Hurricane Maria gains strength, heads for Bahamas

AN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Maria regained strength Thursday morning as it continued to ravage the Caribbean, with the Turks and Caicos islands next in its crosshairs.The Category 3 storm lashed the northern coast of the Dominican Republic with heavy rain and 115-mph winds.
The storm has left a trail of destruction over the past few days, devastating the island nation of Dominica and the US and British Virgin Islands before slamming into Puerto Rico.Tens of thousands of Puerto Ri