Earl downgraded to tropical storm after drenching Belize

BELMOPAN, Belize (AP) — Hurricane Earl was downgraded to a tropical storm early Thursday after slamming into the coast of the Caribbean nation of Belize with winds of 80 mph (130 kph) and moving inland over Guatemala and Mexico with heavy rains. Earl made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane near Belize City and was […]