Opposition unseats prime minister in Bahamas elections
September 17, 2021 GMTSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A new prime minister will soon lead the Bahamas as the archipelago struggles with a spike in COVID-19 cases, a crumbling economy and the devastation of Hurricane Dorian.
New school planned on North Carolina island hit by Dorian
November 30, 2020 GMTOCRACOKE, N.C. (AP) — A new school is set to be built on a North Carolina barrier island that was hit by a hurricane last year, leaving the former building heavily damaged...
Hurricane Isaias churns through Bahamas as Florida prepares
August 1, 2020 GMTSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Forecasters declared a hurricane warning for parts of the Florida coast Friday as Hurricane Isaias drenched the Bahamas on a track for the U...
Outer Banks island ravaged by storms and virus restrictions
July 13, 2020 GMTOCRACOKE, N.C. (AP) — When Hurricane Dorian pounded the wisp of earth that is Ocracoke Island, a wall of Atlantic seawater flooded Bob Chestnut’s home, surf shop and four vehicles...
Watchdog details storm of political pressure in Sharpiegate
July 9, 2020 GMTPolitical pressure from the White House and a series of “crazy in the middle of the night” texts, emails and phone calls caused top federal weather officials to wrongly admonish a weather office for a tweet that contradicted President Donald Trump about Hurricane Dorian in 2019, an inspector general report found...
Panel: NOAA bowed to political pressure in Dorian dispute
June 16, 2020 GMTNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration leaders violated the agency’s scientific integrity when they chastised a local weather office that had contradicted President Trump’s inaccurate comments about Hurricane Dorian, an outside panel found...
Bahamas counting on sports to aid Dorian recovery efforts
November 26, 2019 GMTPARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Any concern about whether it was appropriate to be playing sports in the Bahamas while parts of the multi-island nation continue to dig out from devastation following Hurricane Dorian are quickly dismissed by officials...
Mrs. Trump, Mrs. Pence survey military’s emergency response
October 30, 2019 GMTJOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Melania Trump and Karen Pence traveled to South Carolina on Wednesday to get briefings about some of the military's emergency preparedness and humanitarian efforts in a state where both are often needed because of active hurricane seasons...
Hilton Head delays review if mayor deserves hurricane OT
October 19, 2019 GMTHILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Hilton Head Island is delaying a discussion about whether they should pay the town's mayor overtime for extra work during Hurricane Dorian...
FEMA denies Dorian individual assistance in 4 NC counties
October 9, 2019 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The federal government has denied individual assistance for residents in four North Carolina counties hit hard by Hurricane Dorian just days after approving other funds to help local governments repair infrastructure, North Carolina's governor said Wednesday...
Survivors on Bahamas island mark time as officials lay plans
September 19, 2019 GMTGRAND ABACO, Bahamas (AP) — A handful of men hover around Gayle Wallace as she hands out four fish sandwiches with a dab of ketchup on each at the cramped home she rents in Murphy Town...
As shock wears off, mental health concerns grow in Bahamas
September 16, 2019 GMTHIGH ROCK, Bahamas (AP) — One woman and her husband huddled on top of a bedroom dresser for two days, surrounded by floodwaters...
Thousands in Bahamas struggle to find work after Dorian
September 14, 2019 GMTFREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Jobs are scarce, savings are running low and money is barely trickling in...
Bahamians look for loved ones as 1,300 missing after Dorian
September 14, 2019 GMTMCLEAN'S TOWN, Bahamas (AP) — They scan social media, peer under rubble, or try to follow the smell of death in an attempt to find family and friends...
The Latest: Heavy winds, rain expected for parts of Bahamas
September 13, 2019 GMTHIGH ROCK, Bahamas (AP) — The latest on hurricane aftermath in the Bahamas (all times local):
Bahamas tackles massive clean-up after Dorian, 1,300 missing
September 13, 2019 GMTHIGH ROCK, Bahamas (AP) — Pastor Jeremiah Saunders stood in the golden afternoon sun and barely blinked as he debated what to pick out from the ruins of the church he built 22 years ago in the seaside village of High Rock on the eastern end of Grand Bahama island...
