HAVANA (AP) — Cuba plans to resume accepting deportation flights from the United States this month, a Cuban official said, echoing U.S. concerns about the highest levels of Cuban migration in six decades. Carlos Fernandez de Cossio,…
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A judge in the Dominican Republic ordered an ex-presidential candidate held under house arrest and two former high-ranking officials jailed while awaiting trial in a record $347 million embezzlement case linked…
SAN JUAN (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor declared a state of emergency this week to fight worsening coastal erosion across that officials blame on climate change. The government is setting aside $105 million in federal…
KINGSHILL — An employee of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles is accused of stealing $14,772.37 in government funds dating back to 2021 authorities said. Jenae Almestica, 34, was arrested and charged with embezzlement by public…
SAN JUAN (AP) — Two cousins of Puerto Rico’s Gov. Pedro Pierluisi pleaded guilty Thursday for embezzling an estimated $3.7 million in federal funds earmarked for the management of public housing on the island. Walter…
FORT COLLINS — The likely development of El Niño should bring a “slightly below-average” Atlantic hurricane season, top forecasters announced Thursday at a hurricane conference in Texas. But the forecast also notes a high level of uncertainty. Meteorologists from…
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who hid meth inside children’s puzzle boxes in order to dupe law enforcement officials was given a dozen years in jail by a federal judge. Jason Lee Current, 45,…
CHRISTIANSTED — The brother of a British Virgin Islands boat captain who brought 1,470 pounds of cocaine worth $20 million to St. Croix got 5.8 years in prison from a federal judge. Sean John, 35,…
NEW YORK — The Indiana Fever made it official and selected former National Player of the Year Aliyah Boston with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft on Monday night at Spring Studios. The South Carolina…
CRUZ BAY — Police are investigating after a “male” was shot during a robbery near the post office in St. John on Saturday night, authorities said. Officers from the Leander Jurgen Command were dispatched at…