Hurricane Rafael pushed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane with winds so powerful it knocked out the entire country's power grid.

Cuba was left reeling Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island, destroying hundreds of homes, knocking out the country's power grid and damaging other infrastructure.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica Public Service Company Limited, JPS, says it is building an electricity grid that can withstand the effect of a Category 5 hurricane should it hit the island. JPS ...

and community leaders both to help the Greater Houston area recover from Hurricane Beryl and to improve for the future,” the ...