Tropical Storm Oscar swirls toward the Bahamas after killing 6 people in Cuba

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar chugged toward the Bahamas on Tuesday after making landfall in Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least six people as it unleashed heavy rains on an island also hit by an unrelated massive power outage. Oscar was located 70...

Tropical Storm Oscar heads toward the Bahamas after dumping rains on eastern Cuba

HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar was heading toward the Bahamas after dumping heavy rain across eastern Cuba on Monday. Its maximum sustained winds were blowing at 40 mph (65 kph) as Oscar moved north-northeast at 9 mph (14 kph). The storm early Tuesday was about 70 miles (115...

Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas

HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after brushing the Bahamas. It made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph) in the eastern...

Hurricane Oscar forms off the Bahamas, heavy rain expected in region that includes Cuba, Turks and Caicos

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Oscar forms off the Bahamas, heavy rain expected in region that includes Cuba, Turks and Caicos.

On the road: Plenty of NBA teams mixing the grind of training camp with resort life

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers were hitting golf balls into a lake and some people couldn't figure out why. Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat played dominoes in the Bahamas until the wee hours of the morning. The Golden State Warriors sprawled out on a Hawaiian lawn for some morning...

Bahamas seeks help to pay off debt brought by huge storms, result of climate change

NEW YORK (AP) — The Bahamas is stuck in a financial pickle, much of it because of the whims of climate change, bureaucracy and the fossil fuel industry, said its prime minister, who adds that he is tired of promises of help but little action. And he's not alone. Like...

What to know from the UN: Leaders speak of emerging threats, hints of war as big meeting nears

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The security cordons are up. The streets are ready to be sealed off. Aircraft from myriad nations are landing in New York. It all means one thing for the eastern part of Manhattan: The yearly gathering of world leaders at the United Nations is at hand. ...

Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers claim in an appeal that he was judged too quickly

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried claim in an appeal filed Friday that the imprisoned FTX founder was the victim of a rush to judgment by a public that wrongly believed he was guilty of stealing billions of dollars from his customers and investors before he was even arrested. ...