A delivery driver has won $50 million in a lawsuit after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in his lap at a California drive-thru, court records show.

Weather permitting, the SpaceX capsule carrying the astronauts will undock from the space station no earlier than Wednesday and splash down off Florida's coast.

The 85-year-old underwent surgery last summer to remove cancerous lymph nodes from his neck. He was previously treated for melanoma and lymphoma and had radiation treatments last year for vocal cord cancer.

This August marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The destructive Category 3 storm killed thousands, destroyed homes and left countless families displaced.

Winds gusting up to 80 mph were predicted from the Canadian border to Texas, threatening blizzard conditions in colder northern areas and wildfire risk in warmer, drier areas to the south.