Partly sunny, windy and a morning shower
CHRISTIANSTED — We can expect a morning shower on St. Croix today; but otherwise, it will be partly sunny and windy with a high of 87, AccuWeather said. Tonight St.…
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Zelenskyy leaves White House early after Ukraine talks collapse
WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky left the White House this afternoon following the collapse of talks with President Donald Trump after a clash in the Oval Office. Zelensky left the White House early…
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U.S. aid cuts are making it difficult to help Haitians affected by gang violence, UN says
Even as the United Nations continues to crunch the numbers on the rippling effects of the Trump administration’s freeze on U.S. foreign assistance and gutting of the U.S. Agency for…
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Airline defends crew after corpse seated next to vacationing couple
MELBOURNE — Qatar Airways defended its crew after they deposited a deceased passenger next to a couple for the final four hours of a flight from Australia to Doha, Qatar earlier this…
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Trump’s permanent USAID cuts slam humanitarian programs worldwide: ‘We are being pushed off a cliff’
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Trump administration’s decision to terminate 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts slammed humanitarian projects worldwide on Thursday, from a new hospital in troubled Haiti to the biggest HIV…
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Why are coffee prices rising in the U.S.?
It's not only the surging cost of eggs that is making breakfast pricier these days — the price of coffee is also spiking because of a confluence of factors. The cost of…
BVI boat captain charged with smuggling 3 Haitians, 1 Dominican through St. John
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A British Virgin Islands boat captain has been charged with illegally smuggling four illegal migrants through St. John's waters. Jose Miguel Hodge, 31, of Road Town, Tortola,…
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Haiti not ready for peacekeeping mission, UN chief says, offers alternative to fight gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Faced with resistance from Russia and China, uncertainty from Washington and his own apprehensions about returning blue-helmet peacekeepers to gang-plagued Haiti, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is recommending…
Caribbean nations haven’t sent all forces to Haiti to join Kenya-led mission. Here’s why
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Long before Guatemala and El Salvador agreed to deploy military forces to join the international armed mission to help Haiti’s beleaguered security forces fight terrorizing gangs, Jamaica…
Clouds and moisture will bring showers
CHRISTIANSTED — Look for a shower in the morning on St. Croix, otherwise it will be breezy and sunny with just a few clouds and a high of 86, AccuWeather…