Hurricane Gil forms in the eastern Pacific but is not forecast to threaten land

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Gil strengthened into a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday but was not expected to threaten land, forecasters said. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm was about 1,080 miles (1,740 kilometers) west-southwest of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico. Gil had maximum sustaine...