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This Caribbean island just ranked the safest in 2025 for its low crime—and it’s a hurricane-free destination, too

ORANJESTAD — With its laid-back charm and crystal-clear waters, the Caribbean often feels like a living postcard. And while many of the islands live up to that image, recent U.S.…

John McCarthy July 24, 2025

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4 US cruise ship passengers accused of smuggling drugs and detained in Bermuda

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Authorities in Bermuda said that they arrested four U.S. cruise ship passengers accused of drug possession. Police said in a statement that the suspects had a “significant quantity…

John McCarthy July 24, 2025

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Scientists in Barbados overturn hundreds of rocks to rediscover world’s smallest-known snake

BRIDGETOWN (AP) — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct, but one sunny morning,…

John McCarthy July 23, 2025

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Second man ‘swept away’ after Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowning incident is in critical condition

SAN JOSE — New details are emerging in the shocking death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner. The Cosby Show actor drowned while swimming on a family trip in Costa Rica on Sunday, July 20. He was 54.…

John McCarthy July 22, 2025

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Teen killed, another left with severed arm in gruesome jet ski crash

SYDNEY — A 15-year-old boy is dead and a 14-year-old has had his arm severed in a horrific jet ski accident in Sydney, Australia’s south. Emergency services were called to the…

John McCarthy July 22, 2025

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Key West man jailed on charges of illegal child and animal abuse material

MARATHON — A Key West bartender is behind bars on charges involving child exploitation and sexually abusing his dog, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Jorge Tyler Perez,…

John McCarthy July 19, 2025

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Southwest Airlines set to serve St. Thomas in early 2026

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. intends to grow its network in 2026 initially with new service at Cyril E. King International Airport (STT) on St. Thomas, adding the U.S. Virgin Islands to the…

John McCarthy July 19, 2025

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Over 140 Royal Caribbean cruise passengers and crew sickened by unknown illness

MIAMI — Over 140 passengers and crew members aboard a Royal Caribbean International ship have been sickened by an unidentified illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program said…

John McCarthy July 18, 2025

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Doomed chicken crossing the road sparks wild road rage attack in Florida: ‘Teach her a lesson’

Why did the chicken cross the road? Well, now we may never know. A Florida woman was arrested and jailed for attacking a fellow motorist who ran over a chicken…

John McCarthy July 18, 2025

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Authorities investigate 1,500 tarantulas discovered inside cake boxes at German airport

More than 1,000 tarantulas were discovered in cake boxes at an airport in Germany. According to The Guardian, ABC News and Fox News, roughly 1,500 young spiders were put inside plastic containers that were…

John McCarthy July 17, 2025