Tropical storm prompts oil platform evacuations

Mexico's state-owned oil company said Monday that it had begun evacuating workers from offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Marco roared closer and forecasters warned it could approach hurricane strength. On the other side of Mexico, Norbert strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane late Monday over the Pacific Ocean but forecasters said it was not expected to threaten land. The National Hurricane Center said the hurricane was located 315 miles (510 kilometers) south-southwest of the port city of Manzanillo. Norbert — the seventh hurricane of the... [read full story]