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June 21, 2020

'Tremendous' cloud of Saharan dust reaches Caribbean; Gulf states to see hazy skies, colorful sunsets

An abnormally large plume of dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa arrived in the Caribbean on Sunday after spending the past week crossing the Atlantic and is bound for the Gulf Coast.

June 1, 2020

Hurricane season 'off to a busy start' as tropical disturbance likely to develop in Gulf of Mexico

The official start of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season arrived on Monday with forecasters already looking at what could be the third possible named storm of the season in the western Gulf of Mexico.

May 27, 2020

Bill Clinton visited Epstein’s ‘orgy island,’ Netflix doc claims – but ex-president still denies it

Former President Bill Clinton insists he never visited the notorious “orgy island” of his late ex-pal Jeffrey Epstein – but now a second person begs to differ.

March 17, 2020

American stranded on Italian cruise ship by coronavirus says passengers in high spirits after weeks at sea

A retired Air Force pilot who has been stuck on an Italy-based cruise liner for 31 days because of the coronavirus pandemic told Fox News Tuesday that despite the circumstances, many on the ship are in high spirits and the 200 or so Americans have been "stalwart" individuals dealing with the in-cabin quarantine.

March 1, 2020

Dominican Republic confirms 1st coronavirus case cruise denied entry

Health officials in the Dominican Republic on Sunday reported the first confirmed case of the new coronavirus in the tourist-rich Caribbean, a 62-year-old Italian citizen.

February 5, 2020

Vermont fugitive on US Marshals 15 Most Wanted list nabbed in Jamaica after international manhunt

A Vermont man, who had the distinction of being on the U.S. Marshals' list of 15 most wanted fugitives following allegations he murdered his girlfriend nearly two years ago, has been nabbed in Jamaica after an international manhunt, investigators said Tuesday.

January 22, 2020

Arizona mother of 2 vacationing in Belize vanishes from small island, is 'feared no longer alive,' family says

An American mother of two vacationing in Belize disappeared over the weekend while she and her boyfriend camped on an island less than an acre in size, officials said Wednesday. 

January 16, 2020

Nearly 1 in 4 countries saw jump in protests, civil unrest in 2019, study finds

A new report published Thursday claims that nearly one in four countries around the world saw jumps in protests and civil unrest in 2019.

January 15, 2020

US Virgin Islands sue Epstein's estate, claim he used island to abuse girls as young as 11 and 12 years old

In an extraordinary move, the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands on Wednesday sued the estate of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, claiming that the disgraced financier raped and abused girls as young as 11 and 12 years old at his private islands in the Caribbean.

January 15, 2020

Connecticut banker Scott Hapgood sues Anguilla resort over failing to ensure 'safety and protection'

The Connecticut man accused of killing an Anguilla hotel worker while vacationing with his family on the Caribbean island last April is now suing the resort for negligence, claiming it “failed to ensure the safety and protection of its hotel guests” by employing Kenny Mitchel in the first place.