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Southwest flight almost takes off from taxiway — rather than runway — at Florida airport
March 20, 2025
Muslim woman humiliated when mugshot without hijab shared. Tennessee county must now pay up
March 20, 2025
Trump administration reinstating nearly 25,000 fired federal workers
March 20, 2025
Canada outraged after 4 citizens executed by China over drug charges: ‘Inconsistent with basic human dignity’
March 20, 2025
Former Big Kmart greeter charged with assault after stick beating
March 20, 2025
Joshua Riibe detained in Puerto Rico after leaving Dominican Republic!
March 20, 2025
Raids shatter perception of Puerto Rico as a sanctuary for immigrants
March 20, 2025
Janitor who gave women STDs by peeing in water at office is sentenced
March 20, 2025
Weekly briefing: Public health, tsunami preparedness, and policy updates
March 20, 2025
Caribbean leaders seek clarity as US mulls sweeping travel bans
March 20, 2025
St. Croix: Sunny and nice with a high of 87
March 20, 2025
Lindsie Chrisley admits she hasn’t seen Dad Todd in ‘quite some time’ and has ‘never’ visited Julie in prison
March 19, 2025
Heartless traveler drowned her dog in Florida airport bathroom to board flight after lacking proper paperwork
March 19, 2025
Joshua Riibe leaves Dominican Republic amid probe into missing spring breaker Sudiksha Konanki
March 19, 2025
14-month-old found dead in drug-filled room, New York officials say. Dad pleads guilty
March 19, 2025
Antigua’s leader rejects allegations that his government withheld details of yacht sale and proceeds
March 19, 2025
Lottery player’s $30 ticket from Wawa turns into massive $15 million prize in Florida
March 19, 2025
More egg product seizures than fentanyl seizures at the border so far this year
March 19, 2025
2 intruders shoot homeowner in home invasion on St. John
March 19, 2025
American Joshua Riibe tells Dominican court parents of missing Sudiksha Konanki ‘hugged and thanked him’
March 19, 2025
Colombia preparing electricity auction as shortage warnings loom
March 19, 2025
‘We are all by ourselves’: Haitians warn that fall of Port-au-Prince is imminent
March 19, 2025
Caribbean leaders push back on U.S. travel-ban threats, ask Washington for clarity
March 19, 2025
Married teacher asked 3 underage boys to ‘gangbang’ her while wearing a Scream mask
March 19, 2025
Dismissed as fakes for a century, enigmatic Puerto Rican stones could rewrite history
March 19, 2025
Federal judge halts further shuttering of USAID
March 19, 2025
A day after becoming prime minister, Trinidad’s Stuart Young calls for new elections
March 19, 2025
Immigrants disappear from US detainee tracking system after deportation flights
March 19, 2025
Patient’s death leads to discovery home health care nurse was ‘fake’
March 19, 2025
VIPD Marine Unit, U.S. Marshals, capture wanted St. Thomas fugitive in the BVI
March 19, 2025
Sunshine and clouds with a high of 86
March 19, 2025
Most aging Americans will need long-term care in their lifetime. Loved ones often take on the labor and costs.
March 19, 2025
Former Texas megachurch pastor accused of child sex abuse surrenders in Oklahoma
March 18, 2025
Health urges MMR shot as measles spreads ‘like wildfire’ on US mainland
March 18, 2025
Savannah Chrisley says Todd initially ‘fought against’ Chloe calling him Dad: ‘He felt guilt’
March 18, 2025
Parents of missing Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki ask DR officials to declare daughter dead
March 18, 2025
Homeless man told by judge to pay shooting victim $83,599.18 in restitution
March 18, 2025
Twelve dead including famous singer in plane crash off remote island
March 18, 2025
Roberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans
March 18, 2025
Sunshine and clouds with a couple of showers and a high of 85
March 18, 2025
Deshaun Watson’s wife-to-be sports $2M rock on her finger!
March 17, 2025
Person of interest in Sudiksha Konanki disappearance case begs for freedom as new police photo emerges
March 17, 2025
Dave Portnoy fumes at ‘lazy’ NCAA committee after being ‘screwed’ by March Madness decision
March 17, 2025
Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip
March 17, 2025
Area of ‘non-tropical’ low pressure expected to fizzle out, NHC says
March 17, 2025
‘Senseless’ gunfight at McDonald’s kills innocent 61-year-old bystander
March 17, 2025
New incurable virus spreading in popular vacation hotspots in the Caribbean sparks alarm
March 17, 2025
Electricity gradually returns to Cuba after substation failure left millions in the dark
March 17, 2025
Relationship expert reveals 6 types of affairs and all the signs to spot them – from cheating with a colleague to a one-night stand
March 17, 2025
ACR Poker brings players to Uruguay through Punta del Este satellite packages
March 17, 2025
