World & Nation
Electric power has been restored to nearly all affected customers across Puerto Rico after a blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness.
A blackout has hit nearly all of Puerto Rico as the U.S. territory prepares to celebrate New Year’s.
Jenniffer González Colón is a Republican who backs President-elect Donald Trump. Her pro-statehood party secured a historic third consecutive term.
Released Jan. 5, the record pays homage to the island’s rich rhythms like plena and salsa, and delves into it’s seldom taught history.
Nicky Jam rescinded his endorsement of former President Donald Trump on Wednesday, following comments made about Puerto Rico by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a Trump rally.
Politics
President Biden appeared to call supporters of former President Trump ‘garbage.’ He then said he only meant the racism on display at Trump’s New York rally was garbage.
Residents say a speaker calling Puerto Rico garbage before a packed Donald Trump rally in New York was the latest humiliation for an island territory that has long suffered from mistreatment.
Puerto Rico has lost thousands of its doctors in the past decade, many having fled to the U.S. mainland for better pay.
Puerto Rico congressional representative Jenniffer González has defeated Gov. Pedro Pierluisi in a surprise upset during a primary election.
The increase will affect 1.5 million households connected to the grid, which continues to crumble amid a lack of maintenance after Hurricane Maria in 2017.