Clock ticks in Cuba as Trump cuts off Venezuelan oil
HAVANA (Reuters) — Cubans are bracing for impact after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to cut off a lifeline of Venezuelan oil from reaching Cuba, setting up a siege scenario…
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Jessica Huoschke hears charge of trespass in Superior Court: docket report
KINGSHILL — Superior Court Magistrate Judge Yolan C. Brow-Ross is scheduled to see one defendant in her courtroom in Estate Kingshill on St. Croix this morning: Jessica Huoschke has an advice-of-rights hearing after…
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Today’s weather: partly sunny, high 86
January 13, 2026 Good morning! Weather Highlights for today LIMITED RISK OF FLOODING ACROSS WESTERN PUERTO RICO THIS AFTERNOON: MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS A high risk of rip currents…
US seizes Olina tanker in Caribbean, fifth vessel taken in Venezuela blockade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. has seized the Olina tanker in the Caribbean, the fifth vessel targeted in recent weeks as Washington steps up efforts to curb Venezuelan oil exports,…
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St. John clinic closed temporarily due to ‘staffing challenges’
CRUZ BAY — The Virgin Islands Department of Health is advising the public that the Morris F. De Castro Clinic on St. John is closed through Friday due to staffing challenges.…
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Five human heads are found hanging from ropes at a tourist beach in Ecuador
QUITO, Ecuador — Five human heads were found hanging from ropes on a tourist beach in Ecuador, police said on Sunday. As the country reels from a wave of violence…
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‘Human hurricane’ destroys ‘storage room, pump room, tool shed’: DV report
FREDERIKSTED – A St. Croix man is accused of destroying three structures on a person's property as an act of domestic violence, authorities said. Francisco Cruz-Santiago, 39, was arrested and…
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Partial sunshine with a shower in places, high 85
Today St. Croix will see partial sunshine with a shower in places and a high of 85, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience partly cloudy conditions and a low…
With Venezuela raid, US tells China to keep away from the Americas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Among the many goals of last week's U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was to send China a message: stay away from the Americas.…
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53-year-old Anna’s Retreat woman dies from ‘self-inflicted wound,’ cops say
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 53-year-old St. Thomas woman was found dead of a "self-inflicted" wound Thursday night, the Virgin Islands Police Department said this afternoon. Emergency 911 dispatchers got a…