Category: International

Tampa, Florida — A man who was stranded at sea during Hurricane Irma has been rescued by a passing Carnival cruise ship. Edward Potter, a shrimp boat captain and his first matte, Carl Sheperd, were caught in the Gulf of Mexico in a 75-foot boat when the storm hit. After spending several hours riding out Hurricane Irma, a Carnival cruise ship passed that was put out to sea for protection prior to the storm and was then bound for a dry dock for maintenance. Ship personnel helped Potter on board…

Miami, Florida — Groups of thieves in different Florida cities were caught on video looting stores as millions suffered the after affects of Hurricane Irma. One group of looters were caught on camera Sunday as they entered a back door to a Miami Foot Locker and exited with armloads of shoe boxes before hastily running to the getaway cars. In Fort Lauderdale, authorities arrested nine people for looting several stores including two clothing stores and one sports shop. They were all caught on camera “Going to prison for a pair…

Houston, Texas —  A Texas judge has approved the name-change of a man who calls himself the “undeportable one”. Ernesto Baeza Acosta, who is now legally Ernesto Trump, changed his name after approval by a Texas judge. The heavily tattooed man, who posts outrageous video stunts on YouTube, wrote on his petition that his new name would be “more suitable for professional purposes”. The Texas Trump calls himself the President’s son, complete with doctored photos, saying “I am the undeportable one.” On Twitter, President Trump’s favorite platform, he posted a tweet to the President…

Hurricane Irma landed along a string of northeast Caribbean islands late yesterday with 180 mph winds leaving nine dead. Irma arrived, soaking the islands and leaving mass devastation in her wake as she made her way through Barbuda, St. Martin and the British Virgin Islands. The Prime Minister of Antigua dn Barbuda said that the island is barely habitable. Although Puerto Rico was not hit directly, the island was still battered by strong winds and torrential rains, leaving approximately 900,000 without electricity. The island has nearly 57,000 residents without drinking…

Houston, Texas — Three Mexican nationals that set out to volunteer in the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in Texas, have died. Three of the volunteer rescue workers died in Houston after losing control of a boat they were in. The three men died when their boat collided with a high-voltage pole of cables. A fourth volunteer remains missing. Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto used his Twitter account to express his condolences and praise the humanitarian work they carried out. Aid workers from the Mexican Red Cross were sent from Mexico last week…