Mystery around Gene Hackman’s death deepens as wife Betsy Arakawa’s doctor claims she called him after police say she died
March 17, 2025
Trial to begin for Haiti town’s ex-mayor on charges he lied about rights abuses to get US residency
March 17, 2025
Partly sunny, brief morning shower or 2 and a high of 85
March 17, 2025
Fisherman found alive after 95 DAYS at sea reveals how he survived after being blown off course in huge storm
March 16, 2025
Joshua Riibe speaks out for the first time after being named a person of interest in Sudiksha Konanki case
March 16, 2025
Michigan judge wanted Walmart shoplifters to wash cars. His boss stepped on the hose.
March 16, 2025
Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
March 16, 2025
Pennsylvania toddler allegedly killed by dad’s girlfriend who fed her acetone, batteries, screws
March 16, 2025
Baby found buried in box in backyard after Penn teen told she couldn’t have an abortion
March 16, 2025
Stabilizing the historic Cinnamon Bay Danish warehouse
March 16, 2025
Coast Guard wraps Sun Bay Beach pollution investigation in Vieques
March 16, 2025
Trump’s scientist purge is a brain drain on the US – and a gift to other nations: OP-ED
March 16, 2025
Do you need fluoride treatment after a teeth cleaning? Dental experts weigh in
March 16, 2025
How much sleep do you really need? Experts say it depends
March 16, 2025
When should you eat? Before, after — or even while — exercising?
March 16, 2025
Chicago dyes its river bright green as it opens St. Patrick’s Day celebrations
March 16, 2025
Cuba suffers another massive power outage leaving millions in the dark
March 16, 2025
Sunny to partly cloudy with a couple of showers in the morning and a high of 86
March 16, 2025
Julie Chrisley wants a new judge in $36 million fraud case
March 15, 2025
Man who escaped Puerto Rico prison in 1987 arrested in Florida under false identity
March 15, 2025
Popular macaroni and cheese recall sparks warning nationwide
March 15, 2025
More than hot flashes: Women raise awareness about menopause symptoms and work
March 15, 2025
Deep-sea worms waiting in ambush and reptiles lurking on walking trails
March 15, 2025
‘Winning Grandpop’ claims another big Powerball win. ‘Lightning can indeed strike twice’
March 15, 2025
Government breaks ground on a new D. Hamilton Jackson Terrace
March 15, 2025
Cuba’s electrical grid collapses, millions without power
March 15, 2025
The body of a Kenyan officer who died in Haiti arrives home for burial
March 15, 2025
Haitians and clergy group sue Trump over decision to end protection from deportation
March 15, 2025
Joshua Riibe’s parents break silence and hit out at Dominican police for detaining son amid hunt for missing Sudiksha Konanki
March 15, 2025
Partly sunny, a passing shower or 2, for a high of 87
March 15, 2025
3 Ecuadorians plead guilty to drug smuggling at sea
March 14, 2025
Gold rises to new heights as anxiety grips markets. Here’s what you need to know
March 14, 2025
Tiger Woods has been quietly dating Vanessa Trump, Donald Jr.’s ex-wife, for several months
March 14, 2025
US attorneys for a Russian woman seeking to recover a megayacht target Antigua
March 14, 2025
Pandemic fears as NEW coronavirus is discovered in bats by China-linked scientist
March 14, 2025
Trump administration yet to talk to Cuba over migration, foreign vice minister says
March 14, 2025
How a man used printer paper and hand sanitizer to escape an alleged 20 years of captivity by his stepmother
March 14, 2025
Husband fatally stabs 18-year-old he found in same bed as his wife
March 14, 2025
The Chrisley kids now: Life after ‘Chrisley Knows Best’
March 14, 2025
China, Florida figures prominently in illicit flow of guns and ammo to Haiti
March 14, 2025
Defiant Caribbean leaders dismiss trafficking accusations as US targets Cuba’s doctor diplomacy
March 14, 2025
Times of clouds and sunshine with a couple of showers and a high of 86
March 14, 2025
Joshua Riibe under round-the-clock police surveillance in Punta Cana as hunt for missing Pitt student draws a blank
March 13, 2025
VIPD and VIOHS say safer roads will result from saturated DUI patrol initiative
March 13, 2025
The 44 Percent: Doechii, Flo Rida shopping plaza, Black businesses in South Florida
March 13, 2025
Governor voices ‘concern’ about current ‘economic market trends’
March 13, 2025
Sudiksha Konanki’s disappearance sparks shocking response from Dominican Republic hotel
March 13, 2025
Gangs unleash new attack on Haiti’s capital as police vow to hold them back
March 13, 2025
Feds arrest ex-member of Cuban intelligence accused of falsely obtaining U.S. green card
March 13, 2025
Corporate gloom deepens as new Trump tariffs take effect
March 13, 2025
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Southwest flight almost takes off from taxiway — rather than runway — at Florida airport

