In Puerto Rico, floods and torrential rains close schools
Flooding along coastal areas was worsened by large waves of up to 13 feet hitting the isla...
12-Year-Old Boy From Mass. Drowns in Puerto Rico
A police dive team found the body of the 12-year-old near the Condado Beach on Tuesday mor...
Arrest of longtime Canadian fugitive stuns Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Last week, phones across Puerto Rico began to ring as members...
Puerto Rico formally exits bankruptcy following largest public debt re...
The exit means the local government will resume payments to bondholders soon, but official...
Puerto Rico exits bankruptcy after grueling debt negotiation
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s government formally exited bankruptcy Tuesday, completing the lar...
Puerto Rico Drops Most COVID-19 Measures
Based on declining COVID-19 positivity rates and hospitalizations, and like other states a...
Latino civil rights group could see bigger push for Puerto Rico stateh...
Puerto Rican members of the country’s oldest Latino civil rights organization are rapidly...
Will Puerto Rico's debt overhaul bring a new chance to prioritize clea...
Officials in Puerto Rico are going back to the drawing board after they scrapped a deal th...
Oldest Civil Rights Organization Backs Statehood for Puerto Rico
The League of United Latino American Citizens (LULAC), the largest and oldest organization...
Puerto Rico crews scramble to restore power after island-wide outage
Electric service restoration efforts were still underway Thursday evening in Puerto Rico,...
Supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans don't have constitutional right to s...
Congress can exclude residents of Puerto Rico from some federal disability benefits availa...
A Push for Food Sovereignty Is Evolving Puerto Ricans’ Relationship wi...
Since Hurricane Maria, many Puerto Ricans have begun cultivating the island’s native crops...
Puerto Rico Status: Court or Congress?
Some observers responded with outrage to the Supreme Court’s decision that Congress is all...
Solar Power Offers Puerto Ricans a Lifeline but Remains an Elusive Goa...
The island’s energy grid has struggled to recover after Hurricane María almost wiped it ou...
Can states go bankrupt? Here’s how Puerto Rico did, with a Penn Law pr...
Penn Law's David S. Skeel tells how he made bondholders and patriots mad at him while head...
11 dead, dozens rescued after migrant boat capsizes near Puerto Rico
A makeshift boat overloaded with migrants capsized Thursday on its way to Puerto Rico, off...
Coast Guard ends search after rescuing 38 near Puerto Rico
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has suspended the search for potential survivors of a capsize...
US Lawmakers Propose Plebiscite To Decide On Puerto Rico’s Statehood
The fate of Puerto Rico on whether it should become a state or gain its independence will...
At least 5 people fatally shot at public housing complex in Puerto Ric...
The group was shot outside the Villa Esperanza housing complex in the community of Caimito...
Official: 41 indicted in $58M Puerto Rico drug operation
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal grand jury indicted 41 suspected gang members in Pu...
Lawmakers draft historic bill on Puerto Rico's territorial status
A bipartisan group of lawmakers announced last week that they have agreed on a discussion...
Fahie still being paid as D1 Rep but should focus on his case — Premie...
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has confirmed that disgraced former Premier, Andrew Fahie — wh...
Lack of water in Puerto Rico town sparks federal lawsuit
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico’s water and sewer company was hit by a federal lawsui...
Border Patrol agents seize 800 pounds of cocaine off Puerto Rico coast
Border Patrol agents seized nearly 800 pounds of cocaine off the coast of Puerto Rico this...
Case of slain Puerto Rican boxer ‘Macho’ Camacho crumbles
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A judge on Friday dismissed a case against five suspects char...
Puerto Rico party to hold vote on its political future
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — With a possible plebiscite on statehood or independence for P...
Puerto Rico police uncover island's biggest pot greenhouse
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico police said they raided the island's largest hydropon...
Ricky Martin denies restraining order allegations
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin on Sunday denied allegati...
Puerto Rico team operator files antitrust suit vs league
The former operator of the Cangrejeros de Santurce baseball team has filed an antitrust la...
Tourists flock to this Puerto Rico beach, unaware that it lacks many c...
Puerto Rico's Flamenco Beach — a remote, pristine crescent of sand along a dazzling stretc...