North America - Page 15

October 23, 2023

Hurricane Tammy re-enters open waters after making landfall in Barbuda

Hurricane Tammy brought torrential rainfall to the northeast Caribbean on Monday, with sustained winds of 380 miles per hour being reported north of Anguilla.

October 20, 2023

Hurricane Norma closes in on Mexico's Los Cabos resorts

Hurricane Norma is nearing the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, threatening Mexico's Los Cabos resorts, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph being reported.

October 13, 2023

5 killed in riot at Mexican prison

Five inmates at a prison in Mexico's Tabasco state have been reported dead after a riot erupted late Thursday. 16 prisoners have been detained in connection with the incident.

October 12, 2023

Haitian border crossing remains shut over canal disagreement with Dominican Republic

Haiti on Thursday declined to reopen a key commercial crossing along its border with the Dominican Republic amid an ongoing dispute over the construction of a canal.

October 12, 2023

Charcuterie board weighing a stunning 769 pounds shatters world record in Florida

A charcuterie board built in West Palm Beach, Florida, has broken the record for the world's largest board. The selection of meats and cheeses weighed 769 pounds.

October 11, 2023

Hurricane Lidia dissipates after leaving 1 dead, 2 hurt in Mexico

Hurricane Lidia dissipated Wednesday after making landfall in western Mexico near Puerto Vallarta. One person was reported dead and two others sustained injuries.

October 10, 2023

Hurricane Lidia approaches Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; winds expected to top 100 mph

Hurricane Lidia is closing in on Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and is expected to make landfall late Tuesday, one day after Hurricane Max died out on the southern Pacific coast.

October 6, 2023

Puerto Rican man sentenced to 7 years in prison for decades of dogfighting

A man with a long history of breeding dogs for fighting and exhibiting "extraordinary cruelty" has been sentenced to seven years in prison, as announced by the U.S. Attorney's Office.

October 6, 2023

Footprints found at ancient lake in New Mexico challenge old belief of first humans in Americas

New research finds that humans might have first entered the New World not over the Bering land bridge between Russia and Alaska, but thousands of years earlier.

October 5, 2023

Tropical Storm Philippe intensifies as it makes beeline for Bermuda

Tropical Storm Philippe approached Bermuda on Thursday, likely setting a course for Atlantic Canada and New England in the coming days.