Tentative list of the missing in Bahamas has 2,500 names
September 12, 2019 GMTFREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — An estimated 2,500 people are listed as missing in the Bahamas in Hurricane Dorian's aftermath, the government said Wednesday...
Trump denies ordering NOAA to rebuke forecasters over Dorian
September 12, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied instructing an aide to urge a federal agency to NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Desperation mounted in the Bahamas on Tuesday as hurricane survivors arriving in the capital by boat and plane were turned away from overflowing shelters...Desperation mounts in Bahamas as shelters turn evacuees away
September 10, 2019 GMT
Weather chief thanks Alabama employees for Dorian forecast
September 10, 2019 GMTHUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Struggling to keep his emotions in check, the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration both defended President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday and thanked forecasters who contradicted the president's claims about Hurricane Dorian threatening Alabama...
PHOTO GALLERY: A selection of pictures from the past week
September 10, 2019 GMTHere's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see...
NOAA scientist: agency likely broke science integrity rules
September 9, 2019 GMTHUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The acting chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said his agency likely violated its scientific integrity rules last week when it publicly chastised a weather office that contradicted President Donald Trump's claim that Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama...
Silence, devastation mark Bahamas town; but some are staying
September 8, 2019 GMTMARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas (AP) — The streets are filled with smashed cars, snapped power cables, shattered trees and deep silence...
NOAA assailed for defending Trump’s Hurricane Dorian claim
September 8, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Former top officials of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are assailing the agency for undermining its weather forecasters as it defends President Donald Trump's statement from days ago that Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama...
Agency reverses course on Trump’s Alabama hurricane claim
September 7, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal agency has reversed course on the question of whether President Donald Trump Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see...PHOTO GALLERY: A selection of pictures from the past week
September 7, 2019 GMT
The Latest: Winds buffet New England as Dorian speeds north
September 7, 2019 GMTWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local):...
Tourist-dependent Bahamas says it’s still open for business
September 7, 2019 GMTThe Bahamas was on track for a record year of tourism before Hurricane Dorian hit. Now, the outlook for that vital sector is uncertain...
‘Only animals can live here’: Storm victims await evacuation
September 7, 2019 GMTABACO, Bahamas (AP) — Carrying their meager possessions in duffel bags and shopping carts, hundreds of desperate storm victims gathered at the port in Grand Abaco on Friday in hopes of getting off the hurricane-devastated island, amid signs of rising frustration over the pace of the disaster-relief effort...
Dorian’s floodwaters trap people in attics in North Carolina
September 7, 2019 GMTATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. (AP) — A weakened Hurricane Dorian flooded homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks on Friday with a fury that took even storm-hardened residents by surprise, forcing people to climb into their attics...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
September 6, 2019 GMTA roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media...
U.S. National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Dorian has weakened to a Category 1 storm with top sustained winds of 90 mph
September 6, 2019 GMTWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — U.S. National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Dorian has weakened to a Category 1 storm with top sustained winds of 90 mph.
Dorian grazes Carolina coast, aims for Outer Banks
September 6, 2019 GMTCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Hurricane Dorian sideswiped the Carolinas with shrieking winds, tornadoes and sideways rain Thursday as it closed in for a possible direct hit on the dangerously exposed Outer Banks...
The Latest: Dorian churns north along North Carolina coast
September 6, 2019 GMTOCRACOKE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local):...
Hurricane death toll in Bahamas at 30 as aid begins to land
September 6, 2019 GMTABACO, Bahamas (AP) — Carrying possessions in plastic bags, some weary Bahamians whose homes were smashed by Hurricane Dorian waited Thursday for a flight out of the disaster zone as an international humanitarian effort to help the Caribbean country gained momentum...
The Latest: High winds damage homes in South Carolina
September 5, 2019 GMTCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Hundreds of shelter animals from coastal South Carolina have arrived in Delaware ahead of Hurricane Dorian's expected landfall.
The News Journal of Wilmington reports the animals were moved from shelters at risk of flooding.
