NEW YORK — A long-standing, unwritten rule that evolved to avoid clogging up the criminal justice system could now work to sentence newly convicted felon Donald Trump to
Read more10 workers admitted to hospital after construction scaffold collapses
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Ten construction workers were rushed to Schneider Regional Medical Center on Friday morning after a scaffold collapsed in western St. Thomas. A
Read moreJanitor who masterminded $4 million theft of HUD funds after storm granted leave by VIDE
FREDERIKSTED — A Department of Education maintenance man who masterminded a scheme to steal $4 million in federal disaster recovery funds has been granted leave
Read moreCop killer scheduled to appear in court in August
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Richardson Dangleben Jr. is still awaiting a trial date in the 2023 murder of Keith Jennings on St. Thomas, after Thursday’s scheduling
Read moreLa Niña is likely to arrive this summer. Here’s what that means for hurricane season
El Niño is so last season. Federal forecasters say the climate pattern, which brought warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures to the Eastern Pacific — and helped drive
Read moreGovernment gets climate change assessment
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan and Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach participated Wednesday in an information session on climate change conducted at the UVI Innovation
Read moreBarbados disagrees its currency should be devalued
BRIDGETOWN (AP) — Barbados’ government does not support devaluing the Caribbean island’s currency and says it is determined to maintain its fixed exchange rate with
Read morePuerto Rico outage knocks power out to 350,000 customers during heat wave
SAN JUAN — A widespread power outage hit Puerto Rico Wednesday night, leaving more than 350,000 customers without electricity after two of the U.S. territory’s
Read moreRare twin elephants in Thailand receive monks’ blessings a week after their tumultuous birth
BANGKOK (AP) — Buddhist monks in Thailand on Friday blessed twin baby elephants, one male and the other female, a week after their rare birth
Read moreSudan tops UN envoy’s concerns about children caught in conflicts, with Congo and Haiti next
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations envoy charged with reporting on violations against children in conflicts around the world said Thursday that first and foremost she
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