A large and powerful hurricane will likely stall over the Caribbean for five days, bringing devastating wind and flooding to Jamaica, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands.

When President Trump announced that the CIA had been authorized to conduct operations inside Venezuela, just as U.S drones struck another small boat off Venezuela’s coast, few people in the United States realized that much of this militarization begins on the soil of a land denied its own sovereignty: Puerto Rico.

The Leeward Islands, including the U.S. Virgin Islands, should monitor the progress of a weather system moving across the Atlantic, as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has given the disturbance — designated Invest 95L — an 80 percent chance of development within 48 hours and a 90 percent chance within seven days.

A demonstrator holds a sign that reads in Spanish, "No to the militarization of Puerto Rico" during a protest outside the Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on Sunday. (Alejandro Granadillo/AP) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. Defense ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Puerto Rico on Monday as the U.S. steps up its military operations against drug cartels in the Caribbean.

Melissa may be struggling now, but it is expected to rapidly intensify. It's also going to be a slow mover into early next week. Here's what that means for its forecast.

Tropical Storm Melissa expected to form in the Caribbean on Tuesday, with potential impacts on several islands.