Meteorologists say Hurricane Hilary held a maximum sustained wind speed of 85 mph at 2 a.m. Sunday as the storm was located 30 miles from Punta Eugenia, Mexico, and 385 miles from San Diego
Hilary is expected to plow into the Mexican peninsula on Saturday night and then surge northward and enter the history books as the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years
Forecasters warned the storm could cause extreme flooding, mudslides and even tornadoes across the region
No tropical storm has made landfall in Southern California since Sept. 25, 1939, according to the National Weather Service
24 states have had areas designated as such for the first time, bringing the country’s total number of unique destinations of cultural interest to 177
Death threats, an attack on her bodyguard and an attempted break-in at her home forced Montserrat Caballero to take temporary refuge in the housing quarters of the 28th Infantry Battalion, so that she can sleep in peace. EL PAÍS interviewed the first female mayor of the city and visited her new home
A group of scientists is studying whether the loss of fur detected in this species, which live in Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, is due to the increase in sea temperature
In videos shared on social media, an armed group can be seen firing at vehicles, as spectators flee in terror