SAN JUAN (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard today investigated a fuel spill off the tiny Puerto Rican island of Vieques, which is popular with tourists. A mile-long sheen and a strong diesel odor was…
GENEVA (AP) — Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine and far beyond. Secretary-General Antonio…
CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix will see a brief shower or two this morning; otherwise, it will be partly sunny and humid with a high of 88, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be mainly clear…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The beach that has failed water quality testing the most times in the last ten years — has not been tested at all in 2025, the Virgin Islands Free Press has learned. Water Bay…
SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) — Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, likely unaware aware that she was dead because he was in…
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — SpaceX’s massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas, causing the FAA to halt air traffic in parts of Florida, in the second straight failure this…
COLUMBIA — The South Carolina convict who died by firing squad today chose Kentucky Fried Chicken for his last meal, which he shared with his death row buddies, according to his attorney. Double murderer Brad…
BOSTON — A JetBlue pilot who was arrested on his own plane and then freed on bail last month over a child sex charge killed himself today as police closed in for a second arrest. Jeremy Gudorf,…
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is — at least publicly — attempting to reign in Elon Musk and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) amid growing pushback from the public, Congress, and members of the…
WUHAN, China — As the world marks five years since the devastating arrival of COVID-19, new revelations continue to emerge about the origins of the virus that brought global life to a standstill. While Wuhan, a city…