Invest 97L heads for the Gulf of Mexico
MIAMI — A well-defined tropical wave is producing a large area of poorly organized showers and thunderstorms over eastern Cuba, Hispaniola, the southeastern Bahamas, and Jamaica, as well as the…
Florida faces flood threat as Invest 97L shifts west
Keeping an eye on the tropical wave that could enter the Gulf this weekend MIAMI — A large tropical wave was tagged by the National Hurricane Center as Invest 97-L…
US arrests a former Green Beret over the failed 2020 raid into Venezuela to remove Maduro
CARACAS (AP) — A former U.S. Green Beret who in 2020 organized a failed cross-border raid of Venezuelan army deserters to remove President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested in New York on…
Tahiti’s youth surf culture gets a boost as island hosts the Paris Olympics
TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — As the heavy, barrel-shaped waves of Teahupo’o, Tahiti — where the Paris Olympics surfing competition is being held — crashed in the distance, another, smaller surf session was…
Tropical depression could form this weekend
SAN JUAN — A well-defined tropical wave is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms over Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the northern Leeward Islands, and the adjacent…
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Gangs fled a Haitian town as Kenya force moved in. But only for a day
PORT-AU-PRINCE — A day after reinforcements to a United Nations-backed Multinational Security Support mission arrived in Haiti, several Kenyan police officers joined Haitian police on a patrol of downtown Port-au-Prince.…
Tropical depression primed to form this weekend
SAN JUAN — A large tropical wave located near the Lesser Antilles continues to produce a broad area of disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. Environmental conditions are forecast to gradually…
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Biden and Lula urge Venezuelan authorities to release detailed presidential election voting data
CARACAS (AP) — President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday called on Venezuela’s government to release detailed voting data from the presidential election. Electoral…
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1 dead and dozens sickened after eating roasted eel from a Japanese department store
TOKYO (AP) — One person died and nearly 150 others were sickened after eating grilled eel prepared by a restaurant chain and sold at a department store near Tokyo, officials…
Slow development possible with tropical wave headed towards Caribbean
SAN JUAN — A large tropical wave centered several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is producing limited shower activity due to environmental dry air. Conditions are forecast to…