the Building' Will End

Martin Short Teases When 'Only Murders in the Building' Will Endoriginally appeared onParade. Martin Shortoffered hope about the future ofOnly Murders in the Building. The actor, 75, addressed how long the beloved Hulu series could last during his Friday, August 15, appearance onVariety's "Awards Circuit" podcast. "I think that the reality is, you know when it feels like it's past its time," he said. "I think everyone's amazed that it's gone this long. This is a long time in streaming to go five years.The Dick Van Dyke Showended after five years because one of the reasons was that they were afraid of losing the quality of it. But then,Friendswent how long, and they were always brilliant." For the record,Friendsaired for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 As forOnly Murders in the Building, Short willreturn for his fifth seasonas Oliver Putnam in September. He stars alongsideSteve Martinas Charles-Haden Savage andSelena Gomezas Mabel Mora on the show, which follows the trio of true crime fans as they solve murders in their upscale New York City apartment building. Elsewhere in the interview, Short — who won two Screen Actors Guild Awards and has beennominated for Emmyand Golden Globe Awards for his performance onOnly Murders in the Building— discussed the critical acclaim he has received after decades in Hollywood. "It's a great show, it's well written, it's well directed, it's well crafted, and it's a hit," he explained. "Those things are very rare. … It's not only obviously great to be nominated for things, but to be so personally pleased with the outcome of the show is amazing." Short is equally proud of "the reputation [the series] has as a workplace in New York." He continued: "It is avery loose set, and one of the reasons is because Steve and Selena and I all work the exact same way, screwing around,getting the crew to laugh. Everyone is laughing, and … action! Oh a, screw up, laughing. That kind of joie de vivre is what permeates the set, and I think that it translates a little bit to the camera as well." Season 5 ofOnly Murders in the Buildingpremieres on Hulu September 9. Martin Short Teases When 'Only Murders in the Building' Will Endfirst appeared on Parade on Aug 15, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Aug 15, 2025, where it first appeared.

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Man yells for help as apparent ICE agents carry him from LA courthouse into unmarked car, video showsNew Foto - Man yells for help as apparent ICE agents carry him from LA courthouse into unmarked car, video shows

