JACKSONVILLE — The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it’s searching for a man who fell from a cruise ship off the coast of Florida. The 35-year-old passenger fell from the Carnival Magic…
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NOAA Predicts A Near-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season With ‘A Lot of Uncertainty’
MIAMI — NOAA is predicting this year’s hurricane season to be “near normal” with at least 12 named storms. Lead NOAA hurricane forecaster, Matthew Rosencrans said that anyone living in a hurricane-prone…
UN Chief in Jamaica Urges International Response to Haiti’s Spiraling Crisis
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — U.N. Secretary General António Guterres warned Monday that Haiti’s “tragic situation” is threatening the security of the Caribbean region and beyond as he pressed the international community for a…
Military Aims For October To Begin Draining Hawaii Fuel Tanks That Poisoned Water
HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. military today proposed an October start date for a plan to drain a World War II-era fuel tank facility that poisoned 6,000 people when it leaked jet…
Denmark’s Mystery Tremors Caused by Acoustic Waves From Unknown Source
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A series of minor tremors recorded on the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm Saturday has puzzled scientists, who now say they were caused by ”acoustic pressure waves from…
Two Journalists Killed In Haiti As Gang Violence Spikes
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Two local journalists have been killed in Haiti over the past couple of weeks as rampant gang violence has gripped the capital of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. The Committee…
Five Killed In Haiti As Vigilante Crowds Target Suspected Gangs
PETIONVILLE (AP) — Vigilante killings are surging in Haiti’s capital and surrounding areas, where an additional five men were slain and set on fire Tuesday by a crowd that left one of…
Colombian Government, Rebels Resume Talks In Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — Representatives of Colombia’s government and the country’s largest remaining guerrilla group met in Cuba on Tuesday to restart peace talks aimed at reaching a cease-fire and resolving a conflict dating back…
Coast Guard Rebuilds Buck Island Navigation Tower in St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Puerto Rico completed the rebuild of the Buck Island aids to navigation tower light just off Saint Thomas on Sunday. The eight-day evolution resulted in…
Russian Foreign Minister Visits Cuba, Condemns U.S. Sanctions
HAVANA (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemned U.S. sanctions on Cuba on Thursday as he visited the island and met with top leaders, including newly re-elected President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Lavrov was on…