PUERTO RICO

A newly reinstated negligence lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Line could become a pivotal piece of legislation in defining to what extent cruise ships may be held liable for criminal acts perpetrated against passengers at various ports of call.

Tropical Storm Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane, according to the National Weather Service. The storm, currently sitting east of Florida and the Bahamas, is not expected to make landfall in the United States, and no hurricane watches have been issues along the Atlantic coast.

Hurricane prediction is not always an exact science, but the NOAA is already on the case, developing new ways to forecast the track of hurricanes; in fact, the organization launched one experimental Wave Glider robot named Alex into the ocean weeks ago, hoping the unmanned drone can forecast the direction, path and trajectory of future storms.

Ron Paul's delegates will have to enjoy the cheap seats during the Republican National Convention, after the GOP assigned states whose delegations are flush with the Libertarian Congressman's representatives to the outskirts of the convention center in Tampa, Fla. The GOP hopes the whole process will go off without a hitch -- but Paul's followers could still ruin Mitt Romney's coming out party.

In the wake of his appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Robert Pattinson has apparently gone on vacation with one of his acting idols, Leonardo DiCaprio. Pattinson is also said to be getting ready to spend "millions" on a makeover to help put estranged girlfriend Kristen Stewart behind him.

After unleashing heavy rains in Puerto Rico, tropical storm Isaac is inching closer to the Dominican Republic and Haiti Friday, even as the organizers of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, make alternate arrangements in lieu of the National Hurricane Center's weather forecast that Isaac is likely to pass near the state's Gulf Coast Monday.

Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain and winds off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as it moved across the Caribbean Thursday and could strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Tropical Storm Isaac, the ninth named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, sped past the Leeward Islands Thursday on a path across the Caribbean toward the Florida coast.

Organizers of the Republican Nation Convention set to kick off Monday in Tampa are hopeful Tropical Storm Isaac won't hit, but they say contingency plans are in place should the worst happen.

Is there a bromance brewing between Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert Pattinson? That's what some sources are claiming, after DiCaprio reportedly invited Pattinson to join him for a private party he is planning in Puerto Rico, to celebrate the wrap of "Runner, Runner," a film he is producing.

An advisory was issued at 5 a.m. on Wednesday morning in the midst of tropical storm Isaac, a weather system that is expected to reach hurricane strength.

By looking at earthquake data, scientists were able to get a clear picture of the interaction between the continental South American plate and the Caribbean Plate, which is mostly oceanic.

Manchester United are closing in on their marquee summer signing, plus the latest on the club's scouring of the transfer market for a left-back.

Amber Heard and her artist/photographer girlfriend, Tasya van Ree, have reportedly broken up amid a swirl of rumors that the actress is dating actor Johnny Depp.

Jessica Biel showed off her fabulous beach body while vacationing in Puerto Rico, making everyone who has seen the pictures of her toned bikini body go gaga.

No wonder Justin Timberlake wanted to put a ring on it! Jessica Biel was photographed in Puerto Rico frolicking in the crystalline surf and flaunting what can only be called an amazing, out-of-this-world bikini body.

Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis may have just announced their split, but rumors swirling say that the 49-year-old actor has already moved on with actress Amber Heard.

Nik Wallenda, a member of the famed Flying Wallendas family of aerialists, completed a historic tightrope crossing through the mist over Niagara Falls Gorge on Friday, stepping from a 2-inch wire onto safe ground in Canada to wild cheers from a crowd of thousands.

Hundreds of federal and state authorities conducted a drug sting at Puerto Rico's main airport on Wednesday in an attempt to shut down a major trafficking operation. Police arrested at least 33 people in connection with smuggling millions of dollars' worth of illegal narcotics aboard commercial flights.

Americans have long been in love with Puerto Rico's high-yielding municipal bonds. Now the Caribbean island hopes they will flock to its sand, surf and spanking new resorts to help pay off massive debts.

The story had to wait three decades to be finally told, but now a child-disappearance case that gripped America way back when Jimmy Carter was president may have found a solution -- and, sadly, the name of a murderer. Pedro Hernandez, who was 19 in 1979, allegedly killed 6-year-old Etan Patz in a grocery store's basement in Manhattan, bagged the body and trashed it.