Crews across Bermuda have started clearing streets after Hurricane Imelda swiped past the tiny British territory as a Category 2 storm, downing trees, power lines and transformers.

Hurricane Imelda is nearly on top of Bermuda as a Category 2 storm that forecasters have warned is expected to bring potentially destructive weather to the British territory.

Hurricane Erin has strengthened into a Category 2 storm as it approaches Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, bringing heavy rains that could cause flooding and landslides.

High winds have been a key ingredient in the devastating fires in Los Angeles -- and they’re picking up again.

A series of storms flowing from the Gulf of Mexico swamped South Florida with flash floods that stalled cars, forced cancellation of dozens of flights and generally made life miserable for tens of thousands of people.