The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Dorian was expected to grow into a potentially devastating Category 3 hurricane before hitting the U.S. mainland somewhere between the Florida Keys and southern Georgia.
The storm was expected to pass over or near Puerto Rico, in what is expected to be the first major test of emergency preparedness since Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017.
Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez said in a Twitter post that she hopes Gov. Ricardo Rosselló will appoint a secretary of state before resigning.
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced that he will resign Aug. 2, conceding power after nearly two weeks of furious protests and political upheaval touched off by a leak of crude and insulting chat messages between him and his top advisers.
Protesters are demanding Gov. Ricardo Rossello step down for his involvement in a private chat that showed him and members of his administration mocking women, the handicapped, and victims of Hurricane Maria.
An estimated 20,000 pallets of water bottles have been sitting on a landing strip in Puerto Rico since after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in September 2017.
A Facebook Live video prompted widespread outrage and an internal investigation into the conduct of a Cook County, Illinois, police officer.
Puerto Rico officials originally set the hurricane's death toll at 64, but a more recent assessment of the data yielded an estimate closer to 3,000.
A report in El Nuevo Día that the United States plans to return Puerto Rico to Spain was a Day of the Holy Innocents prank.
A California man's account brought to light one of the lesser-known aftereffects of the fatal storm.
Controversy over the commonwealth's budget is not new, but attention on the bonuses as Puerto Rico struggles in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria is.
A newly created Florida company with an unproven record never delivered urgently needed supplies, which even months later remain in demand on the island.
Fake death notices are often spread for malicious purposes.
The former NFL star was convicted of running a dog fighting ring in 2007.
Highly dubious websites posted false and distasteful articles that prompted unwarranted concern among the reality TV star's many fans.
The president apparently misspoke while delivering remarks to the 45th March for Life in Washington.
A viral Facebook post appears to have been inspired by a 2016 book about the Hollywood icon's wartime military service.