Puerto Rico has conceded that Hurricane Maria killed more than 1,400 people on the island last year and not just the 64 in the official death toll.
The government acknowledged the higher death toll with no fanfare in a report submitted to Congress this week in which it detailed a $139 billion reconstruction plan for the island.



States across the US south-west recorded blistering temperatures at the tail end of winter, including some...
Rain continued falling in Hawaii on Sunday where a strong storm brought flash flooding, blizzard conditions...





