The Latest: High winds damage homes in South Carolina
September 5, 2019 GMTCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Hundreds of shelter animals from coastal South Carolina have arrived in Delaware ahead of Hurricane Dorian's expected landfall...
Hurricane death toll climbs to 20 in devastated Bahamas
September 5, 2019 GMTFREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — The ground crunched under Greg Alem's feet on Wednesday as he walked over the ruins of his home, laid waste by Hurricane Dorian...
The Latest: Minnis: Many still in shelters on Grand Bahama
September 5, 2019 GMTFREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local):
9:40 p.m.
Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis says he has visited storm-ravaged Grand Bahama, finding many people remain in shelters even though much of the flooding has eased...
Dorian creeps up US coast; near-record storm surge feared
September 5, 2019 GMTCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A weakened but still deadly Hurricane Dorian crept up the Southeastern seaboard Wednesday, and millions were ordered to evacuate as forecasters said near-record levels of seawater and rain could swamp the coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas...
Miami’s Bahamian ties inspire relief effort after Dorian
September 4, 2019 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Spared from the wrath of Hurricane Dorian , people in South Florida are donating water, food and household supplies in a relief effort spearheaded by descendants of some of Miami's earliest settlers from the Bahamas...
The Latest: Florida coast sees tropical storm conditions
September 4, 2019 GMTFREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local):
5:00 a.m.
Tropical storm conditions continue along portions of the northeastern coast of Florida as Dorian continues to make its slow trek toward the U...
‘Total devastation’: Hurricane slams parts of the Bahamas
September 4, 2019 GMTFREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Relief officials reported scenes of utter ruin Tuesday in parts of the Bahamas and rushed to deal with an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful storm on record ever to hit the islands...
The Latest: Dorian weakens to Category 3 hurricane
September 3, 2019 GMTMcLEAN'S TOWN CAY, Bahamas (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local):
Dorian triggers massive flooding in Bahamas; at least 5 dead
September 3, 2019 GMTNASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to find floatation devices and grab hammers to break out of their attics if necessary...
Dorian isn’t moving because the upper atmosphere is too calm
September 2, 2019 GMTPowerful Hurricane Dorian has been going nowhere because nothing high up is making it budge.
It may sound strange when talking about a storm that once had 185 mph (298 kph) winds, but it's actually been too calm high in the atmosphere...
Count on hurricanes to spark storms of online misinformation
September 2, 2019 GMTThe names of hurricanes may change, but one thing seems to stay the same: Misinformation spreads quickly during these dangerous storms...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s bluster on hurricanes, guns, economy
September 2, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Facing another deadly mass shooting, President Donald Trump is deflecting on gun control...
Cutting it close: Florida’s fate may be a matter of miles
September 2, 2019 GMTFor Florida, just a handful of miles may make a huge difference in Hurricane Dorian's slow dance with the coast...
Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury as Category 5 storm
September 2, 2019 GMTMcLEAN'S TOWN CAY, Bahamas (AP) — Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas as a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sunday, its record 185 mph (297 kph) winds ripping off roofs, overturning cars and tearing down power lines as hundreds hunkered down in schools, churches and shelters...
The Latest: Dorian continues to pounds northern Bahamas
September 2, 2019 GMTMIAMI (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local):
11:15 p.m.
The National Hurricane Center has extended hurricane and storm surge watches northward in Florida to the Georgia state line as Hurricane Dorian continues to pound the northern Bahamas...
Anxiety and impatience in long wait for Dorian in coastal US
September 1, 2019 GMTVERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two days after storm shutters started going up and people waited in long lines for gas and food in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian, the parking lot of a Home Depot a short drive from the beach in central Florida was nearly empty as the sun peeked out behind scattered clouds...
Evacuations begin as Dorian bears down on northern Bahamas
September 1, 2019 GMTMcLEAN'S TOWN CAY, Bahamas (AP) — Hurricane Dorian bore down on the northern Bahamas on Saturday with howling winds, surging seas and a threat of torrential rains, forcing some evacuations and hotel closures ahead of the fierce Category 4 storm...
