CDC adds Puerto Rico, Switzerland, others to 'very high' COVID-19 travel risk list
The CDC said Puerto Rico, Guam, St. Lucia and Switzerland are among the places travelers should avoid visiting due to rising COVID-19 cases.
Puerto Rican man named world's oldest at 112
A man from Puerto Rico has been named the oldest living man in the world.
Puerto Rico to receive nearly $4B in US pandemic relief funds
Strict conditions had prevented the U.S. territory from receiving certain federal funds in a timely manner under the Trump administration, but these have been easing under President Biden.
Puerto Rican boxer Felix Verdejo held without bail after lover found dead
A federal judge on Monday ordered Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo held without bail after he was charged in the death of his 27-year-old pregnant lover whose body was found in a lagoon.
Puerto Rican boxer Felix Verdejo questioned in death of woman
A 27-year-old woman whose body was found in a lagoon was the lover of Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo, who has been questioned by police and whose car was seized overnight, authorities said Sunday.
U.S. strike force intercepts narco-submarine near Puerto Rico
Coast Guard members boarded a so-called narco-submarine and found about 2,500 kilos of cocaine inside.
Puerto Rico to open vaccinations to all amid coronavirus spike
Puerto Rico officials will start vaccinating all those 16 and older beginning Monday, prompting celebrations across a U.S. territory facing a spike in COVID-19 cases.
3 police officers in Puerto Rico killed after carjacking
Three police officers were killed and a fourth was injured near Puerto Rico’s capital following a carjacking
Feral pigs flummox Puerto Rico, infiltrate communities
Thousands of Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs are snorting and squealing their way across Puerto Rico in what many fear has become an unstoppable quest to eat and reproduce on an island struggling to stop them.
Damaged Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico collapses
The Arecibo Observatory telescope's 900-ton receiver platform and the Gregorian dome fell onto the northern portion of the vast reflector dish more than 400 feet below.
Puerto Rico's iconic Arecibo radio telescope to close in blow to science
The huge telescope at the renowned Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico will be dismantled in a blow to scientists who depend on it to search for planets, asteroids and extraterrestrial life.
Puerto Rico finds briefcases filled with uncounted ballots
Puerto Rico’s elections commission said Tuesday that it has discovered more than 100 briefcases containing uncounted ballots a week after the U.S. territory held its general election, drawing criticism and scorn from voters who now question the validity of the outcomes of certain races.
Puerto Rico, unable to vote, becomes crucial to US election
The campaigns of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are rallying people in Puerto Rico.
Grandfather pleads guilty in death of girl he dropped out of cruise ship window
A grandfather accused in the fatal fall of his young granddaughter from an 11th-story window of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico last year pleaded guilty Thursday to negligent homicide.
Puerto Rico getting funds for power grid 3 years after Hurricane Maria
President Trump blamed the delay on Democrats in Congress who approved the funding and pushed for its release.
2 tropical storms heading for double blow to US Gulf Coast
Two tropical storms are advancing across the Caribbean, posing potentially historic threats to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Dark clouds gather as Puerto Rico preps for Tropical Storm Laura
Tropical Storm Laura was expected to impact Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and several other countries on Saturday, August 22, forecasters said, bringing the threat of heavy rainfall and flooding. Credit: Christine Kramar via Storyful
Puerto Rico governor loses primary of pro-statehood party
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez has acknowledged losing the primary of her pro-statehood party to Pedro Pierluisi, who briefly served as the U.S. territory’s governor last year amid political turmoil.
Puerto Rico primaries marred by lack of ballots
Puerto Rico’s historic primaries were marred on Sunday by a lack of voting materials in a majority of centers across the U.S. territory that forced frustrated voters who braved a spike in COVID-19 cases to turn around and go back home.
Tropical Storm Isaias slams Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic
Tropical Storm Isaias is battering Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.