The Latest: Maria, 9 days a hurricane, now a tropical storm

WAVES, North Carolina (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Maria (all times local):
5:10 p.m.
Maria has finally become just a tropical storm. The latest update from the National Hurricane Center says Maria’s top sustained winds have dropped Tuesday to near 70 mph (115 kph), ending a nine-day run as a hurricane.
The center remained far offshore, centered about 160 miles (260 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and moving north at 7 mph (11 kph). Still, a tropical st