Millions left without power in Cuba
Millions of people across Cuba were left without power on Wednesday after the national electrical grid collapsed.
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Millions of people across Cuba were left without power on Wednesday after the national electrical grid collapsed.
Monday's still-unexplained power outage was the most severe ever to hit Spain and Portugal, which have a combined population of around 60 million people.
Crews were reported to be making progress restoring power to Puerto Rico after an island-wide blackout that affected the main international airport, several hospitals, and hotels filled with Easter vacationers.
All 1.4 million Luma Energy clients across Puerto Rico were without power on Wednesday. The blackout comes less than five months after another island-wide power outage on New Year's Eve.
Millions are in the dark after a power outage in Cuba occurred on Friday night.
Virtually all of Puerto Rico spent New Year's Eve without electricity as a power outage hit the U.S. territory, but the lights are slowly coming back on for 2025.
To make matters worse, the eastern portion of the island is dealing with Tropical Storm Oscar.
Many Cubans are waiting in anguish as electricity on much of the island has yet to be totally restored after days of blackout.
A major power plant failed in Cuba, affecting the entire national system and leaving millions without power.
A massive outage left millions of Cubans without power and prompted the government Friday to implement emergency measures to slash demand.
Cuba's electrical grid went offline Friday after one of the island's major power plants failed, the energy ministry said.
At least 17 people are dead as a result of Hurricane Milton, officials told CBS News.
Utility crews were working to restore power Thursday afternoon in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
Austin Carter reports nearly 3 million people lost electricity in Florida as Hurricane Milton crossed the state.
When bands from Hurricane Helene moved through South Florida, some 25,000 homes in Miami-Dade and Broward lost power, but the neighborhood of Las Olas Isles in Fort Lauderdale remained unaffected.
FPL spokesman Chris McGrath says they pre-staged crews so that after the worst of the storm passed they could get out quickly to impacted areas.
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An electrical fire has left a Hialeah condo without power for days.
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Small groups of protesters have taken to the streets in the eastern Cuba city of Santiago as power outages lasting up to eight hours sweep across the Caribbean nation.
Attention Doral residents, if you have been out and about, you may have noticed power is out in certain areas of the city.
The massive, spiky and scaly invasive creatures are known for wreaking havoc across the state.
A major power outage in the lower Florida Keys is being blamed on a sailboat which got stuck in transmission lines on Monday morning, officials said.
Lengthy and widespread power outages are in the forecast after Hurricane Dorian hits Florida.
Karoline Leavitt and her husband, Nicholas Riccio, welcomed their first child, also named Nicholas, in July 2024.
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A Florida man killed his wife, tried to kill his stepdaughter and then killed himself after an argument over Monday Night Football, officials say.
The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
The body of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard was found by authorities in Utah on Dec. 6 after she went missing in October.
Karoline Leavitt and her husband, Nicholas Riccio, welcomed their first child, also named Nicholas, in July 2024.
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A Florida man killed his wife, tried to kill his stepdaughter and then killed himself after an argument over Monday Night Football, officials say.
The body of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard was found by authorities in Utah on Dec. 6 after she went missing in October.
Police were called to a shopping center late Friday morning. Two officers were shot and are in critical condition.
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The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Karoline Leavitt and her husband, Nicholas Riccio, welcomed their first child, also named Nicholas, in July 2024.
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A California digital health company and a Florida medical practice have been indicted in an alleged $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet to patients across the country who didn't need it, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed repeal of vaccination requirements for diseases such as chickenpox during a Department of Health workshop in Panama City Beach, while vaccine critics applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration for advancing the plan.
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
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The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
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King Charles III led his family to church on foot ahead of his annual Christmas Day speech that is expected to focus on pilgrimage.