ORLANDO (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic…
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Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Muslim woman humiliated when mugshot without hijab shared. Tennessee county must now pay up

KNOXVILLE — A Tennessee county will pay a Muslim woman a settlement of $71,500 after forcing her to remove her hijab for a mugshot and publishing it online, attorneys said.…
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Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Trump administration reinstating nearly 25,000 fired federal workers

WASHINGTON (BBC) — President Donald Trump's administration is working to bring back nearly 25,000 fired federal workers after judges ruled their terminations were illegal, court documents show. Officials at 18…
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Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Humanitarian News

Canada outraged after 4 citizens executed by China over drug charges: ‘Inconsistent with basic human dignity’

BEIJING (NYP) — China executed four Canadian nationals over drug charges earlier this year, prompting strong rebukes from the Western country amidst an already rocky relationship. It is unclear exactly…
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Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Former Big Kmart greeter charged with assault after stick beating

FREDERIKSTED — A homeless person was charged with assault after allegedly beating a man over the head with a stick in Frederiksted town, authorities said. Glen Miller, 64, was arrested…
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Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

Joshua Riibe detained in Puerto Rico after leaving Dominican Republic!

SAN JUAN — Joshua Riibe — the college student who was declared a person of interest in the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki — was detained in Puerto Rico after…
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Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
2 intruders shoot homeowner in home invasion on St. John
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2 intruders shoot homeowner in home invasion on St. John

CRUZ BAY — Police are investigating after a homeowner was shot by two intruders in St. John on Tuesday night, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to a reported burglary at…
Posted by John McCarthy March 19, 2025
Dismissed as fakes for a century, enigmatic Puerto Rican stones could rewrite history
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Dismissed as fakes for a century, enigmatic Puerto Rican stones could rewrite history

SAN JUAN — For more than a century, the fist-sized rocks etched with enigmatic patterns were ignored by academics and shunned by cultural power brokers. Discovered in Puerto Rico in…
Posted by John McCarthy March 19, 2025
Health urges MMR shot as measles spreads ‘like wildfire’ on US mainland
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Health News

Health urges MMR shot as measles spreads ‘like wildfire’ on US mainland

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Health said it "is closely monitoring the rise in measles cases in the US along with the Center for Disease Control and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 18, 2025
Southwest flight almost takes off from taxiway — rather than runway — at Florida airport
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Southwest flight almost takes off from taxiway — rather than runway — at Florida airport

ORLANDO (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Muslim woman humiliated when mugshot without hijab shared. Tennessee county must now pay up
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Muslim woman humiliated when mugshot without hijab shared. Tennessee county must now pay up

KNOXVILLE — A Tennessee county will pay a Muslim woman a settlement of $71,500 after forcing her to remove her hijab for a mugshot and publishing it online, attorneys said.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Trump administration reinstating nearly 25,000 fired federal workers
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Trump administration reinstating nearly 25,000 fired federal workers

WASHINGTON (BBC) — President Donald Trump's administration is working to bring back nearly 25,000 fired federal workers after judges ruled their terminations were illegal, court documents show. Officials at 18…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Canada outraged after 4 citizens executed by China over drug charges: ‘Inconsistent with basic human dignity’
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Humanitarian News

Canada outraged after 4 citizens executed by China over drug charges: ‘Inconsistent with basic human dignity’

BEIJING (NYP) — China executed four Canadian nationals over drug charges earlier this year, prompting strong rebukes from the Western country amidst an already rocky relationship. It is unclear exactly…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Former Big Kmart greeter charged with assault after stick beating
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Former Big Kmart greeter charged with assault after stick beating

FREDERIKSTED — A homeless person was charged with assault after allegedly beating a man over the head with a stick in Frederiksted town, authorities said. Glen Miller, 64, was arrested…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Joshua Riibe detained in Puerto Rico after leaving Dominican Republic!
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

Joshua Riibe detained in Puerto Rico after leaving Dominican Republic!

SAN JUAN — Joshua Riibe — the college student who was declared a person of interest in the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki — was detained in Puerto Rico after…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Raids shatter perception of Puerto Rico as a sanctuary for immigrants
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News

Raids shatter perception of Puerto Rico as a sanctuary for immigrants

SAN JUAN (AP) — Pastor Nilka Marrero will slam her hand on the table, raise her voice and, if needed, shake her parishioners while playing the role of a federal…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Janitor who gave women STDs by peeing in water at office is sentenced
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Janitor who gave women STDs by peeing in water at office is sentenced

HOUSTON — A former janitor in Texas accused of intentionally spreading his sexually transmitted diseases to women working at a Houston doctor’s office has been sentenced to prison, court records…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Weekly briefing: Public health, tsunami preparedness, and policy updates
Posted inBreaking News Government House News Health News

Weekly briefing: Public health, tsunami preparedness, and policy updates

CHRISTIANSTED — During the weekly briefing from Government House on St. Croix, Lt. Governor Tregenza Roach, Department of Health officials, and VITEMA leadership addressed pressing public health concerns, emergency preparedness,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025
Caribbean leaders seek clarity as US mulls sweeping travel bans
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Caribbean leaders seek clarity as US mulls sweeping travel bans

BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) — Leaders from across the Caribbean are seeking clarity after a draft of a U.S. government list of over 40 countries which could face sweeping travel restrictions was…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2025

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