Prasad says the foundation, via the Pacific Eye Institute and the Fred Hollows Foundation in New Zealand, is focused on training a regional institute to ensure countries have better surveillance and ...

Unusually warm ocean temperatures fueled one of the worst hurricanes on record. New research finds climate change increased the storm’s likelihood.

The Category 5 storm ravaged western Jamaica and drenched the small community of New River, where residents were coping with ...

Canton’s all-accessible playground is almost fully restored and is set to open Friday, Oct. 31. The playground was damaged in ...

Follow live updates on Hurricane Melissa as the death toll reaches 38 people. Recovery efforts are underway in Jamaica, Haiti ...

Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti on Wednesday, and it continued on to pass through the Bahamas as a weakened storm.

Many NFL teams have lost star players to season-ending injuries this season, or played without them for significant stretches ...

Millions of people across Jamaica are hunkering down and praying for safety from Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on ...

Hurricane Melissa roared ashore on Tuesday as one of the most powerful landfalls in Atlantic Basin recorded history.

Hurricane Melissa came ashore in Jamaica Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ...

A hurricane forms when warm, moist air rises from the ocean surface and creates a spinning system of clouds and storms. In ...

Officials are assessing the damage after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5.  And, how the government ...