Hurricane John pounds main city in southern Baja California - International Herald Tribune

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico Hurricane John weakened to a tropical storm Saturday after hitting the southern part of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, ripping the roofs from shacks, knocking out power and sending billboards flying. John was a Category 2 storm with 160 kph (100 mph) winds when it struck land near isolated hamlets northeast of Los Cabos Friday night, but it had slipped to tropical storm status when winds dropped to 60 mph (96 kph) Saturday afternoon. After slipping past the tourist ...