Sep 24 Nearly a week after Hurricane Fiona, half of Puerto Rico still without power By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Half of Puerto Rico is without power more than five days after Hurricane Fiona struck — including an entire town where not a single work crew has arrived. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: Fears of recession trigger stock market sell-off In our news wrap Friday, a sell-off swept Wall Street and the world as rising interest rates intensify fears of a recession, counter-protesters marched in support of Iran's Islamic regime following growing unrest over a young woman's death in the… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 3:29 News Wrap: U.S. sanctions Iran's 'morality police' after young woman's death In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran's morality police as protests continue over the death of a young woman in custody, Republicans in the Senate blocked action on forcing the disclosure of "dark money" donors to… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 8:26 Hurricane exposes fragility of Puerto Rico's energy grid despite large-scale investments By William Brangham, Cai Pigliucci Days after Hurricane Fiona swept across Puerto Rico, people there are still dealing with intense heat, a water shortage and a difficult history that has left the territory short on power and crucial needs. Yarimar Bonilla, the director of the… Continue watching
Sep 22 WATCH: Pelosi says the devastation in Puerto Rico is 'heartbreaking' By Associated Press U.S. officials including President Joe Biden have pledged to help the island recover from the devastation of Hurricane Fiona even as Bermuda and Canada's Atlantic provinces were preparing for a major blast from the Category 4 storm. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: President Biden vows U.S. won't walk away from storm-struck Puerto Rico By Dánica Coto, Associated Press President Joe Biden says the full force of the federal government is ready to help Puerto Rico recover from the devastation of Hurricane Fiona. Continue reading
Sep 22 Hundreds isolated in Puerto Rico in areas cut off by Hurricane Fiona By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Hurricane Fiona left hundreds of people stranded across Puerto Rico after smashing roads and bridges, with authorities still struggling to reach them four days after the storm smacked the U.S. territory, causing historic flooding. Continue reading
Sep 21 MAP: Tracking the path of Hurricane Fiona By Associated Press, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Officials are fanning out across Puerto Rico to gauge the damage inflicted by Hurricane Fiona. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 4:01 News Wrap: House votes on reform to electoral vote count, malaria outbreaks in Pakistan In our news wrap Wednesday, the House approved a bill to block future attempts at subverting presidential elections and close loopholes in the law, medical workers struggled to contain malaria outbreaks as mosquitoes breed in the wake of flooding in… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 4:18 Puerto Rico begins hurricane recovery with most of island still without power and water By William Brangham, Cai Pigliucci, Sam Lane, Karina Cuevas, Marcos Perez, Eduardo Mariota Hurricane Fiona is expected to hit Bermuda hard as a Category 4 storm. But when it saturated Puerto Rico earlier this week, it did plenty of damage as a Category 1 storm and set back the modest progress made in… Continue watching