The U.S. military says it carried out another strike on a vessel accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

The Pentagon says U.S. military forces have boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela.

The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Caribbean Sea.

The U.S. military says two Navy ships deployed as part of the Trump administration’s massive military buildup in the Caribbean Sea have collided.

U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela.

President Donald Trump is justifying the U.S. military's decision to fire a second missile in a heavily scrutinized U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea.

The Pentagon knew there were survivors after a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and the U.S. military still carried out a follow-up strike.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is citing the “fog of war” in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea in early September.

A Pentagon official says the U.S. military's 20th strike on a boat accused of transporting drugs has killed four people in the Caribbean Sea.

Senate Republicans have rejected legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela.

The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea.

The U.S. military has flown a pair of supersonic, heavy bombers up to the coast of Venezuela.

Tropical Storm Sara is the third named storm to emerge this November, serving up a reminder that the Atlantic hurricane season isn't quite over.

Beryl has grown into a hurricane in the Atlantic and is forecast to strengthen into a major storm as it nears the Caribbean.

Tropical Depression Lisa has moved into southern Mexico a day after making landfall as a hurricane in the Central American nation of Belize and heading inland over northern Guatemala.

Hurricane Lisa has made landfall on the Caribbean coast of Belize.

There are many ways to categorize a hurricane. The storm’s central pressure is one way. The height of its storm surge is another. How much rain it drops is another. And, of course, the strength of its wind is another. But what causes a hurricane to strengthen or weaken? The answer is simple enough, but multifaceted.

Watch live satellite images and an animated forecast cone of Hurricane Ida as it churns through the Caribbean Sea toward the Gulf Coast.

Watch live satellite images and an animated forecast cone of Hurricane Ida as it churns through the Caribbean Sea toward the Gulf Coast.

Tropical Storm Ida has formed in the Caribbean and forecasters say it's aimed at the U.S. Gulf Coast, prompting Louisiana’s governor to declare a state of emergency and forecasters to announce a hurricane watch for New Orleans.

Hurricane experts were closely watching the Caribbean, where Tropical Storm Iota formed Friday afternoon. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Iota could bring dangerous wind, storm surge and as much as 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rainfall to northern Nicaragua and Honduras. The storm was located about 350 miles (560 kilometers) south-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica and had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph). Iota is a record-setting 30th named storm of this year’s extraordinarily busy Atlantic hurricane season. Earlier, firefighters in Tampa had to rescue around a dozen people who got stuck in storm surge flooding on a boulevard adjacent to the bay.

Watch live satellite tracking of Hurricane Dorian as it crosses the Caribbean Sea, crawling toward a vulnerable Puerto Rico. Update as of 2 p.m. Wednesday:Forecasters say Dorian has reached hurricane strength as it nears the U.S. Virgin Islands. Shortly before 2 p.m. EDT, the National Hurricane center reported Hurricane Dorian was expected to move near or over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands during the afternoon and then move over the open Atlantic, east of the southeastern Bahamas. Follow live Dorian tracking below:Dorian made a last-minute shift in its path on Tuesday, threatening Puerto Rico with a direct hit. By Wednesday afternoon the National Hurricane Center said Dorian has become a hurricane as it nears the US Virgin Islands.

Watch live satellite tracking of Hurricane Dorian as it crosses the Caribbean Sea, crawling toward a vulnerable Puerto Rico. Update as of 2 p.m. Wednesday:Forecasters say Dorian has reached hurricane strength as it nears the U.S. Virgin Islands. Shortly before 2 p.m. EDT, the National Hurricane center reported Hurricane Dorian was expected to move near or over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands during the afternoon and then move over the open Atlantic, east of the southeastern Bahamas. Follow live Dorian tracking below:Dorian made a last-minute shift in its path on Tuesday, threatening Puerto Rico with a direct hit. By Wednesday afternoon the National Hurricane Center said Dorian has become a hurricane as it nears the US Virgin Islands.

Watch live satellite tracking of Tropical Storm Dorian as it crosses the Caribbean Sea, crawling toward a vulnerable Puerto Rico. Follow live Dorian tracking below:Tropical Storm Dorian made a last-minute shift in its path on Tuesday, threatening Puerto Rico with a direct hit as forecasters said it could reach near-hurricane strength in its approach to the U.S. territory. The storm is expected to pass over or near western and central Puerto Rico on Wednesday as authorities warned of landslides, widespread flooding and power outages. "Practically the entire island will be under sustained tropical storm force winds," said Roberto Garca, director of U.S. National Weather Service San Juan, during a press conference late Tuesday. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Erin formed well off the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday night.