Science Sep 16 The Atlantic hurricane season has been quiet — but we’re not in the clear Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean in nearly three weeks, even though it’s the peak of hurricane season.
Nation Sep 08 Hegseth visits Puerto Rico as U.S. steps up military operations in the Caribbean The visit comes as the U.S. prepares to deploy 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for operations targeting drug cartels, a person familiar with the planning said Saturday.
Science Jul 23 World’s smallest-known snake slithers its way into rediscovery in ‘aha moment’ for scientists The Barbados threadsnake, which reaches about four inches fully grown, has only been seen a handful of times since 1889.
Science Jun 03 Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, with more expected It's the biggest amount of algae spotted in the region since scientists began studying the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt in 2011, said Brian Barnes, an assistant research professor at the University of South Florida.
Nation May 30 After chronic outages, Puerto Rico governor pledges to improve island’s crumbling power grid Puerto Rico’s governor pledged Thursday to improve the island’s crumbling electric grid and boost the economy in her first address after being elected last year as anger intensifies over repeated power outages and an increase in cost-of-living expenses.
Nation Apr 17 Puerto Rico officials demand answers after latest island-wide blackout Crews are working to restore power to Puerto Rico after a blackout across the entire island affected the main airport, several hospitals and hotels filled with Easter vacationers.
Nation Apr 16 Puerto Rico hit with island-wide blackout as residents prepare for Easter weekend An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the largely Catholic residents of the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend, officials said.
World Apr 10 Number of dead in nightclub roof collapse in Dominican Republic rises to 218 The director of the Center of Emergency Operations said crews at the scene Thursday are still looking for victims and potential survivors, although no one has been found alive since Tuesday afternoon.
World Apr 09 What to know about the deadly club roof collapse in the Dominican Republic Rescue crews are still searching for survivors in the rubble as people anxiously await word of their loved ones. Officials have said it’s too early to determine why the roof fell.
World Apr 08 Roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub kills dozens Nearly 12 hours after the top of the nightclub collapsed down onto patrons, rescue crews were still pulling out survivors from the debris.