A man yelled for help as a group of men – one of whom said he was with Immigration and Customs Enforcement – picked him up and pushed him into a car outside a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday, video shows. The detention has been condemned by the county's top judge and the man's lawyers, who said such operations will deter people from showing up to court. Video obtainedby the Los Angeles Times shows the man being carried away with his hands bound behind his back. Those detaining him are in plainclothes, and some are wearing masks. The detained man repeatedly screams, "Can you help me, please?" as his body flails. The man is then pushed into the back seat of an unmarked car. It's not clear where he was taken. Neither ICE nor the Department of Homeland Security responded to CNN's questions about whether ICE was involved in the detention or why the man was detained. But the incident happened as ICEincreasingly make arrests at courthouses under recent guidance from the Trump administration. Los Angeles County Superior Court's presiding judge issued a critical statement in response to questions about Wednesday's incident, saying such operations will have a negative effect on the judicial system. "While the court is rarely notified of federal immigration enforcement activity occurring outside our courthouse, I am deeply disturbed by such actions," the presiding judge, Sergio C. Tapia II, said in a release. "These intimidating and unnecessary displays undermine public trust in the justice system, deter people from seeking justice, and send a dangerous message to immigrant communities that they are not safe to fully and freely participate in the legal process." In Wednesday's video, an onlooker asks for the name of the man being detained, and he replies, "Steven Reyes." Court records show a man named Steven Reyes, who is represented by the Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender's Office, had an appearance at the county's criminal justice center Wednesday on a state felony charge of having or buying illegal drugs with the intent to sell them. Records show he had pleaded not guilty to the charge on July 31 and was free on his own recognizance. The man detained in the video is represented by the Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender's Office, spokesperson Jenny Cheng said. She did not confirm if the man detained is the same Steven Reyes with the drug charge. "These alleged ICE agents, without a warrant or any explanation, clearly deprived our client of his liberty without due process," Cheng said in an email to CNN. "It shocks the conscience to see any human violently abducted by a group of mostly masked unidentified individuals. Such aggressive ICE abductions threaten the integrity of the court system and discourage participation." Wednesday's detention happened outside the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, according to the Times and the LA Public Press, which told CNN it obtained the video from a witness and published ashorter, edited clip on social media. In the longer video published by the Times, an onlooker asks one of the men detaining Reyes whether he is from ICE. The man responds, "yes." When further questioned by an onlooker, the man quickly flashes a badge twice. While the footage is too blurry to show exactly what the badge says, it resembles a Homeland Security Investigations badge. The person who appears to be taking the video asks if the men have arrest warrants, and the men do not respond to that question. CNN has reached out to ICE for information about the arrest, whether Reyes is in the country illegally, whether he is in ICE custody, where he is being held,and exactly what charges he faces. ICE and the Department of Homeland Securitypreviously operatedunde r guidelines that limited immigration enforcement at or near courthouses, but the Trump administration rescinded those guidelines shortly into the president's second term.Masked law enforcement officershave been showing up at courthouses across the country to arrest migrants. Trump officialshave arguedthe previous guidance hampered the ability of immigration enforcement officers to apprehend people they say are dangerous individuals. "The ability of law enforcement to make arrests of criminal illegal aliens in courthouses is common sense," DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said ina May news release. "It conserves valuable law enforcement resources because they already know where a target will be. It is also safer for our officers and the community. These illegal aliens have gone through security and been screened to not have any weapons." Immigrant rights groupshave saidth e increasing number of courthouse arrests by ICE reflect a broader trend of enforcement extending into places once considered out of bounds and no longer confined to border crossings or work sites. The Los Angeles County district attorney's office, which is prosecuting Reyes for the drug charge, said it had no prior knowledge of and played no part in Wednesday's detention outside of court. "Our ultimate goal is to seek justice for victims and hold criminals accountable," the district attorney's office wrote in a statement. "Detaining a defendant before the judicial process has concluded interferes with our ability to prosecute cases and is not to the advantage of the pursuit of justice." CNN's Holly Yan, Caroll Alvarado and Sara Smart contributed to this report. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account atCNN.com

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US judge denies request to halt Oak Flat land transfer to copper mining companyNew Foto - US judge denies request to halt Oak Flat land transfer to copper mining company

A U.S. district judge on Friday denied the latest request by a Native American tribe, environmentalists and other plaintiffs to stop the federal government from transferring land in Arizona for a massive copper mining project. The ruling by Judge Dominic Lanza triggered an immediate appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as a deadline fast approaches for the federal government to move ahead with the transfer next week. Lanza outlined the "stark trade-offs" at the heart of the fight over Oak Flat,an area considered sacred. He pointed to the economic and national security benefits that would come from the land transfer and the indescribable hardships that would result from the permanent destruction of the Apaches' historical place of worship. Lanza wrote that the nation's political branches are responsible for weighing competing objectives and determining how to balance them. "Here, Congress chose to pursue the land exchange despite the existence of many significant trade-offs and the president chose to ratify Congress's choice by signing the law into effect," he wrote. "As a result, the Court must accept that this choice advances the public interest and operate from that premise." Conservation groups that are appealing the decision acknowledged that the clock was ticking but said they were not giving up. The San Carlos Apache Tribe, the group Apache Stronghold and other plaintiffs having been fighting in court for years to save what tribal members call Chi'chil Bildagoteel, which is dotted with ancient oak groves and traditional plants the Apaches consider essential to their religion. The plaintiffs have taken aim at a required environmental review that was released by the U.S. Forest Service earlier this summer. They contend the federal government did not consider the potential for a dam breach, pipeline failure or if there was an emergency plan for a tailings storage area. Before the land exchange can happen, they argued that the federal government must prepare a comprehensive review that considers "every aspect of the planned mine and all related infrastructure." The plaintiffs also raised concerns that an appraisal failed to account for the value of the copper deposits underlying one of the federal parcels to be exchanged The fight over Oak Flat dates back about 20 years, when legislation proposing the land exchange was first introduced. It failed repeatedly in Congress before being included in a must-pass national defense spending bill in 2014. The project has support innearby Superiorand other mining towns in the area. Resolution Copper — a subsidiary of international mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP — estimates the mine will generate $1 billion a year for Arizona's economy and create thousands of jobs. The tribe and the advocacy group Apache Strongholdsued the U.S. governmentin 2021 to protect Oak Flat. The U.S. Supreme Court in Mayrejected an appealby the Apache group, letting lower court rulings stand.

