Hurricane Ike turns west, away from Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. - Residents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as a fierce Hurricane Ike turned west on a path away from the low-lying island chain. But Gulf Coast states watched anxiously to see if the storm was gunning for them instead.
Nations:U.S. Cuba Mexico France Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-08
Deadly Ike rakes Cuba, could hit Havana head-on
CAMAGUEY, Cuba - Hurricane Ike roared across Cuba on Monday, tearing off roofs and sending waves crashing into buildings, as 900,000 Cubans fled to shelters or higher ground and Havana residents in decaying historic buildings prepared for a direct hit.
Nations:Cuba Haiti Mexico U.S. People:Fidel Castro Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike Source:(AP)
2008-09-08
Killer Ike hits Cuba after lashing Bahamas, Haiti
CAMAGUEY, Cuba - Hurricane Ike roared onto Cuba Sunday after destroying houses and crops on low-lying islands and worsening floods in Haiti that have already killed more than 300 people.
Nations:Mexico U.S. People:Fidel Castro Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike Source:(AP)
2008-09-08
Powerful Hurricane Ike looms as trouble for Gulf
KEY WEST, Fla. - Powerful Hurricane Ike rolled down an uncertain path Sunday that may lead to the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week, forcing emergency officials to pay attention and leaving millions of people from Florida to Mexico to wonder where it will eventually strike.
Nations:U.S. Cuba Haiti Mexico Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike Source:(AP)
2008-09-07
Powerful storm raises fears from Caribbean to Gulf
KEY WEST, Fla. - "Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico, to nervously wonder where it would eventually strike.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Cuba Haiti Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Hanna 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
Powerful Gustav rips across Cuba, 300,000 evacuate
HAVANA - Cubans returned from shelters to find flooded homes and washed-out roads Sunday, but no deaths were reported after a monstrous Hurricane Gustav roared across the island and into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico.
Nations:Cuba U.S. Dominican Republic Jamaica Mexico Spain Activities:2008 Hurricane Gustav 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2008-08-31
Gustav slams Cuba as Cat 4 storm; many evacuated
HAVANA - Gustav howled into Cuba's Isla de Juventud as a monstrous Category 4 hurricane on Saturday while both Cubans and Americans scrambled to flee the path of the fast-growing storm.
Nations:Cuba U.S. Jamaica Mexico Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-08-30
Gustav swells to dangerous Cat 3 storm off Cuba
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Gustav swelled to a fearsome Category 3 hurricane early Saturday with winds of 115 mph as it approached western Cuba on a track to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast three years after Hurricane Katrina.
Nations:Cuba Mexico Jamaica U.S. Activities:2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-08-30
Tropical Storm Fay moves in on Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. - Key West stores were shuttered and crews cleared sidewalks in some areas of newspaper boxes that could become airborne in high winds as Tropical Storm Fay headed for Florida after claiming as many as 35 lives in the Caribbean.
Nations:U.S. Cuba Source:(AP)
2008-08-18
Eyeing tourism, Haiti battles its violent reputation
PortAuPrince, Haiti - Kidnappings, gang violence, drug trafficking, corrupt police, flaming road blockades. The reports out of the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere are enough to keep the most adventurous traveler away.
Nations:Dominican Republic Jamaica Brazil Cuba Mexico U.S. Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-06-21
Obama, Clinton Hit News, Comedy, Wrestling Circuits
April 22 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton scrapped for last-minute advantage in today's Pennsylvania presidential primary with a flurry of campaign events and pitches to fans of news, comedy and wrestling.
Nations:U.S. People:Fidel Castro Barack Obama John McCain Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008
2008-04-22
NM Gov. Bill Richardson endorsing Obama
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, the nation's only Hispanic governor, is endorsing Sen. Barack Obama for president, calling him a "once-in-a- lifetime leader" who can unite the nation and restore America's international leadership.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Bill Richardson Fidel Castro Activities:US Election 2008
2008-03-21
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