Hurricane warning issued for Puerto Rico ahead of Tropical Storm Fiona

Tropical Storm Fiona was beginning to whip the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Saturday and may strike the latter as a hurricane Sunday, posing threats of flooding and mudslides forecasters say could be “life-threatening.”
A hurricane warning is in effect for Puerto Rico, reflecting forecasters’ belief it will strengthen to a hurricane – with sustained winds of at least 74 mph – by the time it’s near or over the island Sunday afternoon.
Hurricane watches, meanwhile, are in effect for the US Virgin Islands as well as parts of the...