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US judge denies request to halt Oak Flat land transfer to copper mining company

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Erin strengthens into hurricane, the first of 2025 Atlantic seasonNew Foto - Erin strengthens into hurricane, the first of 2025 Atlantic season

Erin has strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as the storm continued on a path over the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters said. Early Friday, it became the first hurricane to develop in the Atlantic this year, and it was expected to continue gaining strength, potentially growing into a major hurricane. Forecasters with the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami have been urging people in the Caribbean islands to monitor Erin's progress, warning of the potential for heavy rainfall and life-threatening surf andrip currentconditions. Erin is not currently forecast to impact the United States, but meteorologists continue to watch it closely. The center of Erin was forecast to move just north of the northern Leewards, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico over the weekend, the hurricane center said. Rainfall totals of up to 6 inches are possible for those islands, with the potential of flash flooding and mudslides, the hurricane center said. "Steady to rapid strengthening is expected over the next few days, and Erin is forecast to become a major hurricane during the weekend," the hurricane center said. A major hurricane is defined as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of at least 111 mph. Maps show Hurricane Erin's forecast path Forecasters expected Erin's path to curve northward, with the hurricane likely passing near the northern Leewards on Saturday. The northern Leewards stretch from the Virgin Islands to Guadeloupe and include St. Martin, St. Barts and other islands. Officials have issued tropical storm watches for several islands, alerting people of the possibility of winds ranging between 39 mph and 73 mph. A "spaghetti map" of the forecast models shows the storm pivoting to the north, skirting the islands and remaining well offshore of the U.S. East Coast. A high-pressure system in the Atlantic was expected to steer Erin away from the Eastern Seaboard while a cold front was also forecast to push the hurricane offshore, CBS News Bay Area meteorologist Jessica Burch reported. The storm could potentially reach Category 4 strength, with winds of at least 130 mph, early next week. On the U.S. Virgin Islands, officials with the National Park Serviceannouncedthat sites on the island of St. Croix would be closed starting late Friday afternoon until after the storm passes. First hurricane of the Atlantic season Erinformed as a tropical stormon Monday west of the island nation of Cabo Verde, a few hundred miles off Africa's western coast. It is the fifthnamed stormof the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which started in June and runs through November. So far this year, Tropical Storm Chantal is the only one to have made landfall in the U.S., bringingdeadly floodingto North Carolina in early July. In June, Barry made landfall as a tropical depression on Mexico's eastern coast. Erin's increased strength comes as the Atlantic hurricane season approaches its peak in September. According to the hurricane center, most of the season's activity typically happens between mid-August and mid-October. In the eastern Pacific Ocean, hurricane season starts on May 15 with a peak in activity typically seen in late August. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, forecast anabove-normal seasonfor the Atlantic this year, expecting between 13 and 18 named storms. Tropical storms have maximum sustained winds of at least 39 mph. Forecasters with NOAA anticipated that between five and nine of the storms this year could become hurricanes, which have sustained winds of at least 74 mph. Hurricanes arerated on a scalebased on their wind speeds, ranging from Category 1, the weakest, to Category 5, the most severe rating. Storms with winds of at least 111 mph are considered major hurricanes and are rated Category 3 and up. NOAA forecasters predicted there could be between two and five major hurricanes in the Atlantic this season. Passenger arrested after allegedly causing disturbance midair and forcing flight to divert When could Tropical Storm Erin become a hurricane? Trump, Putin speeches did not announce a ceasefire in Ukraine

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