The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season proved to be consequential, even though no hurricanes made landfall in the U.S for the first time since 2015. Three Category 5 hurricanes formed during…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump said on Saturday the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered "closed in its entirety," but gave no further details, stirring anxiety and…
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader announced this week that he has authorized the U.S. government to operate inside restricted areas in the Caribbean country to help in its fight…
Today St. Croix will see breezy conditions with the clouds breaking for some sun, AccuWeather said. We'll have a couple of brief showers late this morning and a high of…
KINGSHILL — Police are asking for your assistance to find a man on St. Croix. Jamen R. "Amo" Brathwaite, 25, of Bethlehem Village, is wanted in connection to a homicide,…
The Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status, TPS, for up to a half million Haitians prompted an immediate wave of criticism from non-profit organizations working in Haiti, community…
CARACAS (NYT) — The U.S. military has killed at least 43 people in recent strikes on small boats that it says were smuggling drugs off the coast of Venezuela. President…
Humidity associated with the distant Melissa continues to affect the region, causing isolated rain and thunderstorms, mainly over the east, south and interior of Puerto Rico. Possible accumulation of rainwater…
WASHINGTON — Social security benefits will rise 2.8% starting in January, amounting to an additional $56 per month for 75 million recipients, the Social Security Administration (SSA) said on Friday.…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Hindu prayers will open the Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands meeting in St. Thomas on October 30, reportedly for the first time since its creation…
CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela today condemned what it said was a military provocation by neighboring Trinidad and Tobago in coordination with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, aimed at spurring a…
PORT-OF-SPAIN (AP) — A U.S. warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago ‘s capital Sunday as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighboring Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro. The arrival of the…
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ST. LOUIS — A Missouri woman was shocked when she saw she won a huge lottery prize on a scratch-off ticket. The woman bought the $5 Merry Money ticket at…
Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a 140 mph Category 4 storm early Sunday morning and continues on its path toward Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas. “Tropical storm conditions are likely occurring…
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Hurricane Melissa has developed into a Category 4 hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said today, adding that the maximum sustained winds have increased to…