Rafael strengthened Wednesday into a powerful Category 3 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in western Cuba, where it was forecast to bring "life-threatening" storm surges, winds and flash ...

The U.S. State Department issued an advisory for Cuba on Tuesday afternoon, offering departure flights to non-essential staff and American citizens, and advising others to "reconsider travel to Cuba ...

MIAMI - The lower and middle Florida Keys are under a tropical storm warning as Hurricane Rafael is forecast to grow steadily ...

The storm is expected to continue strengthening is it moves to the northwest and will likely become a hurricane by early ...

"There is high confidence that human-caused climate change has already increased the intensity of rainfall in the storms," an expert told Newsweek.

Rafael is expected to maintain hurricane intensity Thursday through Friday as it moves northwestward across the southeastern Gulf.

The storm is expected to bring scattered showers and winds up to 25 miles per hour. Even with the mild forecast, people remain cautious.

What are you tracking in the tropics? Tropical Storm Rafael has developed in the southern Caribbean and is expected to strengthen into a Cat. 1 hurricane before making landfall in western Cuba on ...

Democratic Rep. Bill Foster won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. Foster, a physicist and businessman, defeated Republican Jerry Evans. Foster was first elected to ...