The Latest: ‘Extremely dangerous’ Dorian nearing the Bahamas
September 1, 2019 GMTMIAMI (AP) — The latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local):
11 p.m.
Forecasters say "extremely dangerous" Hurricane Dorian is moving closer to the northern Bahamas...
Trump at golf club after going to Camp David to track storm
August 31, 2019 GMTSTERLING, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump visited his private Virginia golf club for several hours Saturday as Hurricane Dorian bore down on the Southeast coastline...
Before Dorian, Florida groups help immigrants get prepared
August 31, 2019 GMTLAKE WORTH, Fla. (AP) — With Hurricane Dorian menacing Florida, Natividad Jimenez sat in front of a microphone to tape a message in an Ancient Maya language that few in the world understand but that's spoken by thousands of immigrants in the state...
A look at previous hurricanes that have affected the Bahamas
August 31, 2019 GMTNASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Hurricane Dorian is bearing down on the Bahamas as a Category 4 storm and should reach the archipelago on Sunday...
The Latest: South Carolina declares emergency before storm
August 31, 2019 GMTMIAMI (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local):
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s swipe at Puerto Rico, G-7 comments
August 31, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump presented a distorted picture of the auto industry, told a fanciful story about Iran duping Barack Obama and took a misinformed swipe at Puerto Rico just as its residents braced for a catastrophe that didn't come...
Hurricanes hard at work on Labor Day weekends in Florida
August 31, 2019 GMTFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The traditional end of summer, Labor Day is also frequently a time for hurricanes in the U...
Bahamas urges people to evacuate as Category 4 Dorian nears
August 31, 2019 GMTFREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Government officials urged hundreds of people to evacuate their homes on low-lying cays in the northwestern Bahamas and opened shelters on Saturday as Hurricane Dorian barreled toward the archipelago as a menacing Category 4 storm...
Dorian becomes a Category 4 monster powering toward Florida
August 31, 2019 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Dorian powered toward Florida with increasing fury Friday, becoming an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm but leaving forecasters uncertain whether it would make a direct hit on the state's east coast or inflict a glancing blow...
The Latest: Category 4 Hurricane Dorian growing stronger
August 31, 2019 GMTMIAMI (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local):
11 p.m.
Forecasters say Hurricane Dorian, hours after become an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm, has gotten even stronger...
Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago resort in Hurricane Dorian’s path
August 31, 2019 GMTPALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump's prized Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida could be directly in the path of ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Force is strong with Disney and Star Wars, but it may be no match for Hurricane Dorian. Expected to make landfall in Florida early next week, Dorian couldn't come at a more inopportune time for Walt Disney World: It just opened "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge," its most anticipated major new addition in decades.The Force is now with Disney World, but the weather isn’t
August 30, 2019 GMT
10 Things to Know for Today
August 30, 2019 GMTYour daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:...
‘A big deal’: Florida braces for Hurricane Dorian
August 30, 2019 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Florida residents picked the shelves clean of bottled water and lined up at gas stations Thursday as an increasingly menacing-looking Hurricane Dorian threatened to broadside the state over Labor Day weekend...
The Latest: Dorian strengthens to Category 2 storm
August 30, 2019 GMTMIAMI (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local):
11:15 p.m.
Hurricane Dorian is now a Category 2 hurricane and is expected to continue strengthening over the weekend as it advances toward Florida...
Trump cancels Poland trip as hurricane heads to Florida
August 29, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled his planned weekend trip to Poland as Hurricane Dorian barrels toward Florida.
Trump, announcing the last-minute change of plans at a Rose Garden signing ceremony, said it was "very important" for him to be in Washington to deal with the storm, which the National Hurricane Center predicts will make landfall on Labor Day as a Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds.
Atmospheric battle will determine where Dorian hits Florida
August 29, 2019 GMTIt's a battle of mammoth meteorological forces, and at stake is where Hurricane Dorian strikes the United States.
Four days before the system is expected to come ashore, Dorian could hit practically anywhere in Florida because the weather forces that will determine its path have not yet had their showdown, meteorologists said.