Powerless: Puerto Rico Faces Weeks Without Electricity
The sky was darkening Thursday afternoon as 10-year-old Sarah Jimenez laid out three plastic buckets on her grandmother’s patio in hopes of capturing rainwater.
The Latest: Prime Minister Says At Least 15 Dead In Dominica
The Latest on Hurricane Maria
Body Found At Collapsed Mexico School; Girl Still Trapped
A delicate effort to reach a young girl buried in the ruins of her school stretched into a new day on Thursday, a vigil broadcast across the nation as rescue workers struggled in rain and darkness to pick away unstable debris and reach her.
A Stunned Puerto Rico Seeks to Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
Tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans stunned by a hurricane that crushed concrete balconies, twisted metal gates and paralyzed the island with landslides, flooding and downed trees vowed to slowly rebuild amid an economic crisis as rescue crews fanned out across the U.S. territory Thursday.
Mexicans Dig Through Collapsed Buildings as Quake Kills 217
Police, firefighters and ordinary Mexicans dug frantically through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings early Wednesday, looking for survivors of Mexico’s deadliest earthquake in decades as the number of confirmed fatalities stood at 217.
Hurricane Maria Aims At Puerto Rico After Slamming Dominica
Dominica’s leader sent out an emotional plea for help as Hurricane Maria smashed into the Caribbean island and caused “mind-boggling” devastation, but an ominous silence followed as the country lost all communications on Tuesday and the Category 5 hurricane barreled toward Puerto Rico, which looked likely to take a direct hit.
7.1 Magnitude Quake Kills 104 As Buildings Collapse In Mexico
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 104 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust.
Trump, the ‘America First’ President, Goes to the U.N.
Elected on the nationalist slogan “America first,” President Donald Trump will use his debut address to the U.N. General Assembly to argue that individual nations should act in their own self-interest, yet rally together when faced with a common threat such as North Korea.
UK Raises Its Terror Alert Level To ‘Critical’
British officials have raised the country’s terrorism threat level to “critical’ — meaning another attack is expected shortly.
Chinese Bitcoin Exchange Announces It Is Ending Trading
One of China’s biggest bitcoin exchanges says it will end trading after news reports regulators have ordered all Chinese exchanges to close caused the price of the digital currency to plunge.
22 Hurt as Improvised Bomb Explodes on London Subway Train
A reported explosion at a train station sent commuters stampeding in panic, injuring several people on Friday at the height of London’s morning rush hour, and police said they were investigating it as a terrorist attack.
North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan in Longest-Ever Flight
North Korea conducted its longest-ever test flight of a ballistic missile Friday, sending an intermediate-range weapon hurtling over U.S. ally Japan into the northern Pacific Ocean in a launch that signals both defiance to its rivals and a big technological advance.
The Latest: Russia Fires Missiles At IS Targets In Syria
Russia’s military says it fired seven cruise missiles at Islamic State targets in the eastern Syrian province of Deir el-Zour.
UN Approves Watered-Down New Sanctions Against North Korea
The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously approved new sanctions on North Korea but not the toughest-ever measures sought by the Trump administration to ban all oil imports and freeze international assets of the government and its leader, Kim Jong Un.
China Looks At Ending Sales Of Gasoline Cars
China is joining France and Britain in announcing plans to end sales of gasoline and diesel cars.
Mexico Hit by Biggest Quake in Century, 15 Killed
A major earthquake off Mexico’s southern coast killed at least fifteenth people, with the president saying Friday it was the biggest in a century to hit the country. Houses toppled and the quake produced tsunami waves and sent people running into the streets in panic.
Royal School Run: Prince George’s First Day ‘A Success’
Prince George went to school for the first time Thursday, but it was a rite of passage missed by his mother, who is struggling with acute morning sickness in the early stages of her third pregnancy.
Hurricane Irma Brings Death, Destruction to the Caribbean
Hurricane Irma has killed at least 10 people as the dangerous Category 5 storm continued its destructive march across the Caribbean early Thursday.
Rains From Monster Hurricane Irma Begin Hitting Puerto Rico
Heavy rain and 185-mph winds lashed the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico’s northeast coast Wednesday as Hurricane Irma roared through Caribbean islands on its way to a possible hit on South Florida.
South Carolina Governor Issues State Of Emergency As Hurricane Irma Models Move Towards Carolinas' Coastlines
The governor of South Carolina has issued a state of emergency as new models show Hurricane Irma shifting towards the Carolina coastlines.
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