UPDATE: Sept. 20, 2017, 5:10 p.m. EDT Hurricane Maria is now considered a Category 2 storm with 110 miles per hour sustained winds, according to a 5 p.m. ET update from the National Hurricane Center.

Powerful Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico on Wednesday morning but is expected to stay offshore of the Carolinas as it heads north. Maria was a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds when its ...

One year ago, Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. After the storm, the island’s healthcare system collapsed. While some clung to the few services available, others invented their own ...

Puerto Rico has been devastated by Hurricane Maria, a powerful Category 4 storm that also impacted several islands in the Caribbean. It was the strongest storm to make landfall in Puerto Rico in ...

The island’s education system is unusually reliant on the agency. The Biden administration made improving it a priority — now ...

Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico in September of 2017. The storm's impact was felt an ocean away in Connecticut, where hundreds of thousands of people have roots on the island.

Maraida Caraballo Martinez has been an educator in Puerto Rico for 28 years and the principal of the elementary school ...

It’s been well over seven years since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, knocking out 80% of Puerto Rico’s ...

Drones are a powerful tool in emergency management, but challenges remain in using them to their full potential. Intel, Apple, AT&T and Alphabet are just a few of the tech giants playing a big ...

The US territory's governor, Ricardo Rossello, issued a curfew for 18:00 local time (22:00 GMT) on Wednesday evening through early Saturday morning. Hours earlier, Maria barreled through the US ...

Puerto Rico has been devastated by Hurricane Maria, a powerful Category 4 storm that also impacted several islands in the Caribbean. It was the strongest storm to make landfall in Puerto Rico in ...