Tropical Storm Ernesto prompts Puerto Rico to close schools and activate emergency shelters.
Tropical Storm Ernesto drenched the northeast Caribbean islands with heavy rain on Tuesday as Puerto Rican authorities braced for impact by canceling classes, deploying the National Guard, and opening shelters. Ernesto became a tropical storm on Monday night, quickly approaching the northern Leeward Islands before making its way overhead early Tuesday. Forecasters predict the storm […]