Women who live in a Dominican enclave of New York City are handling their pregnancies in their own ways, with the silent approval of the entire community.

The United Nations is providing assistance to a number of countries in the Caribbean that have been badly affected by recent severe weather.

The mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, wants his residents to evacuate the entire city before the “storm of the century” known as Hurricane Gustav hits the already battered region.

Florida is gearing up Saturday as Tropical Storm Fay heads towards the coast. It is expected that the storm will become a hurricane by Monday hitting the Florida Keys.