Hurricane Earl threatens U.S. Coast after hitting Caribbean

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 | 11:51 a.m. CDT; updated 1:57 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, August 31, 2010

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines.

advertisements