Tropical Storm Ernesto nears hurricane strength as it skirts Puerto Rico, bringing concerns of floods and power outages

Tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to intensify into a dangerous hurricane as it skirts Puerto Rico early Wednesday, unleashing flooding rainfall and heavy winds that could strike a sweeping blow to the island’s ailing power infrastructure. The center of the storm was about 60 miles east-northeast of San Juan Tuesday night after passing over the Virgin Islands, the National Hurricane Center said in an 11 p.m. advisory. Ernesto, the fifth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, was packing maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. Though its center will not...