Tropical Storm Rafael was upgraded to a Category 1 Hurricane this week on its current path towards Cuba. This marked yet another setback for Cuba, already grappling with widespread blackouts and still recovering from a hurricane two weeks prior that left ...

Tropical Storm Rafael was rapidly picking up steam on Tuesday afternoon as it chugged toward the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean, and will likely become a hurricane in the next few hours, according to the U.

Rafael was expected to continue to pass by Jamaica through Tuesday afternoon, be near or over the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night, and make landfall in Cuba on Wednesday.