WASHINGTON (AP) — The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier is expected to reach the waters off Venezuela in days, a flex of American military power not seen in Latin America for generations.

The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry

Ford, the United States’ most advanced aircraft carrier, arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, the U.S. Navy confirmed, amid rising tensions between the U.S. and nearby nations. Days earlier, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro,

Hurricane Melissa was one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record. It shredded Jamaica's western region and then made landfall in eastern Cuba, where it destroyed homes and crops. The storm also unleashed heavy flooding in southwestern Haiti, where it was blamed for at least 43 deaths.