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Slowly, painfully, a San Juan neighborhood sees small signs of improvement

Slowly, painfully, a San Juan neighborhood sees small signs of improvement

Like in many other parts of Puerto Rico, cell service is slowly returning and waters are receding in Playita after Maria's devastation. But for the residents there, the progress is painfully slow.

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San Juan mayor: 'We cannot be distracted' from 'saving lives'

San Juan mayor: 'We cannot be distracted' from 'saving lives'

Carmen Yulin Cruz took to twitter Saturday. "The goal is one: saving lives ... We cannot be distracted by anything else."

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Trump lashes out at San Juan mayor who begged for more help

Trump lashes out at San Juan mayor who begged for more help

"They want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort," Trump said in a series of tweets a day after the capital city's leader appealed for help "to save us from dying."
by Associated Press

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Yellow wristbands, segregation for Florida homeless in Irma

Yellow wristbands, segregation for Florida homeless in Irma

In the storm's wake, homeless people and their advocates are complaining that some of them were turned away, segregated from the others, denied cots and food, deprived of medication refills and doctors' visits, or otherwise ill-treated during the evacuation.
by Associated Press

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2 days, 2 dangerous rock falls at Yosemite National Park

2 days, 2 dangerous rock falls at Yosemite National Park

A massive new hunk of granite broke off Thursday at Yosemite National Park's mountaineering mecca of El Capitan, injuring an elderly man. The slide came a day after a giant slab of granite plunged from the same formation, killing a British man and injuring his wife.
by The Associated Press

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In Puerto Rico, containers full of goods sit undistributed at ports

In Puerto Rico, containers full of goods sit undistributed at ports

At the port in San Juan, row after row of refrigerated shipping containers sit humming. They've been there for days, goods locked away inside.

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Volcano threat at Pacific island triggers mass evacuation

Volcano threat at Pacific island triggers mass evacuation

The Manaro Voui volcano is directly in the center of Ambae, an oblong island whose population is grouped primarily along the coast.

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Now even money is running out in storm-hit Puerto Rico

Now even money is running out in storm-hit Puerto Rico

The aftermath of the powerful storm has resulted in a near-total shutdown of the U.S. territory's economy that could last for weeks and has many people running seriously low on cash and worrying that it will become even harder to survive on this storm-ravaged island.
by The Associated Press

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Harvey, Irma, Maria: A hurricane's human fingerprints

Harvey, Irma, Maria: A hurricane's human fingerprints

After hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, scientists are looking at the connection between warming oceans, rising sea levels and other factors that are contributing to the intensity of storms. Are there human fingerprints on the recent hurricanes?
by MPR News Staff

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