TAMPA — A Florida teen violated state law when he used a baby alligator as part of a drink-chugging stunt, wildlife officials say. The teen, who is a juvenile, has been charged with “the illegal…
GENEVA — Aspartame, one of the most widely used artificial sweeteners in the world, will be declared as a possible carcinogen by the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization (WHO), Reuters reports. The upcoming July…
SAN JUAN — Strong thunderstorms capable of producing strong winds continue across the local waters. The interaction between a vigorous tropical wave propagating westward across the eastern and central Caribbean region and a weak upper-level…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — They don’t have any sponsors, their training center closed because of gang violence and some of their biggest fans can’t afford a TV. Haiti’s soccer team earned a place at the Women’s…
NORTH SHORE — A man died while scuba diving with his wife at Cane Bay in St. Croix on Sunday. Paul Evans, 64, of Florida, was positively identified as the drowning victim, the Virgin Islands…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A former airline employee admitted to drug trafficking charges in federal court in connection to attempting to transport cocaine through the St. Thomas airport. Shakari Francis, 27, of St. Thomas, pleaded guilty…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A British Virgin Islands boat captain who failed to slow his vessel down in U.S. Virgin Islands territorial waters and then led federal agents on a high speed chase through Coral Bay…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. John woman jailed twice on check forgery charges has been arrested after using a stolen wallet to lease a rental car with someone else’s credit card. Daliqua Moses 25, of…
SAN JUAN — The interaction between a vigorous tropical wave propagating westward across the eastern Caribbean region and a developing weak upper-level trough to the west of the local islands will promote unsettled weather conditions…
NEW YORK — Beverage company Diageo has severed its relationship with rapper and music producer Sean “Diddy” Combs after he filed a lawsuit against the spirits maker alleging racist handling of his liquor brands. The lawsuit,…