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 amid chronic power outages. Noem spoke…
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 conflict of interest, making false…
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 spring break. Americans are warned…
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 U.S. foreign policy. Projects supporting…
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 victory to wipe out community…
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 jobless benefits rose by 22,000…
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 halted all flights to the…
CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix can expect a passing shower or two this morning, bringing humid conditions with more clouds and sunshine for a high of 87, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be partly cloudy…
WASHINGTON (Daily Mail) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used fighting words against one of the U.S.’s biggest adversaries as the trade war between the U.S. and China escalates. Appearing on Fox & Friends this morning, the Pentagon chief claimed the U.S.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers, amid fears that the trade war could harm U.S. manufacturers.…