WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are expanding an investigation into potentially lead-tainted pouches of apple cinnamon fruit puree marketed for children amid reports of more illnesses and additional product recalls. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
The Social Security Administration‘s Mobile Check-In Express feature makes it easier to check in if you must visit a Social Security office. To use Mobile Check-In Express, scan the QR code located at your local…
–CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Several houses of worship in the U.S. Virgin Islands received funds from FEMA’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program this year. In total, about $900,000 was awarded to various houses of worship and nonprofit…
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix native who put the cocaine into the coconut — instead of the lime — was given 8.5 years in prison. Kareme Holst, 46, currently a resident of Colorado, was sentenced…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A native of Ecuador was given a nearly six-year prison term for his role in smuggling 1,748 pounds of cocaine into U.S. territorial waters. Nestor Vera Escalante of Quito was sentenced to…
CHRISTIANSTED (AP) — The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands announced this week that he declared a state of emergency after officials revealed last week that tap water in St. Croix contains lead and copper and warned…
MIAMI (Reuters) — Royal Caribbean Group is removing Israel from its 2024 itineraries due to the Israel-Hamas war, according to an email sent to travel agents on Thursday seen by Reuters, making it the second major…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. George Santos easily survived a vote Wednesday to expel him from the House as most Republicans and 31 Democrats opted to withhold punishment while both his criminal trial and a House Ethics Committee…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A California woman pleaded guilty to drug possession charges, United States Attorney Delia L. Smith said Thursday. Joeva Elizabeth Williams, 39, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute marijuana…
KINGSTON — The Caribbean emerged as the world’s top tourist region in 2023. Seven of the world’s top ten most visited countries have a Caribbean coastline, continuing the region’s dominance that began during the global…