Puerto Rico April 27, 2021 Burned body of man found in Puerto Rico may be missing tourist from Delaware: reports A partially burned corpse found in Puerto Rico may be that of a missing tourist from Delaware, according to reports.
Law February 11, 2021 Royal Caribbean cruise line accused of destroying evidence by family of toddler who fell to her death The family of Chloe Wiegand, a toddler who fatally plunged 150 feet to her death from an 11th-story window of Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas cruise ship, is seeking to sanction the cruise line.
Puerto Rico February 8, 2021 Grandfather charged in toddler’s fatal fall from cruise ship avoids jail time An Indiana man charged in the death of his 18-month-old granddaughter after she fell 150 feet from a cruise ship in Puerto Rico will not serve time in jail.
Puerto Rico January 26, 2021 Puerto Rico declares state of emergency over violence against women: 'An evil that has caused too much damage' Puerto Rico has declared a state of emergency this week over violence against women -- a move activists are hoping will help stem the tide of gender-based killings on the island, which average to at least one a week, reports say.
2020 Presidential Election November 4, 2020 Puerto Ricans vote in favor of U.S. statehood: what happens now? Against the backdrop of a dire economic crisis and continued damage from 2017's devastating Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans took the polls on Tuesday in what has been declared one of the tightest gubernatorial races in the U.S. Caribbean territory.
Puerto Rico October 6, 2020 Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced endorses Trump re-election bid Last month, the Trump administration unveiled a $13 billion aid package to help Puerto Rico in its ongoing recovery from Hurricane Maria.
White House September 18, 2020 White House announces $13B aid package for Puerto Rico The White House on Friday announced a $13 billion aid package for Puerto Rico, three years after the territory was hit by Hurricane Maria.
US August 15, 2020 Federal judge upholds New York's COVID-19 travel quarantine A federal judge threw out a lawsuit by an Arizona woman who claimed New York’s 14-day quarantine requirement for travelers from hotspot coronavirus states infringed on her “fundamental right to travel.”
Astronomy August 12, 2020 Giant Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico damaged by broken cable The National Science Foundation’s Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has been damaged by a broken cable.
Arizona August 12, 2020 Martha McSally warns that Biden, Dems would make DC, Puerto Rico states Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., said Tuesday that if Joe Biden wins the presidential race and Democrats retake control of both houses of Congress, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., would gain statehood.
Puerto Rico August 9, 2020 Puerto Rico forced to partially suspend primary voting because of lack of ballots: 'It's an embarrassment' Puerto Rico on Sunday was forced to partially suspend voting for primaries marred by a lack of ballots