A submarine has vanished, launching a frantic search for 44 people on board

Argentine authorities are scrambling to find a three-decade-old submarine that suddenly stopped communicating during a routine mission Wednesday - an emergency authorities say could range from a fried electrical system to something much worse. The diesel-electric ARA San Juan was returning to its base south of Buenos Aires after a routine mission to Ushuaia, near the southern tip of South America.

In Florida, all eyes on Puerto Rican voters after Maria

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI - Javier Gonzalez has joined a human tide of more than 130,000 U.S. citizens arriving in Florida since Hurricane Maria wrecked Puerto Rico, grateful for a place to start over but resenting how their island has been treated since the disaster.

Bus veers off highway in Nepal, killing 31 people

Superstar golfer Tiger Woods is due in court to resolve a driving under the influence case with an expected guilty plea to reckless driving and agreement to enter a diversion program. Superstar golfer Tiger Woods is due in court to resolve a driving under the influence case with an expected guilty plea to reckless driving and agreement to enter a diversion program.

Grounding raises fresh concerns over foreign fishermen

Workers prepared the 79-foot Pacific Paradise commercial fishing vessel for salvage off the shore of Waikiki on Thursday. The boat ran aground while transporting foreign fishermen to work in Hawaii's commercial fishing industry and has raised new questions about the safety and working conditions for foreign laborers in the U.S. fleet.

5 things you need to know Wednesday

Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2ybvOsg President Trump will visit central Pennsylvania on Wednesday to make his case for an overhaul of the nation's tax code. Republicans have outlined an ambitious plan to collapse brackets, change rates, eliminate deductions and revamp how big and small businesses are taxed.

Trump lashes out at San Juan mayor who begged for more help

President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at the mayor of San Juan and other officials in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, contemptuous of their claims of a laggard U.S. response to the natural disaster that has imperiled the island's future. "Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of San Juan, and others in Puerto Rico, who are not able to get their workers to help," Trump said in a series of tweets a day after the capital city's mayor appealed for help "to save us from dying."

Ship in San Diego Bay continues to burn

Flames spread through a docked commercial fishing and research ship near Seaport Village Friday, posing a challenging daylong firefight for emergency personnel unable to safely brave the furnace-like interior of the burning vessel. The blaze erupted for unknown reasons inside the 120-foot Norton Sound about 9:30 a.m., sending thick plumes of dark-gray smoke billowing over San Diego Bay, according to the city Fire-Rescue Department.

FEMA’s religious discrimination is a disaster4 hours, 53 minutes | Contributors

FEMA's religious discrimination is a disaster FEMA is not helping houses of worship rebuild after natural disasters. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2k9vFm0 Over 2,000 people lined up in San Juan, Puerto Rico Thursday to try and board the Royal Caribbean ship "Adventure of the Seas."

Puerto Ricans say Trump’s disaster response was too slow, too clumsy

Residents of Puerto Rico accused President Donald Trump of being slow to dispatch aid after Hurricane Maria and clumsy in his public remarks once it was clear the U.S. territory had been devastated by the storm. After days of urging, Trump on Thursday temporarily lifted restrictions on foreign shipping from the U.S. mainland to Puerto Rico to move aid more quickly and the Pentagon appointed a senior general to oversee military relief operations.

Federal Government Continues Hurricane Maria Response and Relief Operations

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency's continues to coordinate federal support for U.S. Virgin Islands' and Puerto Rico's response efforts. Federal partners are aggressively working to meet and overcome challenges to opening ports and restoring power to bring additional life-saving commodities and personnel into disaster-affected areas.