CHARLOTTE AMALIE —Two men are facing federal drug trafficking charges after their vessel was intercepted by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations
Read moreCriminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say
SANTO DOMINGO — A network of illegal drug sellers based in the U.S., the Dominican Republic and India packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised
Read more‘Door flew off’ – Florida reels after hurricane devastation
ST. LUCIE VILLAGE — Crystal Coleman sits outside the remnants of her home in St Lucie County, Florida, and wonders where she and her daughter
Read moreAlthough Milton has moved on, at least 14 are dead and millions remain in the dark
ST. PETERSBURG (AP) — Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where it tore
Read moreSocial Security announces 2.5 percent benefit increase for 2025
Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5 percent in 2025, the Social Security Administration
Read moreAnother town in Haiti comes under attack a week after gangs killed at least 115 people
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gunmen invaded another town north of Haiti’s capital on Thursday, shooting at people and setting homes on fire, just a week after
Read moreThousands fled Hurricane Milton … just in time
TAMPA — Hurricane Milton made landfall in Siesta Key as a category 3 hurricane, knocking out power to millions on its jaunt across Florida. Much
Read moreCaribbean and Latin American growth to slow to 1.9% in 2024, says World Bank
BRIDGETOWN — Economic growth across the Caribbean and Latin America is seen slowing to 1.9% this year from 2.1% in 2023 before accelerating again in
Read moreUS cruise stocks rise as Citi upbeat about strong growth indicators
MIAMI — Shares of U.S. cruise operators, including Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, surged in midday trading on Wednesday as brokerage Citi gets bullish on the
Read moreDominican Republic starts mass deportations of Haitians and expels nearly 11,000 in a week
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Dominican Republic said Tuesday it has deported or repatriated nearly 11,000 Haitians in the past week, fulfilling a pledge to do so
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