Maria upgraded to a category 1 hurricane

Maria was upgraded from a a tropical storm to a category 1 hurricane on Sunday, and is about 125 miles east-northeast of Barbados, headed toward the eastern Caribbean at 15 mph. "Maria has strengthened to a hurricane and could be near major hurricane intensity which it affects portions of the Leeward Islands over the next few days, bringing dangerous wind, storm surge, and rainfall hazards," the National Hurricane Center said. There is now a hurricane warning in Martinique, Dominica, St. Kitts, ...