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Storms cause 5 deaths in Mexico as flood risk eases in southwestern US
ENSENADA, México | Hurricane Simon pounded western Mexico with more wind and rain Monday after tropical weather systems caused five deaths and damage in Pacific coastal towns and resorts. The eye of the Category 2 hurricane remained offshore as its outer bands of winds and rain slammed communities between the Sierra Madre and the Pacific […]
Hurricane Simon forecast to get much stronger as it heads to Mexico’s Pacific coast
MIAMI | Hurricane Simon was headed toward part of Mexico’s Pacific coast Friday and forecast to get much stronger. U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for parts of the central and southwest coast, where hurricane-force winds were expected within 36 hours. Simon had maximum sustained winds of 145 kph (90 mph) early Friday and was […]
Tropical Storm Isaias forms, is forecast to become a hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week
MIAMI | Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week. The rapidly strengthening storm was on track to tie or break a 121-year-old record […]
Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Baja California with forecast of ‘life-threatening’ winds
PUERTO SAN CARLOS, Mexico | Hurricane Polo made landfall early Tuesday in the Mexican state of Baja California with flash flooding and winds described by forecasters as “life-threatening.” The Category 2 hurricane struck land just south of Las Barrancas, Mexico, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Cabo San Lazaro and about 70 miles (115 […]
Offshore Hurricane Polo sends rain into Mexico’s coast as Nolo nears Hawaii
MEXICO CITY | Powerful Hurricane Polo sent bands of heavy rain across Mexico’s Pacific coast Thursday as a growing Tropical Storm Nolo approached Hawaii with the potential for catastrophic flooding. Polo was forecast to maintain Category 5 strength as it skirts Mexico’s coast over the next few days. Rain and strong winds had already started […]
Polo strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast
MIAMI | Hurricane Polo grew into a Category 5 storm Tuesday in the eastern Pacific off southwestern Mexico. It had maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (257 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. It had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph) and may intensify further and reach Category 5 strength […]
Polo, a tropical storm in the Pacific Ocean, is expected to become a major hurricane this week
MIAMI | Tropical Storm Polo will rapidly intensify in the Pacific Ocean and become a major hurricane later this week, forecasters said Monday. Polo could bring heavy rain, rough surf and tropical-storm-force wind to parts of Mexico late Tuesday into early Wednesday, according to an advisory from the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Meteorologists predicted Monday […]
A border surge reshaped America. Now, data shows who 4.5 million migrants were and where they went
An unprecedented surge in border crossings over the past decade reshaped America: Millions of people from more than 150 countries arrived, bringing the U.S. immigrant population to its highest levels ever. Now, data obtained exclusively by The Associated Press paints a picture of who these migrants are, where they went, and what happened after the […]
Cyclospora outbreak followed years of declining FDA foreign inspections
WASHINGTON | A nationwide outbreak of cyclospora tied to contaminated lettuce has heightened safety concerns about imported food, while underscoring a longer-term trend: U.S. regulators are conducting fewer international inspections to catch contaminated produce before it lands on American plates. Food and Drug Administration inspections of foreign food sites — including the Mexican farm linked […]
Economists don’t expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices
The U.S. reopened a border crossing in Arizona to cattle from Mexico on Monday as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce record-high beef prices, though economists doubt the move will mean much to grocery store shoppers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said concerns about the New World screwworm’s spread […]