St. Croix: A morning shower, but the sun shines through for a high of 88
CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix might see a morning shower; otherwise the sun shines through in Paradise! Today's high will be 88; tonight will be mainly clear with a low of…
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Mom learns her fate after running over 8-year-old daughter in cruel ‘game’
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana mom has been sentenced to four years in prison for running over her 8-year-old daughter while playing a cruel “game” where she pretended to drive away…
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Unexploded WWII bomb halts Eurostar travel connecting Paris to London and Brussels
PARIS (AP) — The discovery of an unexploded World War II-era bomb near the tracks severed Paris’ high-speed rail links with London and Brussels on Friday, dashing travelers’ weekend getaway…
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged today to help Puerto Rico in her first visit to the U.S. territory as it struggles to rebuild from catastrophic hurricanes…
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St. Thomas VIHFA exec guilty of stealing $107,000 in public funds with ‘wood contract’
CHRISTIANSTED — After a two and half week-long trial, a federal jury in St. Croix found Darin Richardson, 56, of St. Thomas, guilty of federal and territorial charges relating to…
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Panic as State Department issues travel warning for popular spring break destination
COCKBURN TOWN (Daily Mail) — The U.S. State Department issued a level 2 travel advisory for the Turks and Caicos Islands as thousands of Americans head to the destination for…
U.S. cancels aid supporting political prisoners, activists in Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department abruptly canceled foreign aid programs supporting opposition activists, political prisoners and religious groups in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, raising concerns about a shift in…
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Americas at risk of losing measles elimination status, PAHO warns
DALLAS (CBS) — Measles outbreaks across North America are threatening the region's status of having officially eliminated the virus, officials from the Pan-American Health Organization warned, potentially undoing a hard-fought…
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Number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rises to 242,000, highest level in 3 months
Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rose to a three-month high last week but remained within the same healthy range of the past three years. The number of Americans filing for…
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Airport in southwest Haiti ready for international flights after violence halts flights to capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — An airport in southwestern Haiti is ready to receive international flights for the first time, officials said Wednesday, adding a safer option for commercial airlines that have…