Sep 15 Cleanup resumes in Bahamas as Humberto swirls away By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Thousands of people are beginning to return to salvage what few scraps they can from the devastation of Dorian, even as the dark storm clouds of Tropical Storm Humberto hovered above to remind that that the storm season has not… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 4:01 News Wrap: Another tropical system hits the northern Bahamas In our news wrap Friday, a new tropical weather system has hit the northern islands of the Bahamas, with forecasts calling for up to four inches of rain and winds of 30 miles per hour. The storm complicates relief efforts… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Supreme Court allows new asylum policy to take effect In our news wrap Thursday, the Trump administration began enforcing a new asylum policy after the Supreme Court allowed it to take effect nationwide. The rule requires migrants who pass through a country other than Mexico before reaching the U.S. Continue watching
Sep 12 After Dorian, Bahamas tackles massive clean-up By Dánica Coto, Associated Press A preliminary report estimates Dorian caused a total of some $7 billion in damage, but the government of the Bahamas has not yet offered any figures. Crews have started to remove some debris on both islands, but they are moving… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 5:02 In the Bahamas, how relief groups are tackling ruined infrastructure and lack of power The grave reality of Hurricane Dorian’s devastation in the Bahamas is becoming more evident each day. Great Abaco Island is virtually uninhabitable, and there’s major destruction near Freeport and its surroundings on Grand Bahama. Government officials say 2,500 people are… Continue watching
Sep 11 Bahamian girl taken into U.S. custody after fleeing storm damage with godmother, family says By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement Wednesday that officials "made multiple attempts" to contact her family after the child arrived in West Palm Beach with a person who was not a relative. The child's mother told a… Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Pompeo denies reports of U.S. informant rescued from Russia In our Tuesday news wrap, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called news accounts that a CIA informant was rescued from Russia in 2017 “factually wrong.” Sources had reported the Kremlin mole had been in danger after exposure of Russian interference… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: North Korea says it’s open to new nuclear talks with U.S. In our news wrap Monday, North Korea says it is willing to restart nuclear talks with the U.S. Previous discussions stalled after President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un held a failed summit in Hanoi in February, but Trump… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 5:42 On Abaco and Grand Bahama, the best option for many residents is to leave It’s been a week since Hurricane Dorian devastated the Abaco Islands and part of Grand Bahama. Many residents of the stricken areas have left their ruined homes or are waiting in lines for transportation out, because leaving is their best… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 3:38 Bahamas face critical shortages in Dorian’s ‘horrific’ wake The death toll continues to climb days after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, and government-run shelters there have reached their brinks, leaving thousands of residents sleeping in the streets and facing shortages of food, water and medical care that are… Continue watching