PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.N.’s World Food Program announced Monday that it is facing a shortage of funds and won’t be able to help 100,000 people in Haiti this month who urgently need assistance. The…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever are officially halfway through the WNBA’s expanded, 40-game 2023 season. Through 20 games, the Fever are 5-15, already matching their 2022 win total. Indiana has not won a game since…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — The European Union pledged more investment for the Caribbean and Latin America at a financial summit in Belgium on Monday. The EU is pivoting after reassessing international relationships in light of Russia’s…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The USVI has a new tourism ambassador: in WNBA All-Star Aliyah Boston. The St. Thomas native was the number one overall pick in this year’s WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. The multiyear partnership…
SAN JUAN — A hot and hazy day for the islands of Puerto Rico and the USVI as a Saharan Air Layer (Saharan Dust) continues to move across the region. Weather conditions will mostly be…
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man who snuck into a woman’s apartment and attempted to sexually assault her while she was asleep faces burglary and assault charges. Osei Edwards, 23, was arrested and charged with…
WILTON MANORS (AP) — When Alicia Griggs steps outside her suburban Fort Lauderdale home, Florida’s latest invasive species comes a-hoppin’ down the street: lionhead rabbits. The bunnies, which sport an impressive flowing mane around their…
ST. JOSEPH. Missouri (AP) — The Powerball jackpot rose yet again to an estimated $1 billion after no winning ticket was sold for the latest drawing. No ticket for Monday’s drawing matched the white balls…
TORONTO (Reuters) — Consultancy giant McKinsey said it had struck a partnership with artificial intelligence startup Cohere in an effort to provide AI solutions to its enterprise clients. This is the first partnership with a…
SAN JUAN — Lingering moisture from a tropical wave will continue to bring scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across the local islands. The best rainfall should be seen across western PR during the afternoon hours.…