MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Lorenzo formed Monday in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was located about 1,095 miles (1,762 kilometers) west of the Cape Verde Islands and…
Good news! No tropical cyclone formation is expected over the next seven days, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Active Systems The NHC is issuing advisories on newly formed Tropical Storm Lorenzo, located in…
SAN JUAN — U.S. Naval Station Roosevelt Roads in Ceiba, Puerto Rico is officially back! “Rosy Roads,” as it was affectionately known, was officially closed on March 31, 2004. The closure followed years of protests over…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (Reuters) — Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected with the world’s coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking what scientists on Monday described as the first “tipping point”…
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix woman claimed her boyfriend is no “angel” after allegedly attacking her over the holiday weekend, authorities said. Angel Porfil, 37, was arrested Saturday and charged with simple assault & battery-domestic…
CHRISTIANSTED — A bystander and a clerk teamed up to obstruct a jewelry store robber on Company Street in Christiansted Saturday, authorities said. Daniel Ramos, 50, was arrested and charged with second-degree robbery, third-degree robbery…
BECKLEY, West Virginia — A major pollutant from mining fossil fuels has been linked to an increased risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to new research. Longterm exposure to sulfur dioxide, a component produced…
BEIJING (Reuters) — China is providing intelligence to Russia to enable Moscow to better launch missile strikes inside Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian intelligence official was quoted as saying on Saturday. Oleh Aleksandrov, an official with…
HAVANA (Reuters) — Cuba’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday said U.S. claims that its troops were fighting in Ukraine were unfounded, and released for the first time information on legal proceedings against Cubans for mercenary activity…
Josh Wilkie and Fabio Galarce leaned over the side of their boat and hauled up a basket full of oysters, each just an inch or two in size. Wilkie grabbed his shucking knife, popped one…