Politics Nov 03 Puerto Rican voters stand in long lines, forcing polls to stay open Puerto Ricans have forced voting centers to remain open past past official closing times as they stand in long lines to choose new leaders they hope can help heal a U.S. territory wracked by corruption, hurricanes, earthquakes and the coronavirus…
Politics Nov 03 A weary Puerto Rico prepares for referendum, new leaders On the ballot is also a referendum on whether to change Puerto Rico's political status from territory to state. That vote is advisory as Congress would have to approve any change.
Nation Sep 23 Soraya Santiago, Puerto Rico LGBTQ icon, dies at 73 Santiago was the first openly trans person to run for office in Puerto Rico.
Politics Sep 16 Barbados seeks to drop Queen Elizabeth II as head of state The former British colony once known as "Little England" announced late Tuesday that it plans to replace the monarch with its own head of state in time for next year's 55th independence anniversary.
Nation Aug 17 FBI arrests Puerto Rico lawmaker, family in corruption probe FBI agents have arrested Puerto Rico Rep. María Milagros Charbonier after the legislator who once presided over the island's House Ethics Committee was charged in a public corruption case that officials say also involved her son, husband and an assistant.
Politics Aug 11 Puerto Rico governor sues elections commission in primary debacle Puerto Rico’s governor is adding new demands to conflicting proposals for rescuing the U.S. territory’s botched primary election.
Politics Aug 10 Puerto Rico halts primary voting in centers lacking ballots The unprecedented situation comes as voters ventured out amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across Puerto Rico, an island of 3.2 million people that has reported more than 12,800 probable cases, more than 8,500 confirmed cases and at least 274…
Politics Aug 07 Voters weary as Puerto Rico prepares for historic primaries Gov. Wanda Vázquez of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party is running against seasoned politician Pedro Pierluisi, who represented Puerto Rico in Congress from 2009 to 2017 and briefly served as governor last August after the then governor resigned following street…
Politics Aug 03 Judge calls it ‘discriminatory’ to deny Puerto Rico access to U.S. aid Legal experts warned that they expect the U.S. government to appeal the decision, and if unsuccessful, to take it as far as the U.S. Supreme Court given the millions of dollars at stake.
Science Aug 01 Hurricane Isaias lashes Bahamas while Florida battens down Hurricane Isaias snapped trees and knocked out power as it blew through the Bahamas on Saturday and headed toward the Florida coast, where officials said they were closing beaches, parks and coronavirus testing sites.