The president said Puerto Rico, which already was a $74 billion mountain of debt and a shrinking economy, will need a costly recovery.

The destruction that Maria exacted on Puerto Ricos fragile electricity system when it slammed ashore as a Category 4 storm is unprecedented not just for the island but for all of the U.S.

Police are conducting a criminal investigation after eight people in a Hollywood, Florida, nursing home died after Hurricane Irma knocked out power to the facility.