Several business establishments on Saipan ceased operations as early as before noon yesterday due to the impending threat of Super Typhoon Yutu, which was expected to directly hit the island.     Schools also closed, with several public schools used as typhoon shelters....

Super Typhoon Yutu is now officially bigger in magnitude than Super Typhoon Soudelor and is comparable to the strongest typhoon that hit the Marianas back in ’60’s.     Super Typhoon Yutu, which is currently barreling toward the Marianas, has grown immensely in...

Yutu has just been upgraded to a super typhoon.   Super Typhoon Yutu now has maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 kilometers per hour). It is moving northwest at 12 mph.   Yutu is expected to continue intensifying through at least Friday and is forecast to pass near...

GUAM—Typhoon Yutu is expected to strengthen to a Category 4 storm, with sustained winds approaching 130 mph, as it passes over the Mariana Islands on Thursday.   While the storm is currently tracking north of Guam, dangerous wind and rain are still expected within the next...