Aid convoys arrive as Haiti gauges full extent of disaster
By DAVID McFADDEN and BEN FOX A small airstrip at the edge of town hums with activity. Aid convoys are arriving from the capital, now that some roads washed out…
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Hurricane Matthew spares South Florida, pushes north
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KELLI KENNEDY Barack Obama Posts Adorable 24th Wedding Anniversary Tributes to Michelle — See the Pics! Maria Sharapova’s Doping Ban Just Got Reduced Watch this cute…
First US cruise in decades arrives in Havana
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN The first U.S. cruise ship in nearly 40 years crossed the Florida Straits from Miami and docked in Havana on Monday, restarting commercial travel on waters that…
France calls on US to lift economic embargo on Cuba
By SYLVIE CORBET France called on the U.S. to lift the economic embargo against Cuba during a historic state visit Monday by the Caribbean island’s president aimed at boosting economic…
Homeland Security taking to the sky in drug smuggling fight
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL As soon as the aging P-3 surveillance plane rumbles off the island runway, a crew of three agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection begins hunting…
Puerto Rico braces for Erika after 4 killed in Dominica
By DANICA COTO and CARLISLE JNO BAPTISTE Tropical Storm Erika lashed Puerto Rico early Friday with heavy rains and wind after killing four people and causing devastating floods in the…
French agents make record hashish seizure on Martinique
By RODOLPHE LAMY Customs agents on the French territory of Martinique made a record seizure of hash at the island’s Caribbean port, officials said Thursday. Acting on a tip, officers…
Pope Francis says truth must prevail in Dominican sex case
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis assured Dominican authorities on Wednesday that the truth must prevail in the case of his former ambassador to the Caribbean country who is accused of…